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What does it mean when auto complete is enabled in Spacemacs?
The variable has no effect when auto-complete is used. By default Spacemacs enables auto-completion explicitly for each supported major-mode, it means that company and auto-complete are not enabled globally, it allows more flexibility to choose an auto-completion engine for a given mode.
Where do I add auto completion in dotspacemacs?
To use this configuration layer, add it to your ~/.spacemacs. You will need to add auto-completion to the existing dotspacemacs-configuration-layers list in this file. As this is a support layer you will also have to install at least one supported language layer for it to have any effect.
How to create a company mode in Spacemacs?
Many spacemacs layers (e.g., python, html, haskell) configure company mode backends to provide mode-specific completion. These modes will include completion backends specified in the spacemacs-default-company-backends variable. The defaults should work well, but you can configure this variable in your .spacemacs file with (e.g.)
What is the default value for auto completion?
If its value is nil then the feature is disabled. auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence-delay is the number of seconds to wait for the auto-completion key sequence to be entered. The default value is 0.1 seconds. The default configuration of the layer is:
What do you need to know about Spacemacs?
Initialization 6.3.1.3. Exclusion 6.3.2. Without a layer 6.4. Packages synchronization 6.5. Types of configuration layers 6.6. Submitting a configuration layer upstream 6.7. Example: Themes Megapack example 6.8. Managing private configuration layers 6.8.1.
Which is an example of a Spacemacs configuration?
Submitting a configuration layer upstream 6.7. Example: Themes Megapack example 6.8. Managing private configuration layers 6.8.1. Using the private directory 6.8.2. Using an external Git repository 6.8.3. Using a personal branch 6.9. Tips for writing layers 7. Dotfile Configuration 7.1. Dotfile Installation 7.2. Alternative dotdirectory 7.3.
How to customize the experience of auto completion?
You can customize the user experience of auto-completion with the following layer variables: auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence is a string of two characters denoting a key sequence that will perform a complete action if the sequence as been entered quickly enough. If its value is nil then the feature is disabled.