From kwrite-devel  Sat Dec 29 12:54:31 2007
From: Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins () wp ! pl>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:54:31 +0000
To: kwrite-devel
Subject: [Bug 154810] New: word completion: detect filetype and populate word
Message-Id: <20071229135429.154810.bluedzins () wp ! pl>
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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154810         
           Summary: word completion: detect filetype and populate word list
                    with keywords
           Product: kate
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kwrite-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: bluedzins wp pl


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.8)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

( Related report: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154776 )

... so when the user opens an empty file (.h let's say) and start typing 
 wh| 
 
 word/code completion will suggest 
 wh|ile 
 
The concern already raised is the word completion should be filetype transparent, i.e. it know nothing about filetypes. But on the other hand kate knows what filetype is --> see highlighting for example. So it would be not maybe a killer productivity boost, but nice aid, since for .h files it is almost a guarantee to type

#ifdef X
#define X

#endif

and it is very likely not use any other macros. So why not help another developer by feeding word completion with keywords? This way I could type only

#i
#d
#e

in _every_ (!) .h I create (this was just an example of course).
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