Trigger key for autocomplete in JetBrains

[sestinj]

Validations

• [x] I believe this is a way to improve. I'll try to join the Continue Discord for questions
• [x] I'm not able to find an open issue that requests the same enhancement

Problem

As is possible natively in VS Code, it would be nice to have a trigger key for autocomplete: https://docs.continue.dev/customize/deep-dives/autocomplete#can-i-configure-a-trigger-key-for-autocomplete

Solution

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[lamcodes]

I agree that we need a manual trigger key for code completion in JetBrains. The current automatic completion doesn't always work when needed. A shortcut key to trigger completion manually would be very useful.

[Trinkes]

I fully support this request! This feature would be incredibly useful and would enhance the workflow significantly. Are there any updates on whether this is being considered for implementation? I’d love to see this move forward!

Additionally, an indicator showing when autocomplete is being loaded would also be a great improvement. Would love to hear any thoughts on this

[spaasis]

This would be useful. I dislike having the AI assistant constantly bombarding me with suggestions, but very much like to flow of "press a button to get the next few lines suggested to me" when I want. It would also save energy when I'm only prompting the model when I want, instead of on pretty much every button press. Until then, I'll keep autocomplete disabled completely and stick with the inline edits

[portlek]

This is important for me. The plugin's auto-completion is too aggressive. It constantly suggests things I don't need, especially during editing or deletion. The suggestions appear and shift the code, making simple tasks difficult and frustrating. Disabling auto-completion constantly isn't practical.

Furthermore, it fails to suggest things when I actually do need them in specific contexts. For instance, public override string ToString() =>; pressing space between >; does not trigger a suggestion because jetbrains suggestion overrides It I believe. Here how It looks like if I hit space between >;

It's really annoying to fight against the plugin in order to suggest something I'd love an option, perhaps tied to a key command, to manually trigger suggestions only when needed.

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[JoshLoecker]

Yes I would still love this feature!

[Patrick-Erichsen]

@exigow - with our cutover to the inline completions API is this a built-in feature?

[exigow]

Hey @Patrick-Erichsen, that's correct, it's fixed in https://github.com/continuedev/continue/pull/6947 (autocomplete can be manually triggered with Ctrl + Space)