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Autocompletion in Vim
I'm having trouble with autocompletion. How can I get a code suggestion while I'm typing?
I usually develop in PHP, Ruby, HTML, C and CSS.
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Autocompletion in Vim
In a nutshell, I'm searching for a working autocompletion feature for the Vim editor. I've argued before that Vim completely replaces an IDE under Linux and while that's certainly true, it lacks one ...
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UltiSnips and YouCompleteMe
I have bundles ultisnips and youcompleteme installed on my macvim.
The problem is that ultisnips doesn't work because tab is bound by ycm.
I tried putting let g:UltiSnipsExpandTrigger = "<s-tab>"...
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How can one close HTML tags in Vim quickly?
It's been a while since I've had to do any HTML-like code in Vim, but recently I came across this again. Say I'm writing some simple HTML:
<html><head><title>This is a title</...
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Automatically insert a matching brace in Vim
I spend way too much time fumbling around because Vim doesn't handle closing braces like most IDEs do. Here's what I want to happen:
Type this:
if( whatever )
{ <CR>
and get this:
if( ...
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How do you automatically remove the preview window after autocompletion in Vim?
I'm using omnifunc=pythoncomplete. When autocompleting a word (e.g., os.<something>), I get the list of eligible class members and functions, as expected, as well as a scratch buffer preview ...
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When in Vim insert mode, is there a way to add filepath autocompletion?
I write a lot of shell scripts and I am constantly having to enter in filepaths. I am wondering if anyone knows of a way to get Vim to autocomplete filepaths while in insert mode, just like when you ...
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Vim: Making Auto-Completion Smarter
I use ctags, taglist, etc., to have auto completion in Vim. However, it is very limited compared to Visual Studio intellisense or Eclipse auto-completion. I am wondering whether it is possible to tune ...
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Vim's autocomplete is excruciatingly slow
Most of the time the autocomplete feature in Vim works nicely for me, but sometimes it seems to be scanning files which the current file references, and then it becomes painfully slow, sometimes ...
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Vim auto-generate ctags
Right now I have the following in my .vimrc:
au BufWritePost *.c,*.cpp,*.h !ctags -R
There are a few problems with this:
It's slow -- regenerates tags for files that haven't changed since the last ...
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Vim's Omnicompletion with Python just doesn't work
I've searched around for an hour, both on Stack Overflow and elsewhere. Alas! Please help. Vim's omnicompletion just doesn't work.
I have Vim 7.2 compiled with Python support.
filetype plugin on is ...
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How can I change the keybinding used to autocomplete in vim?
I'm not a big fan of Ctrl-n, I'd like to be able to use Ctrl-Space. Any ideas how I can do that?
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How can I disable scratch preview window?
While coding Python, I like Vim's omnicompletion function, but I don't want Scratch Window to pop up at top.
How can I disable it?
(I'm using gVim 7.3)
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How do I get Vim to automatically put ending braces?
While editing .scm files it would be great if Vim would automatically put the ending brace ) as soon as I start (. How do I do this?
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Vim PHP omni completion
I'm trying to get PHP autocompletion right in Vim. Right now when I do a $blog = new Blog(); $blog-> and then hit CTRL+X CTRL+O I'd expect omnicompletion to return all the functions in the class ...
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Scrolling in vim autocomplete box with jk movement keys
In vim you can start typing a word, hit ctrl-n, and a box will popup with suggested completions. I don't like having to move my hands away to the arrow keys to scroll through this list. Is there some ...
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Vim case-insensitive filename completion
I recently noticed how to configure bash to do case-insensitive filename completion (in /etc/inputrc, add: set completion-ignore-case on), now how do I get this in vim?
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Install Ruby support for VIM on Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) has VIM pre-installed (version 7.2), which is great.
It also has Ruby pre-installed (version 1.8.7) which is great too.
However, I want Ruby autocompletion in VIM. ...
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Vim YouCompleteMe configuration
i just installed YouCompleteMe for Vim through vundle. It works, but it shows only the words contained in the current file. I want to use it to develop c++ programs, how can i configure it to show ...
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How to trigger omnicomplete/auto-completion on keystrokes in INSERT mode?
VIM's omnicomplete autocompletion is not really working as expected.
Is there a way to make it smarter? Like, to monitor the context of surround text? (e.g. don't trigger if within comments or ...
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Vim: How to set up an efficient autocomplete configuration?
I've been using Vim for a while now and love it, but one thing I've noticed when I use other editors is that I've never really got autocomplete working with much efficiency. I have supertab & ...
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How to accept a suggestion from Vim YouCompleteMe plugin
When there are multiple complete suggestions from Vim plugin YouCompleteMe, how do I accept the one I want ?
What I currently do is pressing Esc key, I just want to know if I got it right.
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No auto-complete on HTML and CSS files in VIM (YouCompleteMe)
For some reason, I get no autocomplete on html and css files. All works well with other languages, for example JS, Ruby or Python.
I've spent close to 2h today trying to fix it but to no avail. I use ...
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Disable omnicomplete or ftplugin or something in vim
I am trying to disable (auto-/omni-/whichever-) completion in sql. It is a problem for me because I used <C-c> for escape and when the file end in .sql it seems to initiate some search with a ...
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Vim autocomplete: Cancelling autocomplete popup
If I hit ctrl+n in vim, I'll get a list of suggested autocomplete options in a popup box.
This is fine...but if I decide I don't want to autocomplete after all, I'm not quite sure what to press to ...
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How to autocomplete file paths in Vim, just like in zsh?
In Zsh, I can use filename completion with slashes to target a file deep in my source tree. For instance if I type:
vim s/w/t/u/f >TAB<
zsh replaces the pattern with:
vim src/wp-contents/...
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C-family Semantic Autocompletion Plugins for Vim (C/C++ completion) using Clang (clang_complete, YouCompleteMe)
I am using 64-bit Vim on windows, this version by Haroogan:
+python27
+python33
+huge
I am trying to use clang_complete, so I took the libclang.dll library here and I set up my vimrc correctly. ...
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How to fix absent Python autocompletion on object instances in Vim?
I have found a strange behavior in Vim when I attempt to use autocompletion on objects. If I instantiate the objects on a module level, the Vim autocompletion will work on the instance I create:
If I ...
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Figuring out JavaScript libraries for Vim autocompletion with TernJS in .tern_project file
I love vim and want to keep using it to do web development although I am struggling setting up my .tern_project file with the correct libraries I need to do autocompletion. I am relatively new to ...
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Vim Directory Completion
I like Vim's Directory Completion when I'm normal mode, for example I do something like :cd ~/Desktop it actually autocompletes the name When I hit tab.
So here's my question is there something like ...
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Runtime Error with Vim Omnicompletion
I was trying to use Vim's omnicompletion with my Python code, but whenever I try C-x + C-o, it prompts the following error message:
Runtime Error!
Program E:\Vim\vim73\gvim.exe
R6034
An application ...
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With VIM, use both snipMate and pydiction together (share the <tab> key?)
I am trying to use snipMate and pydiction in vim together - however, both use the <tab> key to perform their genius-auto-completion-snippet-rendering-goodness-that-I-so-desire.
When pydiction ...
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Prevent vim from opening binary files accidentally?
I frequently accidentally open a binary executable, i.e. "foo", when I mean to open the associated source code "foo.cpp". The root of the problem is that tab completion, i.e. :e fo<tab> ...
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Vim's Ctrl+P autocomplete for identifiers with dash '-'
In Lispy code there can be identifiers with dash signs instead of underscores, like that:
(defn create-something ...)
(defn create-anything ...)
(defn create-nothing ...)
If type crea^P, Vim shows ...
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Using VIM for C++/Qt development w/ Autocomplete
At work, I mainly program in C++ and when it needs to be graphical/multi-threaded/network enabled use Qt. Our environment is windows and I currently program w/ a combination of Visual Studio(debuggin ...
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How can I configure vim so that movement commands will include underscores and CamelCase, but completion will ignore them?
For example, I currently have this:
set iskeyword-=_
This has the effect of making this work:
foo_bar
If cursor is on "f", pressing w moves cursor to the underscore. Pressing again moves to the "...
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Vim - Auto-complete Java
I find myself wanting to auto-complete things that I import in the .java file I'm editing. So for example I'm working on Test.java, and inside I have import java.util.List;. Can I auto-complete (Ctrl+...
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Insert comments automatically in Vim
My SAS code requires this style of comment:
/*
* This is the comment
*/
I've been able to type this command (From the Vim Comment Howto):
:set comments=sl:/*,mb:*,elx:*/
The problem is that once I ...
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YouCompleteme works but can not complete using TAB
I installed YouCompleteMe using vundle.
Then installed all plugins and installed YCM using
./install.sh --clang-completer
This is how my vimrc looks:
syntax on
set expandtab
set cindent
set ...
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How to trigger autocomplete suggestion box in vim or neovim (Plugin neoclide/coc.vim)
I'm Neovim user
and I use Plugin neoclide/coc.vim for autocompletion
but when my cursor focus out, I can not get suggestion box again
(How can I call this box? suggest box or hint box? I want to know ...
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Case insensitivity on autocomplete
I have searched a lot over the internet and Vim's help, so I hope this is not a duplicate question… Anyway:
Is there any manner to turn on case insensitivity in Vim's autocomplete feature? I'm not ...
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Vim omnicompletion for Java
I've read heaps of blogs on Vim's supposedly great omnicompletion, and yet no matter what I do I can't get it to work satisfactorily. It took me ages to figure discover that the version of ctags that ...
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How do I get auto-suggestions for array options when typing in Vim?
Let's say I type
a = [1, 2]
in a .py file in vim and when I type "a." and hit TAB, I would like to get suggestion menu that is related to lists.
Edit 1 in response to Robin's comment:
I think it's ...
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Vim function hints for C
I'm trying to achieve something simple, usually called "function hints". For example, scintilla-based editors have it:
You type a name, and just get the prototype. There are a few problems with that ...
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Why does SuperTab output self when I press <tab>?
The Setup
In my .vimrc I have the following lines:
" .vimrc
let g:virtualenv_directory="/Users/Kit/Development/virtualenv"
Then in ~/.vim/ftplugin/python/virtualenv.vim I have these:
py << ...
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vim-go autocompletion not working
I recently installed vim-go using pathogen, but the autocompletion feature is not working. If I am using it only shows commands I've already used.
My .vimrc has
filetype plugin on
" Enable ...
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What is the best way to get Python auto-completions/intellisense in Vim dynamically?
I have looked at pydiction, pysmell and vim-ipython. Both pydiction and pysmell require generating the index before we can use it, and vim-ipython requires loading back and forth before the ...
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Vim path separator & auto-completion
Working on web stuff, in windows, to be hosted on linux.
Completing paths with ^X^F automatically inserts "\" as the path separator on windows, which is quite correct, but not what I want, so:
Is ...
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How to call js completion in html file instead of js file?
I had installed tern_for_vim and YouCompleteMe for js completion this way.
1 install node
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash
source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh
nvm ...
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Better autocomplete in VIM
All,
I have been working with vim for some time now, and love everything about it - there is only one thing I really miss from IDEs like RubyMine, and that is advanced autocompletion.
For reference, ...
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