Editor: Popup showing function arguments only displayed for 3 seconds

Description

In the editor, when I type the name of a function and a left parenthesis, Spyder displays a helpful popup showing the function’s arguments. Unfortunately, this is only displayed for 3 seconds, and then disappears. It would be helpful if this popup stayed visible for longer, possibly until I type the closing parenthesis or move the text cursor off of the line.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Type the name of a function, followed by the left parenthesis
2. The helpful popup appears
3. Wait 3 seconds
4. The helpful popup disappears, and I am sad

Version and main components

• Spyder Version: 3.0.0b1 (happens in 2.3.x as well)
• Python Version: 2.7.10
• Qt Versions: 4.8.6, PyQt4 (API v2) 4.10.4 on Windows

Optional dependencies

pyflakes >=0.5.0:  0.9.2 (OK)
pep8 >=0.6      :  1.6.2 (OK)
pygments >=1.6  :  2.0.2 (OK)
IPython >=3.0   :  3.2.0 (OK)
zmq >=13.0.0    :  14.7.0 (OK)
pandas >=0.13.1 :  0.16.2 (OK)
sphinx >=0.6.6  :  1.3.1 (OK)
rope >=0.9.4    :  0.9.4 (OK)
jedi >=0.8.1    :  0.8.1 (OK)
matplotlib >=1.0:  1.4.3 (OK)
sympy >=0.7.3   :  0.7.6 (OK)
pylint >=0.25   :  None (NOK)

[ccordoba12]

So I tried VS Code, which maintains the tooltip open until the user decides to close it (by typing Up or Down arrows), and it works quite nicely!!

So now I fully agree with you guys, and you can expect a PR at the end of this week 😉

[akhouribhanu]

@ccordoba12 : Definitely, there should be an option to customise. As you wrote earlier, as long as you keep your mouse over menu, it will be visible. But, as soon as you start typing code, It will be gone. As you know, there are many parameters/arguments available with a function, and one cannot memorise it all after looking it once. When you are in middle of writing a function, and you are stuck as you forget the parameter/arguments you are suppose to use.