[Patches] [ python-Patches-1621265 ] Auto-completion list placement

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Patches item #1621265, was opened at 2006-12-23 15:16
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Category: IDLE
Group: Python 2.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Tal Einat (taleinat)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Auto-completion list placement

Initial Comment:
The completion list placement logic is currently very primitive. Sometimes the completion list extends outside of the editor window, or even outside the screen so that part of it is not visible.

This patch places the completion list inside the text widget if possible, above or below the typed text, as appropriate. It will not hide the currently typed text in any case.

End-cases:
* If the text widget is not high enough, the completion list is placed below the currently typed text.
* If the text widget is not wide enough, the completion list is aligned with the left-most edge of the text widget.

In any case the size of the completion list is not altered to fit the text widget, though this would probably be the best solution when the text widget is too small. This means that with this patch, the completion list may extend beyond the text widget if it is small.

I have not implemented resizing of the list this since the list's size is currently not set at all - Tk's default is used. Changing it anywhere in the code would require setting it elsewhere, hard-coding a default or making it configurable, etc.

Comments please!

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