Re: Avoid typing, completion listing

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:32:49 PM UTC-5, niva wrote:
> I think that I can use a code like that:
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> while line(".") != line("$")
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> norm A
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> call complete(col('.'), mylist)
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> endwhile
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> But it does not work well
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You can't trigger completion like this in a script. It has to be done in insert mode. "norm A" does NOT enter insert mode. See :help :normal, the stuff done as part of a :normal command needs to be a complete normal-mode operation. For example, ":norm! Ahello" will append the word "hello" to the current line *and return to normal mode*.

:help complete() says that you can trigger the popup in insert mode by using a <C-R>= in your mapping. Use the example there if you feel the need to continue using the complete() function for some reason.

But there are plenty other methods for completion. See :help ins-completion. You may instead be interesting in "dictionary" completion. See :help compl-dictionary.

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