Use only trigger characters to show suggestions box

[emmemeno]

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mini.completion

Question

Hello community and echasnowski, thank you for your awesome plugins!
I cloned the new minimax and I have some problems with mini.completion, coming from blink:

• I'd like to trigger the completion only on specific char, not sure how to do that.
• I'd like to use only attached lsp for suggestions
• I dont want the autocomplete snippet for function signature. (maybe this is a lsp feature?)

[echasnovski]

Hi! Thank you for giving MiniMax a try!

• I'd like to trigger the completion only on specific char, not sure how to do that.

I am afraid it is not easily possible. In theory it might be doable by setting config.delay.completion to a very big value (the recommended way to "disable" particular "auto" feature) and manually map certain keys in Insert mode to also trigger completion.
But it doesn't sound too robust.

May I ask, is there a specific issue with how autocompletion is done now: as soon as there is probably new relevant completion candidates? If it feels too "flickery", maybe try increasing config.delay.completion to a comfortable level and maybe sometimes resort to forcing completion via <C-Space>?

• I'd like to use only attached lsp for suggestions

So don't use fallback action? If yes, set config.fallback_action = function() end.

• I dont want the autocomplete snippet for function signature. (maybe this is a lsp feature?)

So don't show signature window at all? If yes, set config.delay.signature = 10000000.

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To be perfectly honest, the experience you describe may be more fitting for built-in vim.lsp.completion. Although it itself has certain usability problems.