The pop-up syntax help is a welcome tool for novices like me. But having displayed it after typing the opening bracket, is there a setting I haven't yet discovered that will let me select an option and have it copied directly into my code? Screenshot attached, or here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9roe6cos4v7024h/PasteOption.jpg?raw=1 Terry

No, it is just a visual reminder. It is a feature of the underlying library, so not easy to add functionality. > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry [mailto:terrypingm@gmail.com] > Sent: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:42 > To: OpenSCAD Mailing List > Subject: [OpenSCAD] Copying syntax option to editor? > > The pop-up syntax help is a welcome tool for novices like me. But having > displayed it after typing the opening bracket, is there a setting I > haven't yet discovered that will let me select an option and have it > copied directly into my code? > > Screenshot attached, or here: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/9roe6cos4v7024h/PasteOption.jpg?raw=1 > > Terry -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

You can select the item in the drop down list and then use ctrl-enter to insert it into the code. Not at all obvious. On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 at 03:49, MichaelAtOz <oz.at.michael@gmail.com> wrote: > No, it is just a visual reminder. > It is a feature of the underlying library, so not easy to add > functionality. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Terry [mailto:terrypingm@gmail.com] > > Sent: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:42 > > To: OpenSCAD Mailing List > > Subject: [OpenSCAD] Copying syntax option to editor? > > > > The pop-up syntax help is a welcome tool for novices like me. But having > > displayed it after typing the opening bracket, is there a setting I > > haven't yet discovered that will let me select an option and have it > > copied directly into my code? > > > > Screenshot attached, or here: > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/9roe6cos4v7024h/PasteOption.jpg?raw=1 > > > > Terry > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

I don't think that works for call-tips. _____ From: nop head [mailto:nop.head@gmail.com] Sent: Sun, 4 Jul 2021 17:34 To: OpenSCAD general discussion Subject: [OpenSCAD] Re: Copying syntax option to editor? You can select the item in the drop down list and then use ctrl-enter to insert it into the code. Not at all obvious. On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 at 03:49, MichaelAtOz <oz.at.michael@gmail.com> wrote: No, it is just a visual reminder. It is a feature of the underlying library, so not easy to add functionality. > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry [mailto:terrypingm@gmail.com] > Sent: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:42 > To: OpenSCAD Mailing List > Subject: [OpenSCAD] Copying syntax option to editor? > > The pop-up syntax help is a welcome tool for novices like me. But having > displayed it after typing the opening bracket, is there a setting I > haven't yet discovered that will let me select an option and have it > copied directly into my code? > > Screenshot attached, or here: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/9roe6cos4v7024h/PasteOption.jpg?raw=1 > > Terry -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ OpenSCAD mailing list To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

That would be exactly what I'd like - but, like Michael, I can't get that to work here. I type say 'cube(' and the pop-up appears. But as soon as I select with the arrow key or mouse it disappears. And then using Ctrl + Enter has no effect. Terry On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 08:33:31 +0100, you wrote: >You can select the item in the drop down list and then use ctrl-enter to >insert it into the code. Not at all obvious. > >On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 at 03:49, MichaelAtOz <oz.at.michael@gmail.com> wrote: > >> No, it is just a visual reminder. >> It is a feature of the underlying library, so not easy to add >> functionality. >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Terry [mailto:terrypingm@gmail.com] >> > Sent: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:42 >> > To: OpenSCAD Mailing List >> > Subject: [OpenSCAD] Copying syntax option to editor? >> > >> > The pop-up syntax help is a welcome tool for novices like me. But having >> > displayed it after typing the opening bracket, is there a setting I >> > haven't yet discovered that will let me select an option and have it >> > copied directly into my code? >> > >> > Screenshot attached, or here: >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/9roe6cos4v7024h/PasteOption.jpg?raw=1 >> > >> > Terry >> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.com >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >>

Ah I see, the call tips are different. On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 at 12:56, Terry <terrypingm@gmail.com> wrote: > That would be exactly what I'd like - but, like Michael, I can't get > that to work here. I type say 'cube(' and the pop-up appears. But as > soon as I select with the arrow key or mouse it disappears. And then > using Ctrl + Enter has no effect. > > Terry > > On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 08:33:31 +0100, you wrote: > > >You can select the item in the drop down list and then use ctrl-enter to > >insert it into the code. Not at all obvious. > > > >On Sun, 4 Jul 2021 at 03:49, MichaelAtOz <oz.at.michael@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> No, it is just a visual reminder. > >> It is a feature of the underlying library, so not easy to add > >> functionality. > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Terry [mailto:terrypingm@gmail.com] > >> > Sent: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 19:42 > >> > To: OpenSCAD Mailing List > >> > Subject: [OpenSCAD] Copying syntax option to editor? > >> > > >> > The pop-up syntax help is a welcome tool for novices like me. But > having > >> > displayed it after typing the opening bracket, is there a setting I > >> > haven't yet discovered that will let me select an option and have it > >> > copied directly into my code? > >> > > >> > Screenshot attached, or here: > >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/9roe6cos4v7024h/PasteOption.jpg?raw=1 > >> > > >> > Terry > >> > >> > >> -- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >> https://www.avg.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> OpenSCAD mailing list > >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >