disable Calibre Editor's auto-fill

Aquinax · 05-26-2017, 08:03 AM

It only adds mayhem to editing - I can pretty well manage without it. can it be disabled?

kovidgoyal · 05-26-2017, 10:43 AM

Look in the editor preferences

Aquinax · 05-26-2017, 02:36 PM

where are those located?

kovidgoyal · 05-27-2017, 12:04 AM

Auto close tags when typing </

Aquinax · 05-27-2017, 11:37 AM

Unchecking "Auto close tags" does not disable the auto-fill suggestions. The list with the urls/file names keeps popping up and when you move your cursor right or left it selects one of the options, which is absolutely undesirable! ...

kovidgoyal · 05-27-2017, 11:46 AM

Sigh. Why dont you ever state clearly what it is you want in the first place? You cannot disable those, and they are not auto-fill, since nothing is filled unless you press up/down,tab or enter, none of which are needed when editing a HTML attribute.

Moving the cursor right or left does not select a suggestion. Moving it up or down, does. Which is absolutely desirable since you aren't doing multiline editing while editing a HTML attribute.

Aquinax · 05-27-2017, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Moving the cursor right or left does not select a suggestion. Moving it up or down, does. Which is absolutely desirable since you aren't doing multiline editing while editing a HTML attribute.

WHY - do you say one doesn't need multiline editing? When I look through a scanned ebook, I very much do jump from line to line?

kovidgoyal · 05-27-2017, 03:17 PM

Once again, you dont need multiline editing while editing a HTML attribute

Aquinax · 05-27-2017, 03:28 PM

But it's generally easier to move through the text, it's very annoying when this feature makes unwanted changes ... A disable option would be quite appropriate in my view ... in MY opinion anyway.

davidfor · 05-27-2017, 10:04 PM

@Aquinax: If you hit the escape key, the popup will disappear and you can do what you want with the cursor keys.

@Kovid: Most of the editors I have used that use code-completion have an option to turn it off, or select which parts of it to use.

kovidgoyal · 05-27-2017, 11:29 PM

I have nothing against adding an option to turn them off, but you will have to ping me about it after the calibre 3 release.

05-26-2017, 08:03 AM	#1
Aquinax Banned Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Aquinax	disable Calibre Editor's auto-fill It only adds mayhem to editing - I can pretty well manage without it. can it be disabled?

05-27-2017, 03:28 PM	#9
Aquinax Banned Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Aquinax	But it's generally easier to move through the text, it's very annoying when this feature makes unwanted changes ... A disable option would be quite appropriate in my view ... in MY opinion anyway. Last edited by Aquinax; 05-27-2017 at 04:12 PM.

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05-26-2017, 10:43 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Look in the editor preferences

05-26-2017, 02:36 PM	#3
Aquinax Banned Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Aquinax	where are those located?

05-27-2017, 12:04 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Auto close tags when typing </

05-27-2017, 11:37 AM	#5
Aquinax Banned Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: Aquinax	Unchecking "Auto close tags" does not disable the auto-fill suggestions. The list with the urls/file names keeps popping up and when you move your cursor right or left it selects one of the options, which is absolutely undesirable! ...

05-27-2017, 11:46 AM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Sigh. Why dont you ever state clearly what it is you want in the first place? You cannot disable those, and they are not auto-fill, since nothing is filled unless you press up/down,tab or enter, none of which are needed when editing a HTML attribute. Moving the cursor right or left does not select a suggestion. Moving it up or down, does. Which is absolutely desirable since you aren't doing multiline editing while editing a HTML attribute.

05-27-2017, 03:17 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Once again, you dont need multiline editing while editing a HTML attribute

05-27-2017, 10:04 PM	#10
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	@Aquinax: If you hit the escape key, the popup will disappear and you can do what you want with the cursor keys. @Kovid: Most of the editors I have used that use code-completion have an option to turn it off, or select which parts of it to use.

05-27-2017, 11:29 PM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I have nothing against adding an option to turn them off, but you will have to ping me about it after the calibre 3 release.