Hey guys, I think it should be great if they use 'TAB' key for auto complete or should I say, placing an option for "Auto complete key", you know, some user are not actually comfortable of using 'Enter' key for auto complete. So thats why it is better to add that option for us to choose for 'Tab' key instead of 'Enter' key.
I'm actually a programmer of visual basic, so my hands are comfortable of using 'Tab' key for auto complete function.
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Using 'TAB' key for Auto complete
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syrupcore
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Re: Using 'TAB' key for Auto complete
one thing to keep in mind is indenting code relies on the tab key at this point. I've moved to a mac at home and have been using textmate which uses "Tab" for autocomplete and snippet calling. While it's really great, you can't use tab to indent code - which is driving me nuts! I'm not sure how your VB editor handles it but just want to mention it may not be as simple a thing as "new keystroke" to actually implement something like this.
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chrisjlocke
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Re: Using 'TAB' key for Auto complete
I use VB6, and pretty much any key completes auto complete - enter, space, tab - even the dash, comma and period! You can also use these keys as normal edit keys (ie, tab to indent). I like this IDE. I've used .Net lightly, and that IDE is miles better than VB6. I'll knock up a screencast if you're remotely interested! 
There are some naughty people out there who have made VB6 'portable' so you can install it on a USB stick. Useful for using within a VM machine. It falls over like a granny on ice, but you can get an idea (or IDEa! ho ho ho!) of how the IDE works. Google is your friend!
There are some naughty people out there who have made VB6 'portable' so you can install it on a USB stick. Useful for using within a VM machine. It falls over like a granny on ice, but you can get an idea (or IDEa! ho ho ho!) of how the IDE works. Google is your friend!