# RIDE : Autocomplete beginning with..?

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624>\
**Category:** RIDE\
**Created:** [22 October 2021 08:58 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624 "2021-10-22T08:58:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Centaure13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Centaure13](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Centaure13)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2021 08:58 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624/1 "2021-10-22T08:58:07Z")

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Hello,

After using Eclipse (I leave it because the RED plugin isn’t compatible with RF 4.x), I’m trying the RIDE IDE.  
It’s a little bit confusing but I have a question : on Eclipse, the autocomplete suggests the keywords which beginning with the word AND the keyword which contains the word.

Example : On Eclipse, I wrote “Value” and the proposals were :

Get Value  
Element Attribute Value Should Be  
…

On RIDE, I see that the autocomplete suggests only the keyword which beginning with the word I search.

Example : On RIDE, I wrote “Value” and there aren’t any proposals (because no keywords beginning with the “Value” word):

Is it a specific configuration or RIDE doesn’t have this (usefull) functionality ?

Thanks a lot !

John

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**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2021 10:38 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624/2 "2021-10-22T10:38:23Z")

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I don’t recall if that functionality was ever in place. This is the first time I see asking for that global match.

That could be a good proposal to enhance RIDE. If you have the skills, please see how it is implemented in RED and we can adjust RIDE code for it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![steve](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/steve/32/638_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2021 21:23 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624/3 "2021-10-28T21:23:13Z")

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Why use RIDE? What are the advantages? I tried RIDE but quickly reverted back to Visual Studio Code; I have also used PyCharm and IntelliJ for Robot Framework development. The VS Code plug-in only suggests based upon “Beginning with” - so no improvement, no difference there.

This is the Extension I used on VS Code:

Name: Robot Framework Intellisense  
Id: tomiturtiainen.rf-intellisense  
Description: Robot Framework Intellisense  
Version: 2.8.0  
Publisher: Tomi Turtiainen  
VS Marketplace Link: [Robot Framework Intellisense - Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TomiTurtiainen.rf-intellisense)

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**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2021 22:09 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624/4 "2021-10-28T22:09:45Z")

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RIDE was the first and only dedicated IDE for Robot Framework. It was created in 2008 (if I am not in error) and sponsored by Nokia Networks up to 2016. There have been a lot of improvements, but development has been slowed down, due to several factors (including a major change in Robot Framework 3.2.1).  
People used to newer IDE may not like RIDE, but they probably don’t know some of the good features it has.  
One feature I like the most is to have the keyword’s documentation at hand.

This request for autocomplete would be a nice improvement to consider after releasing RIDE 2.0.

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**Author:** ![Centaure13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Centaure13](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Centaure13)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2021 08:50 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/ride-autocomplete-beginning-with/2624/5 "2021-10-29T08:50:06Z")

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Thanks for all for your answers.

After severals days using RIDE, i don’t feel comfortable with the tools.  
So i have came back to RED standalone (with RF 3.2.2).

Perhaps if RIDE has many improvment, I would try it again 🙂

John.