Re: [Orgmode] auto-complete mode with org-mode

[Eric S Fraga]

phaebz <address@hidden> writes:

> I am using org-mode v. 7.3 and auto-complete v. 1.2
>
> I added org-mode to "ac-modes" as described in the documentation. When
> typing in an org-mode buffer, I correctly get the popup-menu from
> auto-complete mode. If I then press TAB to complete the word, nothing
> happens - since TAB is bound to org-cycle.
>
> I am not really familliar with ac-mode, but I guess it could be using
> a hook when populating the popup menu, so that I could bind the tab
> key in this hook ac-specific and bind it then again to org-cycle when
> after-completion-hook is run, in case there is one... I just wanted to
> ask here if others have a similar setup/issue and how it is solved
> elegantly, i.e. in org-mode style.
>
> Thank you
>
> Michael Bach

org mode somehow (I have no idea how or why) manages to distinguish
between TAB and C-i and this distinction is inherited by minor modes
operating within an org mode buffer.  For auto-complete, the fix is
easy:

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(require 'auto-complete)
(require 'auto-complete-config)
(ac-config-default)
;; (define-key ac-complete-mode-map "\t" 'ac-expand)
(define-key ac-complete-mode-map [tab] 'ac-expand)     ; <<--- add this line
;; (define-key ac-complete-mode-map "\r" 'ac-complete)
#+end_src

I've included two commented out lines: they are the defaults set by
auto-complete.  I found, before adding the annotated line, that C-i
worked as expected within an auto-complete pop-up but the tab key
didn't.  With this key binding, it does.

I do find, however, that although the \r (return key) works (accepts the
completion proposed by auto-complete), *sometimes* org-mode also
interprets it so that two things happen when I hit the key.  I've not
yet figured out when it does this in any reproducible manner
unfortunately.

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: Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1
: using Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.304.g71203.dirty)