From 178a9175bf1ff7a268a3376a729cd7bc05dabd6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:37:07 +0100 Subject: Manual: more precise docs on completion --- doc/fun.texi | 8 +++++--- doc/repl.texi | 13 ++++++++----- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/fun.texi b/doc/fun.texi index f7a5238..08bdc33 100644 --- a/doc/fun.texi +++ b/doc/fun.texi @@ -476,9 +476,11 @@ smarty pants mode always on in Scheme buffers, customize @code{geiser-mode-smart-tab-p} to @code{t}. @cindex completion for module names -Geiser also knows how to complete module names, but it's not yet smart -enough to infer by context that that's what you want. Instead, you must -use a separate command, bound to @kbd{M-`} (that's a backtick). +Geiser also knows how to complete module names: if no completion for the +prefix at point is found among the currently visible bindings, it will +try to find a module name that matches it. You can also request +explicitly completion only over module names using @kbd{M-`} (that's a +backtick). @c Local Variables: @c mode: texinfo diff --git a/doc/repl.texi b/doc/repl.texi index 19658fb..d1ffc08 100644 --- a/doc/repl.texi +++ b/doc/repl.texi @@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ the @repl{} buffer itself. There, you can use either @kbd{C-.} or identifiers are bound in the current module and show you a list of those starting with the prefix at point. Needless to say, this is not a static list, and it will grow as you define or import new bindings in the -namespace at hand. +namespace at hand. If no completion is found, @kbd{@key{TAB}} will try +to complete the prefix after point as a module name. REPL buffers use Emacs' compilation mode to highlight errors reported by the Scheme interpreter, and you can use the @command{next-error} command @@ -164,7 +165,9 @@ evaluation request, if any. If you prefer a not so forgetful REPL, set the customization variable @code{geiser-repl-forget-old-errors-p} to @code{nil}. Note, however, that even when that variable is left as @kbd{t}, you can always jump to an old error by moving to its line at -the REPL and pressing return. +the REPL and pressing @kbd{RET}. When your cursor is away from the last +prompt, @kbd{TAB} will move to the next error in the buffer, and you can +use @kbd{BACKTAB} everywhere to go to the previous one. @node Autodoc and friends, Customization and tips, Completion and error handling, The REPL @section Autodoc and friends @@ -223,9 +226,9 @@ identifiers exported by a given module: all you need to do is press The list of exported bindings is shown in a buffer belonging to Geiser's documentation browser, of which more details are given in forthcoming sections (but just perusing its associated key bindings, by any of the -methods we've already used for the @repl{}, will give you enough -information to use it effectively enough). Racketeers will be pleased (i -hope) to note that contracts are part of the information displayed. +methods we've already mentioned, will give you enough information to use +it). Racketeers will be pleased (i hope) to note that contracts are part +of the information displayed. @node Customization and tips, , Autodoc and friends, The REPL @section Customization and tips -- cgit v1.2.3