Re: How to modify the omnifunction scripts?

Anybody please...as this is very important to me..

thanks

aleCodd wrote:
>
> I would like the items in the popupmenu to be more than simple strings, i
> mean that after i select an item i want the cursor to automatically jump
> to specific locations.
>
> let me give a simple example, from JavaScript:
> when i type:
> document.getEle
> and then
> <c-x><c-o>
> i want it to complete to
> document.getElementById()
> but that is NOT enough, i want the cursor to MOVE <left>, so it will
> already be between the parentheses after i select the completion.
>
> Now, in the help files there is a vague paragraph that implies that
> theoretically this is possible, i mean in insert.txt (line 613)
> it says the following:
> "Note: While completion is active Insert mode can't be used
> recursively.
> Mappings that somehow invoke ":normal i.." will generate an E523
> error."
>
> I mean, it warns against invoking the insert mode recursively, but could
> it be possible in the first place?
> Because in order to invoke the :normal command you must first ESCAPE the
> insert mode, now what is the trick to do that from INSIDE an item of the
> popupmenu?
> if i look in the example (insert.txt line 1059), the res variable is
> always set to a list of "simple" strings that do no more than to complete
> a string but not so much as to complete the magic by jumping the cursor
> from place to place, and in order to do that, you must first ESCAPE the
> insert mode or to let the function interpret the <left><up> etc. inside
> the strings (as in mapping and abbreviations), but can we do that?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for ANY help, please keep in mind that im new to vim so
> that ANY help would be much appreciated.
>
> Alex
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