Methods for autocompletion in TexStudio don't work

Question

I've made a mymacros.sty file which I would like my LaTeX files to be able to access with commands that I've defined. I've managed to get it to work by putting \usepackage{mymacros} in my preamble.

However when I try to autocomplete I can't. I looked at this question:

• How can I have TeXstudio recognize my own commands which it already auto-completes?

• https://sourceforge.net/p/texstudio/wiki/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions/#how-does-txs-know-about-valid-commands), which recommends 3 ways of doing this, none of which work for me.

The first it recommends is to have mymacros.sty open in the editor. But this doesn't work.

The second is to activate the option Editor -> Automatically load included files in the configure TeXstudio options panel. However while I have an Editor tab , there is no such option there.

The third is to using .cwl files, however I'm not sure how to go about this. In the completion tab I've noticed that there is a mymacros.sty option that has come up, which I ticked but that has had no effect. Do I need to make my own mymacros.cwl file? I've tried to look this up but haven't had any luck.

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I'm afraid I can't exactly diagnose your problem , but you can create your own .cwl file. Hopefully this is an acceptable alternative.

Reference: http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/manual/current/usermanual_en.html#CWLDESCRIPTION

1) The first step is to find the directory where the .cwl files are stored. If you're on Windows, the custom .cwl files are stored in .\AppData\Roaming\TeXstudio\completion\user directory. If in doubt, go to Help->Check LaTeX installation from within TeXstudio and search for Setting file. The directory should be printed out for you.

2) Go to Notepad or any other text editor (TeXstudio works too!). The command syntax for the .cwl file is as follows:

<command>[#classification]

For a list of classification styles and what they do, refer to the link above, section 4.13.3. For now, try adding just one line to the text file:

\ThisIsMyCommand#n

and save it with a file name of your choice. As far as I know, this doesn't have to coincide with your .sty name, so let's choose randomcwl.cwl as a file name. Ensure that it is .cwl file.

3) Go ahead and place this file into your .cwl directory from Step 1.

4) Now, if you go to Configure TeXstudio -> Completion, You'll find the random.cwl choice has popped up. Check the box.

5) And test it out!

Answer 2

I had the same issue. Since the macros defined in style file didn't appear in auto completion, I copied them in the main file (just temporarily) and it works fine. It's a simple workaround though not the best solution.