but unfortunately it doesn't work if I put this at the top of the script 
$input = Complete('prompt_string', \@completion_list);

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That's the wrong place. You probably must make the mainloop aware of tab completion via set_binding(), and handle the completion in a subroutine. Another candidate is add_callback().

Edit:

use Curses::UI;
use Term::Complete;

...

sub complete {
    my @words = ( 'perl', 'pepper', 'peace' ); # thanks marto!
    my $input = Complete('',\@words);
    $editor->add_string($input);
}

...

$cui->set_binding(\&complete,"\t");

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Note that with this binding you have to press <Tab> twice, one to invoke sub complete, then for the completion itself.

You will have to get the substring upon which the completion was invoked and strip that from $input and handle the newline which ends the completion routine by repositioning the cursor. Or just do a screen redraw (bound to ^L).

perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'

In reply to Re: word auto-corrector in Curses::UI by shmem
in thread word auto-corrector in Curses::UI by Bpl

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