LiveCode 9 Question

[lohill]

Now that a stable LiveCode 9.5 has been released I figured it was about time I learned to use LC9. I have looked ate it in previous releases and always been discouraged with all the "drop-down-stuff" that happens when you start to write some code in the IDE. I have figured out how to use the up-down arrow keys to scroll down through the code suggestions and to use the right-left arrow keys for the commands with multiple forms. My question is this: Once I have found the command that best describes what I want, how do I select it? Hitting return does not pull the command I want into my code it just starts a new line. There must be a way to pull that suggested form into my code for editing.

Larry

[Klaus]

Hi Larry,

try TAB!

Best

Klaus

[lohill]

Thanks for info Klaus. That is about the only key I didn't think of trying.

Larry

[jacque]

You can turn off the suggestions entirely if you want, look for the Options menu item in the debugger menus. That's where you can toggle all the editor features.

[lohill]

Thanks Jacque,

Had I found those earlier I might have spent more time with LC 9. But now that Klaus told me about the "tab" I think I will try to get used to using the suggestions. Looked at the Snippets Manager and see that I can add or delete them but how do I use an existing snippet?

Thanks,
Larry