editing:auto_completion:hints

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Code Hints

Code Hints suggest the best guess from editor. Suggestion takes into account existing User Templates, Auto Correction data, keywords from dictionary and statistical data collected by editor engine during your typing.
The best guess calculation is programming language and context dependent.

You can accept the suggestion by Tab or Enter and editor will complete the rest of the word for you.

Suggestion of statistical word

If you type a code template key, HippoEDIT will show you the Code Template description and will enter the text if you accept the hint.

Code Hints. Editor suggest suitable template

Inverse tooltip indicates that editor has more then one suggestion.

Code Hints. Editor suggest keyword, the inverse color indicates that more then one suggestion available

You can enable the feature in Options->Code Completion.