Re: [Vala] vala autocomplete with monodevelop

[Nigel Griffin <ngriffin vuze com>]

Thanks for the input.  I did try valide, but I couldn't find any kind vala-level source code debugging.  Do 
you know if valide offers that, and if so, how do I access it?

-Nigel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Van Haaren" <harryhaaren gmail com>
To: "Nigel Griffin" <ngriffin vuze com>
Cc: vala-list gnome org
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 4:53:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Vala] vala autocomplete with monodevelop



On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Nigel Griffin < ngriffin vuze com > wrote: 


I'm wondering if anyone knows how to enable autocomplete with monodevelop-vala. If my random google searches 
are to be believed, it seems as though this can be accomplished somehow withe a afrodite library in vtg, but 
I can't find instruction how. 

Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated. 


IIRC MonoDevelop auto-complets using CTags, which should "just work" most of the time with C / Vala stuff. 
Try the following: 


int abcdefghijkl = 0; 

abc (now hit Ctrl + Space) while the cursor is beside the "c". It should auto-complete-suggest-etc 


I will advise Val(a)Ide, its an IDE written especially for Vala, in Vala. :-) IMO its quite similar to 
MonoDev, exept 
that it works better with Vala, doesnt rely on huge "virtual machines" or any of that. 
It has integrated support for the Waf build system, allowing others to just compile without having to have 
ValaIde 
installed. This is an essential feature, that is missing from MonoDevelop. 
http://www.valaide.org/ 

-Harry