Questions tagged [auto-completion]
Auto-completion is a feature in (La)TeX source code editors that predicts the (La)TeX commands close to the command being typed to eliminate the need for typing frequently used commands. If your question concerns the functionality of specific editors (e.g., {texstudio}, {emacs}), include them as tags as well.
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Winedt: Can anyone guide me a little to start creating the ActiveString \usepackage{?} in WinEdt?
Can anyone guide me a little to start creating the ActiveString \usepackage{?} in the simplest possible way?, where ? is a popup menu with a large list of packages ? that I supose that should do in a ...
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TeXstudio completion of environment options
I'm using TeXstudio and xsim to create a database of exercises tagged by chapters. I'd like to be able to have the exercise tags auto-complete from within TeXstudio. I've read the manual (and a lot of ...
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TeXShop Autocomplete to Nonsense Units
Recently while using TeXShop (Version 5.46) on my MacbookPro (running the latest version of Sequoia) when I am typing, terms are autocompleted to complete nonsense. It does not happen all the time, ...
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Texstudio: \begin{equation}... auto complete
In overleaf, I'm used to typing \beg(in){eq(uation)} (\end{equation}) where I marked the bits of code which is there due to autocomplete in brackets. So I basically type the beginning of begin, ...
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Autocomplete on Texstudio not working?
I'm probably missing something super obvious, but I can't get auto complete to work at all. If I start typing any LaTeX command nothing happens and I have to type it all the way through myself. I just ...
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No VSCode auto-completion using .sty file commands
I have created many .sty files that auto-complete in TeXMaker, but recently I switched over to compiling in VSCode. The problem is, even though there's no problem compiling, I have no auto-completion ...
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Autogenerate cwl file from sty using cli in Windows
I want to automatically generate .cwl files anytime the .sty package content changes, without any IDE opened. I know how to create a folder monitor using FolderChangesView, but I have a problem with ...
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Parentheses auto-completion in TeXStudio 4.7.3
There was a way to disable parentheses autocompletion in TeXStudio 10 years ago. It does not work anymore. Do they still give this option in the current version? I usually put parentheses around text ...
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Texstudio cwl specialDef
In the Background information for Texstudio (https://texstudio-org.github.io/background.html#description-of-the-cwl-format) for the cwl format, there is mentionend "special lists" whith the ...
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TeXstudio: excessive autocomplete
When I'm working in a math environment and I want to type something like \sec^2x, as soon as I type the ^ after the \sec, it autocompletes the \sec to \section. Or when I'm working in a tikzpicture ...
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Changing the behavior of autocomplete of labels in TexMaker
As someone that is trying to migrate from Overleaf to another LaTeX editor, autocompleting labels in TexMaker has proven to be far from optimal to me. From what I found, I can make TexMaker ...
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Looking for a good Emacs/AUCTeX setup for LaTeX3
I'm trying to switch my editor from vscodium (telemetry free VS Code) to Emacs. So far, I've installed AUCTeX and tried some things in a testdocument. For regular LaTeX code everything is fine. But ...
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Auto-completion all text in Texstudio without shortcut
How to autocomplete regular text in Texstudio, not just mathematical text, and without using shortcuts? Whenever I type 3 letters consecutively, I want the autocomplete window to appear. I don't want ...
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How to enable auto-completion for \gls* and friends in TeXstudio when using package glossaries-extra with bib2gls?
It is standard behaviour of TeXstudio to autocomplete certain commands with arguments. For example, when correctly set up, \cite commands will offer bibliography entries, \ref will provide created ...
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How to change keybinding to move to next placeholder in TeXShop on Mac
I am currently using TeXShop to edit my LaTeX documents on my Mac. say on my Latex document I write-\frac and press tab.This will automatically generate- \frac{|*}{*} with my cursor where '|' is made. ...
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