Auto-complete stopped working

[starkis]

Not sure if this is an issue with Nova, the Emmet extension, or something I've done—auto-complete just stopped working. (I've tried restarting and reinstalling the extension.)

The 'Expand Abbreviation' command (Control-E) still works, but I much prefer to just type and hit tab. If I run Nova's 'Show Completions' command, the pop-up shows the exact characters I've already typed (marked as 'Emmet'), and then several other suggestions, but none of them include the complete markup. (See screenshot.)

Environment (please complete the following information):

• Nova version: 6.2 (Build 271290) (30 day trial)
• Emmet extension version 1.3.2

[sergeche]

It might depend on syntax you’re using, try to set syntax to HTML. Also, check out Emmet preferences and make sure Enable Autocomplete option is enabled

[starkis]

I should have mentioned that I already checked Emmet preferences and made sure 'Enable auto-complete' was enabled. Yes, syntax is set to HTML.

[alonsofedz]

I would like to add myself to this report.
In my case I just installed the Extension, so don't have any previous experience of it auto-completing.
The "Expand Abbreviation" command works, and the "Show Completions" command also shows the available expansions.

Removed all extensions to see if there was any conflict.
Changed keyboard layout to US.
Tried a fresh install in a new user account.

Don't know if it's an Emmet Extension bug or a Nova bug though. I downgraded to 6.1 and it works.
I'll submit a but report on their end as well.

[starkis]

I can also confirm that it works (mostly) after downgrading to Nova 6.1. It now shows the suggestions automatically as I type, and provided I type in the complete abbreviation, hitting Tab or Return generates the expected code. However, if I start typing and then use the arrow keys to select another option, hitting Tab or Return completes the abbreviation but it doesn't generate the expanded code. For example:

1. Select item:
   

2. Hit Tab or Return:
   

Hitting Tab or Return a second time doesn't expand the abbreviation.

[danielucas]

Adding myself to this issue as well—Emmet fully stopped working in 6.2. Any information on how to downgrade to 6.1; or word on an update to the extension/Nova to fix this issue?

[sergeche]

Will take a look, might be some kind of API regression.

[logancollins]

Chiming in: The completions not appearing appears to be being triggered by some changes in Nova 6.2 related to adjusting selected ranges in an editor. Emmet is returning an empty set of completions after typing a character (but not after hitting Escape or Ctrl-Space).

The change in Nova is effectively causing it to send two selection change events when typing. Emmet is observing that change, and for whatever reason, now that it's sent twice, it's internal tracking of the caret is not behaving as expected. I'm not sure if Nova is sending the wrong coordinates, or something else?

I'm still investigating on our side. Nova should probably not be sending two events in this case, which I can remedy. But I'm not sure why sending two would affect Emmet in this way.

[logancollins]

For the html:5 expansion specifically, it appears that Emmet is not returning a value for insertText in that completion (among others). Nova inserts the label of the completion in its absence. This may or may not be related to the other issue above.

[starkis]

Any information on how to downgrade to 6.1 …

An archive of older versions can be found here:
https://download.panic.com/nova

[starkis]

Thank you @sergeche and @logancollins for working on a fix for this. Emmet is one of those tools you don't know how you lived without once you start using it. 🙂

[danielucas]

Any information on how to downgrade to 6.1 …

An archive of older versions can be found here:
https://download.panic.com/nova

Thanks @starkis — and totally agreed, not being able to use Emmett is more or less a dealbreaker for me!

[tomliv]

Adding myself as well. HTML in .php docs specifically, but overall it's not working for me.

[ecurtis]

I just want to confirm the other posters experience and I look forward to getting the autocomplete back. Thank you to the developers of this extension, it is my favorite.

[mrcury]

Autocomplete stopped working for me as well on 6.2 (probably on 6.1 too), on SCSS and HTML files. The Emmet dropdown options while typing are also gone.