Should SPACE be used to select candidates by default?

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  BTW I should point out that since it is configurable it probably doesn't matter that much, however the five of us currently working on SQL Prompt 3 have engaged in a "robust discussion" about this issue already this morning so it would be interesting to know what the rest of you think.
  Thanks,
  Bart

  Bart Read September 06, 2006 05:36

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  I would suggest not making it the default.

  rjpaulsen September 06, 2006 10:55

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  Please don't all feel you have to say no to this: I'm now being accused by my colleagues of biasing the poll result with my post. :shock:

  Bart Read September 06, 2006 10:57

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  Your presented scenarios make it sensible to not have it as a default out of the box. With it being so simple to turn the option on or off, it shouldn't matter either way. Perhaps you could add a "don't care either way" button to the poll...

  PDinCA September 06, 2006 14:00

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  I feel like I was forced to agree. I want a recount.

  rjpaulsen September 06, 2006 15:13

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  I personally would like to see it turned on.
  
  Its especially useful for parts where you'd always use the auto-completion.
  
  Eg.
  
  INNER JOIN[space]
  
  or
  INNER JOIN Table T ON[space]
  
  But this would depend on the candidate list showing up only when its needed. If it shows up othertimes i can see an argument for turning it off.

  lysp September 06, 2006 16:21

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  I do not thinks it matters. If it was to cause me any problems I would go to options and just turn it off.

  sangha September 06, 2006 19:41

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  ditto..same as sangha.

  emails4me September 07, 2006 03:38

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  I'm inclined to agree that it doesn't really matter since you can change it from the Options dialog, however this does raise another question... which I'll post another poll about shortly.
  Cheers,
  Bart

  Bart Read September 07, 2006 06:04

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  I'd definitely like the space bar enabled. I seem to remember it being enabled in version 2, so I've come to expect it. As I'd normally type a space, then it would be useful to me.

  harriyott September 08, 2006 04:47

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  I think having space by itself displaying the candidate list is a little "overkill" and it's just annoying. However, if it pops up after a space in combination with a keyword like "FROM" or "ON" it would be alot better...

  Lumbago September 08, 2006 08:40

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  I posted a comment on this already but I'll engage in this discussion and say that I dont like the default of any of the completion keys with the exception of ENTER and TAB.
  
  Too many times have I gotten the wrong SQL or SQL when I didn;t want SQL when I pressed either SPACE or DOT...PARENTHESES most likely too.
  
  Just my 2 cents. I would turn off all but ENTER and TAB and if you can, maybe provide reasons on why and when we would use the other keys?
  
  Thanks
  
  Callon

  calloncampbell September 08, 2006 15:42

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  I vote for TAB and/or ENTER being selected by default and all others being up to the user.

  rauldiaz September 12, 2006 13:04

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  I personally like the TAB. But I wouldn't be bothered by the SPACE bar as long as there is an option to change it.

  brian26ny September 13, 2006 17:17

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  Hello,
  
  I do vote for TAB and ENTER as default, and all others as optional. (I think this is also the standard behaviour of intellisense in VS).
  
  With kind regards,
  
  Emmanuel

  nanchen September 17, 2006 10:16

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