There's a lot of Text editors which support autocomplete during programming, but I want one which can autocomplete while typing normal text as I see a lot of repetition of words I type. Any emacs fans who have implemented this ?
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vim has such a feature http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/VimTip4
i think ultra edit has a simmilar feature
danimajo
2009-12-12 10:48:33
The link provided does indeed discuss an autocomplete extension for Vim, but describes it in terms of programming: "Completion such as this is also why it is a good idea to have *descriptive variable names*, so you can easily tell if you have the completion you were after".
pavium
2009-12-12 11:10:46
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I suspect there should not be any such text editor, a user can write just about anything, no editor can handle all and any sort of user input. Also it will create huge overhead; something not that much ideal.
For programming, it is ok because there are always limited number of keywords.
Sarfraz
2009-12-12 10:48:51
I don't fully agree. I frequently type the same words while writing technical papers. And with the presence of AJAX enabled autocompleters in lots of websites these days, future users will get adept to auto-completion. The programming challenge is a different discussion and I would like to know them
iceman
2009-12-12 12:13:24
+5
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Try the builtin dabbrev-expand; it's bound to M-/.
Also see Predictive Mode if you fancy the more flashy stuff.
huaiyuan
2009-12-12 11:56:34
I downloaded the package here : http://www.dr-qubit.org/download.php?file=predictive/predictive.tar.gz . How do i use it on emacs-23.1 for windows
iceman
2009-12-12 13:00:38
Sorry I don't have easy access to an MS Windows environment to test it; last time I tried, the instructions on the Emacswiki page worked for me. I find autocompletion in normal buffer too distracting, so I use dabbrev only.
huaiyuan
2009-12-12 14:40:39
pabbrev-mode is different from the one you were trying to download. See the link in my comment below.
Raja
2009-12-12 15:35:58
+3
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pabbrev-mode (predictive abbreviation) works by examining previously written text. Unlike dynamic abbreviation, the text is analyzed during idle time (which enables quick lookup of potential abbreviations). Pabbrev looks at word frequency to suggest the most common expression.
From the documentation, this is what it might look like as you typed the keys pred.
p[oint]
pr[ogn]
pre[-command-hook]
pred[ictive]
Raja
2009-12-12 11:57:08
where is the .emacs file in windows (I'm using Emacs-23-CvsP091103-EmacsW32-1.58 )as mentioned here :To use it, download the source, and add this to your .emacs: (require 'pabbrev "/path/to/package/pabbrev.el") (global-pabbrev-mode)
iceman
2009-12-27 16:49:53
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The Zeus editor has a non-programming auto complete feature (i.e. Alt + Space) that takes the current user input, searches the current file for words starting with that input and displays them in a drop down list.
jussij
2009-12-17 23:48:33
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You could set up auto-complete mode with a dictionary as your source. I have been very tempted to do this myself.
James Brooks
2009-12-30 20:08:58