Merge pull request #43 from oscarlevin/tweaks

add final thing to try

Author: StevenClontz

source/ch-copilot.ptx

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <p>
       Note that almost everything in this chapter will likely be out of date almost immediately.
-      The current suggestions here are up to date as of <strong>2025-01-08</strong>.
+      The current suggestions here are up to date as of <alert>2025-01-08</alert>.
     </p>
   </introduction>
 
@@ -116,36 +116,58 @@
       <ul>
         <li>
           <p>
-            Suppose you are trying to write some code in a language you are not that familiar with.  Copilot will suggest the next bit of code for you as you type.  To get better suggestions, put in a comment describing what you want to do.  (Hint: if you don't know the syntax for comments, hit <c>CTRL+/</c> to start a comment in most languages.)
+            Suppose you are trying to write some code in a language you are not that familiar with.
+            Copilot will suggest the next bit of code for you as you type.
+            To get better suggestions, put in a comment describing what you want to do.
+            (Hint: if you don't know the syntax for comments, hit <c>CTRL+/</c> to start a comment in most languages.)
           </p>
         </li>
+
         <li>
           <p>
-            Does the code do what you want it to?  Is it confusing?  Ask Copilot to <em>explain</em> the code to you.  You can select the code, hit <c>CTRL+I</c>, and then type <c>/explain</c> (note the forward slash).
+            Does the code do what you want it to?  Is it confusing?  Ask Copilot to <em>explain</em> the code to you.
+            You can select the code, hit <c>CTRL+I</c>, and then type <c>/explain</c> (note the forward slash).
           </p>
         </li>
+
         <li>
           <p>
-            Along these lines, try asking Copilot to document your code for you.  Select the code, hit <c>CTRL+I</c>, and then type <c>/doc</c>.
+            Along these lines, try asking Copilot to document your code for you.
+            Select the code, hit <c>CTRL+I</c>, and then type <c>/doc</c>.
           </p>
         </li>
+
         <li>
           <p>
-            Here is something I just did while writing this.  I realized that I wanted all the keyboard shortcuts to be displayed as code, which in <pretext /> is done by enclosing them in <tag>c</tag> tags.  So I selected the entire document, hit <c>CTRL+I</c> and typed <q>wrap all keyboard shortcuts here with <tag>c</tag> tags.</q>  Copilot then let me see where it made changes (line by line) and let me accept them or not.
+            Here is something I just did while writing this.
+            I realized that I wanted all the keyboard shortcuts to be displayed as code, which in <pretext /> is done by enclosing them in <tag>c</tag> tags.
+            So I selected the entire document, hit <c>CTRL+I</c> and typed <q>wrap all keyboard shortcuts here with <tag>c</tag> tags.</q>  Copilot then let me see where it made changes (line by line) and let me accept them or not.
           </p>
+
           <p>
-            A very new Copilot feature is <term>Copilot Edits</term>, which allow you to do such things for multiple files at the same time.  I suspect this could also be useful for finding typos.
+            A very new Copilot feature is <term>Copilot Edits</term>, which allow you to do such things for multiple files at the same time.
+            I suspect this could also be useful for finding typos.
           </p>
         </li>
+
         <li>
-            <p>
-              If you are working on a mathematical proof or a complex equation, you can ask Copilot to help you format it correctly in LaTeX. Simply type your equation or proof in plain text, select it, hit <c>CTRL+I</c>, and ask Copilot to convert it to LaTeX. This can save you a lot of time and ensure that your mathematical notation is accurate.
-            </p>
-            <p>
-              NOTE: I don't know if that's true, the above paragraph was generated by Copilot from the prompt <q>Write a suggestion of something Copilot can do for a mathematician.</q>
-            </p>
+          <p>
+            If you are working on a mathematical proof or a complex equation, you can ask Copilot to help you format it correctly in LaTeX.
+            Simply type your equation or proof in plain text, select it, hit <c>CTRL+I</c>, and ask Copilot to convert it to LaTeX.
+            This can save you a lot of time and ensure that your mathematical notation is accurate.
+          </p>
+
+          <p>
+            NOTE: I don't know if that's true, the above paragraph was generated by Copilot from the prompt <q>Write a suggestion of something Copilot can do for a mathematician.</q>
+          </p>
         </li>
       </ul>
     </p>
-  </section>
+
+    <p>
+      One final thing you might want to try: <alert>Turn off completions</alert>.
+      It can be distracting to see what Copilot thinks you should type next; I have found that it often interrupts the idea I have in my head.
+      You can turn off completions by clicking the Copilot icon at the bottom of the VS Code window and selecting <q>Disable completions.</q>  You can also disable completions for particular types of files.
+    </p>
+</section>
 </chapter>