Suggestion Detail for equation references behave weirdly.

[Alex2134556]

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• Operating System: Sonoma 14.3
• Visual Studio Code Version: 1.86.0
• LaTeX Workshop Version: 9.18
• TeX Distribution Version: Tex Live 2023

The Issue*

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• The suggestion detail for references of equations is either incomplete or it shows the code instead of the equation:
  
  

Reproduction Steps

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1. I used the following code:

\documentclass[11pt]{article}

\begin{document}  
\begin{equation}\label{eq:for W}
    W= w=w=w=w=w=w=w=w=w=w=w=w=w=ww=w=w=w
\end{equation} 

abcd 


For \(f = g\) 
\begin{equation}\label{eq:f=g}
    f  = g
\end{equation}
\end{document} 

Now writing \ref{eq} either next to abcd or below abcd should reproduce the error.

Logs

LaTeX Workshop Output*

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[James-Yu]

Unfortunately, I don't see any issue on my side. I'm afraid I cannot fix your issue unless there is a way to reproduce the bug.

[James-Yu]

By the way, for the overlength equation, that was a limit by vscode that the preview cannot horizontally scroll. We cannot fix that.

[Alex2134556]

@James-Yu To reproduce the error, first write it next to abcd (you will get the correct output). Then remove, go the next line and write ref{eq:} again. Here is a recording:

Screen.Recording.2024-02-07.at.7.23.09.PM.mov

[James-Yu]

This is because the caching of the file is not done on the new content. You can choose to save the file to trigger a caching, or enable aggressive caching in the config to auto-cache upon keypress.

[James-Yu]

See latex-workshop.intellisense.update.aggressive.enabled and latex-workshop.intellisense.update.delay.

[Alex2134556]

@James-Yu Regarding the issue about the overlength equation, I have noticed that sometimes the hover box is large enough to display a long equation in its entirety and sometime its very short. Is it possible to have the box be always large enough (not to require scrolling but say min{1/2 the window screen, equation size}) as you state that this is a limit by vscode? Even having a setting to fix the box size to be very large, regardless of equation size, would also be sufficient.

[James-Yu]

No afaik.

[Alex2134556]

@James-Yu I see, the reason I was wondering about this was because if I write a new equation and then hover for the reference, it gives me a long box.
But then if I compile and then check the reference, it shortens the reference box (but now include the equation number).
My guess is that before compilation, there is no equation number so it behaves normally but after compilation, the equation number is also added, which might be causing weird behavior with \hfill commands (or whatever that forces the equation number to appear right-justified), in which case, vscode defaults to a default size box (confirmed by hovering post-compilation on a small and big equation).

Screen.Recording.2024-02-23.at.8.46.22.PM.mov