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BelgishChoko
BelgishChoko

Reputation: 393

How can i make intellij select the code completion suggestion without me having to navigate to it?

I am using IntelliJ IDEA 15.0.6 with the Ruby plugin.

I noticed that when i write in java, the code completion popup automatically highlights the first suggestion like so - selected

this allows me to just press "enter" in order to complete the word and continue.

when i write in ruby, however, no suggestion is selected, like so - not selected

this makes it so that i have to navigate with the arrow keys in order to pick a suggestion before i can hit "enter".

i tried digging deep in the preferences and all over the internet, but i can't seem to find out why this is happening. i tried adding the option "insert selected variant by typing dot, space, etc.", but it doesn't work because there is no "selected variant"

i know this sounds small, but it's cutting off my workflow horribly, and i believe there are others out there who would like to know how to do this.

thanks to anyone who can help

Upvotes: 6

Views: 688

Answers (1)

BelgishChoko
BelgishChoko

Reputation: 393

Thanks to Eugen Martynov's comment, i found jetbrains' bug tracker site, where there i found an issue exactly like mine. click here to see the issue entry

to make it short, the answer is as follows:

  1. open "search everywhere" (double shift) registry action

  2. search for "registry" and choose the one under "Actions" this will open a new window. enter image description here

  3. here look for the key ide.completion.lookup.element.preselect.depends.on.context and uncheck its box. enter image description here

after the box has been unchecked code completion will select the first suggestion before user navigation.

Thanks again to Eugen for your help

Upvotes: 7

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