Comments on: Tab Completion will save your fingers http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/ Mike works on the MATLAB Desktop team Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:32:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dominik http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-7604 Dominik Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:00:42 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-7604 Why does the tab completion ist not working on functions auf the mupad toolbox like laplace()? Dominik Why does the tab completion ist not working on functions auf the mupad toolbox like laplace()?

Dominik

]]> By: Yair Altman http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6908 Yair Altman Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:28:03 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6908 @Michael Kopinsky (#23 - better late than never I guess...) - take a look at the new TabComplete utility on the File Exchange: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/26830-tabcomplete This utility enables you to specify input arguments of type DIR, FILE, MFILE, FIGFILE, MATFILE etc. Note that it relies on undocumented functionality and so it might break in some Matlab releases. - Yair @Michael Kopinsky (#23 – better late than never I guess…) – take a look at the new TabComplete utility on the File Exchange: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/26830-tabcomplete

This utility enables you to specify input arguments of type DIR, FILE, MFILE, FIGFILE, MATFILE etc.

Note that it relies on undocumented functionality and so it might break in some Matlab releases.

- Yair

]]> By: Thomas Ibbotson http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6487 Thomas Ibbotson Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:20:23 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6487 Well I'll look forward to reading that, thanks! Well I’ll look forward to reading that, thanks!

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6485 Ken Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:31:59 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6485 Thomas, While EmacsLink may be dead, Emacs integration is not. This will be the subject of next weeks blog. Thomas,

While EmacsLink may be dead, Emacs integration is not. This will be the subject of next weeks blog.

]]> By: Thomas Ibbotson http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6484 Thomas Ibbotson Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:33:43 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6484 Michael said: >Is there any progress on being able to specify that an input >parameter for a function is a file path for the sake of tab >completion? I.e. I want to be able to type myfunc(’my and it >will fill in myfile.txt if that exists in the current >directory. This is yet another reason why I prefer to use a fully-featured editor such as Vim or Emacs to edit my code. In Vim tells Vim that you want to complete a filename, so it looks on your path and completes it for you. Without this feature I could not go back to using the MATLAB editor. Peter said: >Does anyone know of an Eclipse plugin for Matlab, or does >Matlab not play well with open source? It would be such a >relief to use a real editor. There used to be something called EmacsLink which provided hooks for external editors to interact with MATLAB, this was removed in 2009a, which now makes it more difficult to work with an external editor. However, I still manage to happily edit in Vim. The only thing I need the MATLAB editor for is using the interactive debugger. For those interested in using Vim I can recommend two scripts to make editing MATLAB code more pleasant. A script I wrote which runs mlint and highlights the errors: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2378 and another which adds good syntax highlighting and clever indentation amongst other things by Fabrice Guy: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2407 Michael said:
>Is there any progress on being able to specify that an input
>parameter for a function is a file path for the sake of tab
>completion? I.e. I want to be able to type myfunc(’my and it
>will fill in myfile.txt if that exists in the current >directory.

This is yet another reason why I prefer to use a fully-featured editor such as Vim or Emacs to edit my code. In Vim tells Vim that you want to complete a filename, so it looks on your path and completes it for you.
Without this feature I could not go back to using the MATLAB editor.

Peter said:
>Does anyone know of an Eclipse plugin for Matlab, or does >Matlab not play well with open source? It would be such a >relief to use a real editor.

There used to be something called EmacsLink which provided hooks for external editors to interact with MATLAB, this was removed in 2009a, which now makes it more difficult to work with an external editor. However, I still manage to happily edit in Vim. The only thing I need the MATLAB editor for is using the interactive debugger.

For those interested in using Vim I can recommend two scripts to make editing MATLAB code more pleasant. A script I wrote which runs mlint and highlights the errors:
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2378
and another which adds good syntax highlighting and clever indentation amongst other things by Fabrice Guy:
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2407

]]> By: Leonidas Georgopoulos http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6482 Leonidas Georgopoulos Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:50:35 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6482 I am doing some heavy coding using MATLAB editor. The truth is that after some time it is completely impossible to do your work in an efficient manner. Here are just a few problems: 1. Code completetion is basic. Variables/functions defined in the m-file are never found using tab completition. (a) When using OOP properties, methods, and classes are defined. This should help have a better prediction for variables or at least properties. I really hate having to write each time obj.ThisIsMyReallyLongProp instead of obj.This--TAB--Lo--TAB ... 2. One cannot guide through the structure of his code. (a) when one is using the classes this is extremely necessary and the code is there to build the structure plan (i.e. eclipse style) (b) if one is not using classes still structure could be available per function as a dependency graph. (c) Using packages and the rest should also be a piece of cake to provide a structure graph. 3. Filesystem handling. Everytime one has to create a new class he has to mentle with the filesystem, not to mention the path handling mechanism. Something more is required. 4. git/cvs/svn incorporation This would be excellent since in matlab the development is regularly nonlinear. These are just a few from the problems matlab editor has when one is using it to do some heavy work. ECLIPSE provides solutions and it should not be too difficult for Mathworks to endorse this and write a plugin for eclipse. I would have to have to go to C/C++ and mexing everything since I code staff that runs in Linux/Windows servers. Cheers Leonidas I am doing some heavy coding using MATLAB editor. The truth is that after some time it is completely impossible to do your work in an efficient manner.

Here are just a few problems:

1. Code completetion is basic. Variables/functions defined in the m-file are never found using tab completition.
(a) When using OOP properties, methods, and classes are defined. This should help have a better prediction for variables or at least properties. I really hate having to write each time obj.ThisIsMyReallyLongProp instead of obj.This–TAB–Lo–TAB …

2. One cannot guide through the structure of his code.
(a) when one is using the classes this is extremely necessary and the code is there to build the structure plan (i.e. eclipse style)
(b) if one is not using classes still structure could be available per function as a dependency graph.
(c) Using packages and the rest should also be a piece of cake to provide a structure graph.

3. Filesystem handling.

Everytime one has to create a new class he has to mentle with the filesystem, not to mention the path handling mechanism. Something more is required.

4. git/cvs/svn incorporation

This would be excellent since in matlab the development is regularly nonlinear.

These are just a few from the problems matlab editor has when one is using it to do some heavy work. ECLIPSE provides solutions and it should not be too difficult for Mathworks to endorse this and write a plugin for eclipse.

I would have to have to go to C/C++ and mexing everything since I code staff that runs in Linux/Windows servers.

Cheers
Leonidas

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6481 Mike Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:11:51 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6481 Michael, That is something we are interested in providing, but that functionality is not available in R2009b. Michael,

That is something we are interested in providing, but that functionality is not available in R2009b.

]]> By: Michael Kopinsky http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6474 Michael Kopinsky Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:52:31 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6474 Is there any progress on being able to specify that an input parameter for a function is a file path for the sake of tab completion? I.e. I want to be able to type myfunc('my and it will fill in myfile.txt if that exists in the current directory. Thanks! Is there any progress on being able to specify that an input parameter for a function is a file path for the sake of tab completion? I.e. I want to be able to type myfunc(‘my and it will fill in myfile.txt if that exists in the current directory.

Thanks!

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6018 Ken Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:28:41 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6018 Hi Saugata, There isn't an Eclipse plugin that I'm aware of. -Ken Hi Saugata,

There isn’t an Eclipse plugin that I’m aware of.

-Ken

]]> By: Saugata guha http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6015 Saugata guha Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:39:33 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/04/27/tab-completion-will-save-your-fingers/#comment-6015 In reference to Item 17 I have the same question, is Eclipse plugin available? It was not answered. Lot of pogrammers now use Eclipse framework, so support for it will be appreciated. Thanks Saugata In reference to Item 17
I have the same question, is Eclipse plugin available?
It was not answered.
Lot of pogrammers now use Eclipse framework, so support for it will be appreciated.

Thanks
Saugata

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