If there is more than one property, variable, method, or statement that could be inserted, AutoScript pops up an alphabetical list of possible completions or insertions. An icon next to each item indicates its type. The following screen includes an instance variable, events, properties, statements, and functions:
Figure 6-2: The AutoScript pop-up window showing script choices
If a function is overloaded, each version displays on a different line in the AutoScript pop-up window.
If you have started typing a word, only completions that begin with the string you have already typed display in the list.
Case sensitivity
AutoScript always pastes lowercase characters, but the case
of any characters you have already typed is preserved. For example,
if you are using AutoScript to complete a function name and you
want to use mixed case, you can type up to the last uppercase letter
before invoking AutoScript. AutoScript completes the function name
and pastes an argument template.
To paste an item into the script, press Tab or Enter or double-click the item. Use the arrow and page up and down keys to scroll through the list. If the item is a function, event, or statement, the template that is pasted includes descriptive comments that you replace with argument names, conditions, and so forth. The first commented argument or statement is selected so that it is easy to replace. You can jump to the next comment by selecting Edit>Go To>Next Marker.
Go to next marker
You can use Edit>Go To>Next Marker to jump to the next comment
enclosed by /* and */ anywhere
in the Script view, not just in AutoScript templates. For how to
create a shortcut for this menu item, see “Customizing AutoScript”.
To dismiss the pop-up window without pasting into the script, press the Backspace key or click anywhere outside the pop-up.
AutoScript does not pop up a list if the cursor is in a comment or string literal, or if an identifier is complete. If neither condition is true and nothing displays when you select Edit>Activate AutoScript, there may be no appropriate completions in the current context. Check that the options you need are selected on the AutoScript options page as described in “Customizing AutoScript”.
