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BBAutoComplete

Auto-complete partially typed words in BBEdit.

BBAutoCompleteOverview

BBAutoComplete adds word auto-completion to Affrus, BBEdit, Mailsmith, Microsoft Word, Script Debugger, Smile, Tex-Edit Plus, and TextWrangler. You type the start of a word, press a key, and BBAutoComplete types the letters to complete the word. If BBAutoComplete guessed wrong, you can keep pressing the key to cycle through other possible completions. Other auto-completion utilities need to be taught the abbreviations and expansions that you use; BBAutoComplete avoids this hassle by automatically looking for expansions in the program's open documents. This means that it always suggests completions that are relevant to your current task. BBAutoComplete is probably most useful for programmers, who need to remember and type long variable and method names, but it can also help with prose writing. It's useful any time you need to type long words quickly and accurately. BBEdit 9 and later have a built-in auto-completion feature, however BBAutoComplete is preferable in some ways. BBAutoComplete can look for completions using text in other windows and documents that are open. Depending where your cursor is, BBEdit may ignore potential completions, even if the words appear just a few lines away in the same document. The completions that BBAutoComplete offers are easily predictable and consistent; they do not change based on the syntactic context. BBAutoComplete is case-sensitive, which helps to narrow the list to the most relevant completions.

NEW

  • Revised the instructions for Microsoft Word to recommend running the script using FastScripts because that seems to work around a bug in Word 2011.
  • Clarified the locations of script folders.
  • Modernized lots of code and removed old code that's no longer needed for compatibility with legacy OS versions.
  • BBAutoComplete is better at repairing folder ownership and permissions.
  • Updated the Gatekeeper signature format.
  • The Software Update feature is better at explaining what you can do if installation fails.
  • Improved error reporting when BBAutoComplete can't connect to the update server.
  • Worked around a bug in Mac OS X 10.10 that could cause BBAutoComplete to freeze at launch.
  • Improved the error reporting.
  • Updated the disk image icon for Mac OS X 10.10.
  • The disk image is now optimized for Retina displays.
  • Adjusted the font sizes in the PDF manual.
  • Fixed a bug where the release notes in the Software Update window were shown in the wrong font.
  • Fixed a bug were BBAutoComplete could crash if Microsoft Word returned invalid information about the selection.
  • BBAutoComplete now requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later. Versions of BBAutoComplete for Mac OS X 10.5 and earlier are available.

BBAutoCompleteInformation

Version
1.5.5
Date
11.19.14
License
Free
Language
English
File Size
2.8 MB
Category
SubCategory
Operating Systems
Mac OS X
System Requirements
  • Mac OS X 10.6 or later
  • One of the following:
    • Affrus
    • BBEdit
    • Mailsmith
    • Microsoft Word
    • Script Debugger
    • Smile
    • Tex-Edit Plus
    • TextWrangler
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