I think it's useful but hard to define the configuration design.

proposal

cmp.setup {
  appearance = {
    menu = {
      direction = 'above' -- auto or above or below
    }
  }
}

I came here looking for just this, started using Github Copilot and found this annoying. This'd be a great feature to see!

I want to define the direction to be "above" by default too, I like the proposal entry idea by @hrsh7th :

  appearance = {
    menu = {
      direction = 'above' -- auto or above or below
    }
  }

I would also suggest instead of these 3 options, to be able to define which is the default direction (this means, "auto" would have a preference to go below but we may have the preference to go above, this is in fact the ideal by using with Copilot)

So just like @lukamanitta I have the menu to be very annoying when using with Copilot because it overlaps all the time what you see in Copilot, and I don't want to disable CMP in order to use it 🤔

I don't know much the code but looks like the "decision" to go in one direction or the other is around this line: https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp/blob/main/lua/cmp/view/custom_entries_view.lua#L178

I'm also interested in this feature because of Copilot. I'm using cmp for lsp completions, but virtual text do display copilot suggestions. As-is, cmp can cover copilot suggestions.

Is this something you'd consider accepting a pull request for?

This is not done yet, am I right?

I made a PR if y'all are interested @pwntester @hrsh7th @lukamanitta @Thanatermesis @DanielPower @MannyFay

#1701

Thank you, it works! :)

@hrsh7th include it in nvim-cmp?

The author seems to be cautious about adding the feature.
Because he maintains the code.

It's really a shame that this hasn't been added in 3 YEARS. The default behaviour just makes using copilot a pain. I am considering just building the plugin from the pull request to be able to use it.