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Hippie completion appears to be broken in Juno/4.2. It works fine for me in 3.7. It completes the first match just fine, but subsequent completions are based on the match, not the original stem. With a fresh install of eclipse-java-juno-SR1-RC2-linux-gtk-x86_64, I did the following: - created a new workspace - created a basic project - created a text file Added the following text to the file abc ac ab a With the cursor positioned after the last "a", pressing Alt-/ repeatedly gives "ab", then "abc". Expected behaviour: "ab", then "ac".
The steps work for me as expected using the steps from comment 0 and these builds: 3.8: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.8-201206081200/ 4.2: http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2-201206081400/
Just tried again with http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2-201206081400/eclipse-SDK-4.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz; same problem. Maybe its platform specific? I'm using Ubuntu 12.04.
(In reply to comment #2) > Just tried again with > http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2-201206081400/ > eclipse-SDK-4.2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz; same problem. > > Maybe its platform specific? > > I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. Could you please also test the 3.8 build for me?
The 3.8 build exhibits the same behaviour. Contrary to my original report, so do 3.6, 3.7. I've tracked down the cause. The Alt key in Ubuntu Unity is mapped to open the HUD ("Head Up Display") after a short pause. If I unbind this key in the compiz settings, hippie completion works as designed. I don't know what the best way forward is here, perhaps documentation of the clash?
On the other hand, the Alt-/ binding works just fine in Emacs, so perhaps this should be considered an eclipse bug?
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 340711 ***
With respect, I'm un-duping this bug. The contributing factor is the Ubuntu "Unity" interface. Unity was first introduced in Ubuntu 11.10. I think it is probably specific to the Unity HUD display, which came in in 12.04. Bug 340711 is based on Ubuntu 10.04, and has different symptoms. (The user can't change the key mapping). - Phil
This works fine for me on Ubuntu 12.04. Pressing Alt+/ gives "ab", then "ac", then "abc", as expected. If you just quickly press and release the Alt key, this indeed opens the Unity HUD, which in turn takes the focus away from the editor, and hence "commits" the completion. After that, completion starts on "ab", and the only remaining match is "abc". If the Unity HUD bothers you, then just assign it to a different key.
Thanks for your attention. It doesn't work for me (no, I'm not releasing Alt and waiting for the HUD to appear). I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I'll have to wait for others to find this ticket and add their voice before I can convince you. I have worked around the problem for now by unmapping the HUD key in the compiz config.
