stop funnelling autocompletion through via events - it is not an event-like thing, and making it one led to weirdness...

src/ui/ui_core.c

@@ -678,6 +678,28 @@ ui_slot_press(UI_EventActionSlot slot)
   return result;
 }
 
+//- rjf: autocomplete info
+
+internal void
+ui_set_autocomplete_string(String8 string)
+{
+  ui_state->autocomplete_string = push_str8_copy(ui_build_arena(), string);
+}
+
+internal String8
+ui_autocomplete_string(void)
+{
+  return ui_state->autocomplete_string;
+}
+
+internal String8
+ui_autocomplete(void)
+{
+  String8 result = ui_state->autocomplete_string;
+  MemoryZeroStruct(&ui_state->autocomplete_string);
+  return result;
+}
+
 //- rjf: drag data
 
 internal Vec2F32

src/ui/ui_core.h

@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ typedef enum UI_EventKind
   UI_EventKind_Edit,
   UI_EventKind_MouseMove,
   UI_EventKind_Scroll,
-  UI_EventKind_AutocompleteHint,
   UI_EventKind_FileDrop,
   UI_EventKind_COUNT
 }
@@ -680,6 +679,7 @@ struct UI_State
   
   //- rjf: build state machine state
   B32 is_in_open_ctx_menu;
+  String8 autocomplete_string;
   B32 tooltip_can_overflow_window;
   UI_Key tooltip_anchor_key;
   String8Array current_gen_tags;
@@ -848,6 +848,11 @@ internal B32 ui_key_release(OS_Modifiers mods, OS_Key key);
 internal B32 ui_text(U32 character);
 internal B32 ui_slot_press(UI_EventActionSlot slot);
 
+//- rjf: autocomplete info
+internal void ui_set_autocomplete_string(String8 string);
+internal String8 ui_autocomplete_string(void);
+internal String8 ui_autocomplete(void);
+
 //- rjf: drag data
 internal Vec2F32           ui_drag_start_mouse(void);
 internal Vec2F32           ui_drag_delta(void);