Path hint without "/" on begin

[vertisan]

Hi,
Currently we need to use / on start to show hints for files/directories.
Is it possible to "disable" this / on begin? I want to show hints when I start to type any letter.

[BananaAcid]

btw. if you mean css/main.css the common way of writing this in html and linux is ./css/main.css - same as ./ for current directory... maybe this could help

[v-iashin]

I can second the request of @vertisan

This is pretty annoying not only when you just start typing a path e.g. css... (no autosuggestion) but also when you try to change parts of the path e.g.

1. /root/dataset1/images/
2. /root//images/
3. /root/dataset2/images/ (no autosuggestion when typing dataset2)

[ChristianKohler]

Thx for the input. I see your point. I can enable it for more characters. I'd have to play around to see how well it works from a UX perspective and how it affects the performance.

[plashenkov]

Yes, that's sad that autocompletion triggers only on slash.

For example: you write slash (autocompletion triggers), than you type first letters (to highlight the necessary option), but you make a typo, autocomplete dropdown closes, and now you have to delete all the characters including slash to type it again to trigger autocomplete. This situation is very common and this is a pain.

Or, as @v-iashin noted, you need to change something inside path and autocompletion simply doesn't happen.

I tried to change the default VS code path autocompletion behavior by installing this plugin but it works the same.

As far as I remember, WebStorm has polished UX here. It triggers path autocompletion when you type anything, not only slashes.

[Zhen3r]

Can we add an "Activation Events" to trigger path hint? So that it's possible to use some keyboard shortcuts to trigger (instead of typing "/")

[ChristianKohler]

@Zhen3r I don‘t thing this is possible.