Code Hinting Bug in CS5

For some reason I don't get code hinting when trying to code in a FLA. (Nor in an as file.)
I had seen a few reports of this problem, but folks seemed to resolve them by saving or putting their .as files in the same folder. But I'm not using .as files.
I did experience the problem when I first got CS5. And I saw a little warning in the lower corner of the AS panel that Flash was still building a cache. And when I saved that file I suddenly got hinting.
This time I hadn't saved and thought, "Oh, yeah I need to save." But that didn't work either.
I'm using CS5 on a Mac running 10.6.3. I still do have CS4 installed.

Code hints is unable to build code hints cache
One of the new cool features in Adobe Flash Authoring CS5 is custom code hints introspection. Using this feature some of you might encounter the bug when code hints is unable to build code hints cache. A file cap was put in place to prevent the code hinting mechanism from churning in the background for files saved on the desktop or in the root directory. It will try to parse all surroundings files which could take quite a bit of time and would hold up getting back any code hinting information. Therefore, a default file cap of 800 files was put into place. However, you can change this value by adding a preference key as follows :
This tip is only for advance users who are comfortable changing registry keys.
Windows:
1. Open Regedit and navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Adobe > Flash 11 > Settings
2. Right+click and choose: ‘New… > DWORD Value’
3. Rename the key: Project File Cap
4. Select the key and choose: ‘Modify’
5. Edit the value as either hex or decimal: 1000
6. Click OK and restart Flash
Mac:
1. Open ‘/Users//Library/Preferences/Flash CS5 Preferences’ in Text Edit
2. Under the section add the following: 1000
3. Save the file and restart Flash

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> When I'm writing code, I often rely on code hints to cut
down on typing and
> increase my speed significantly, but especially within
stylesheets, the code
> hint list seems to pop up, then disappear so fast I
don't have any time to
> choose an option. Often it happens while I'm scrolling
down the list and it's
> clearly not operating as intended.
>
> I thought there might be a setting in the preferences
that would adjust this,
> but it's clearly not a feature. There's no reason those
code hints should
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