zsh-autocomplete
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marlonrichert
Add a setting for limiting completions to a maximum number of lines
I cant seem to get the external command, ancillary manipulator command or main porcelain command to display only a few lines
Environment
a364a84 (grafted, HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD) Reduce number of files listed for `source` or `.`
pc linux-gnu /usr/bin/zsh -zsh zsh-5.8-0-g77d203f
Steps to reproduce
- edit .zshrc ,mine looks like this
#-----zsh-autocomplete-----
zstyle ':autocomplete:*' list-lines 5
zstyle ':autocomplete:history-search:*' list-lines 5
zstyle ':autocomplete:history-incremental-search-*:*' list-lines 5
zstyle ':autocomplete:*' min-input 1
zstyle ':autocomplete:*' fzf-completion yes
source ~/.config/zsh/plugins/zsh-autocomplete/zsh-autocomplete.plugin.zsh
- start typing any command.
- get this mess
list-lines sets maximum number of lines to which to grow if not all the lines fit on screen. If more lines will fit on screen, then zsh-autocomplete will use them. If you want to see less, then just type a bit more; non-matching completions will be filtered out.
yeah, but i dont want it to fill the whole window though if its clear, because I clear my window a lot how do i get it to not fill the whole window?
how do i get it to not fill the whole window?
Like I said, by typing more.
Why is this so important? It won't stay there; it will go when you continue to type or execute your command line.
if this isn't possible I will just uninstall it and leave you alone.
Of course it's possible. You just have to implement it. Patches welcome. 🙂
basically, I don't like a lot of things in my terminal. the only things I let fill the screen are logs or files I'm editing. that's about it.
why is this so important?
I don't like a full terminal in any way. I don't like useless information since the vast majority of suggestions arent useful. I don't like clutter.
it wont stay there
I'm fully aware but its a large distraction while I'm typing if I know what I'm typing already and its not like I want nothing there, just don't want the screen full of stuff.
Just thought I would chime in that I agree with @Lite5h4dow on this one. I would have thought that the "all" line limit setting would actually apply to all autocomplete types. It feels weird that this isn't included.
It's jarring that my window gets cleared whenever I type a git command. Unfortunately it's enough of an annoyance that I'll be disabling the plugin.
I can see your point. I'll reopen this, but I don't really have time to implement it any time soon. Pull requests welcome! 🙂