Vincent Linsong wrote:
> > This behavior of <C-N> and <C-P> is not new, it was the same befor, too,
> > not only in Vim 7. It is not wise to change it and BTW, it is a good
> > behavior for most people.
> >
> > > My main point is: I don't want to select entry in the completion menu
> > > by pressing CTRL-N or CTRL-P, instead, I want to input enough
> > > characters to make correct entry become the first entry and it is
> > > highlighted, then I can use CTRL-Y(yes, I have mapped <Enter> to
> > > CTRL-Y since I am tempted to use <Enter>) to confirm the completion.
> >
> > If you don't want your typed characters to be replaced by the first
> > completion, just add a mapping like this:
> >
> > inoremap <C-Space> <C-N><C-P>
>
> Instead of the above map, I set completeopt=menu,preview,longest to get
> it work.
>
> > and it won't be replaced. If you type, then the list of possible
> > completions gets smaller. You still have to select the correct entry by
> > yourself, but if I understand you correctly, this might be very near to
> > that, which you seem to want.
>
> Yes, it is very near to what I want except one thing. But I don't get
> the point why disable to highlight the top entry in the menu in vim7f
> (it is not in vim7d)? And I am sure there are many persons who want to
> make the top entry highlighted by default. I am not very sure why this
> is changed in vim7f?
> Now, is there a easy way to make the top entry highlighted automatically?
The problem with highlighting the first entry is that you can't use
CTRL-N to use it. You would get the second entry. And using CTRL-N to
select an entry is the main method for completion. Not many people know
about CTRL-Y.
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