| Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57164] |
Tue, 04 December 2007 13:45  |
Pierre V.
Messages: 13
Registered: December 2006
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I have been using the new eclipse-based DE for the past few days and
overall I like what I see. One thing I can't figure out yet is how to
modify the auto-formatting rules to force my code to line up with
parentheses, like this:
res = my_func(arg0, arg1, $
key1 = key1, $
key2 = key2)
I would like the lines that follow an open parenthesis to
automatically indent to that same column. I don't know if the above
example will show it since it probably depends on viewing this post
with a fixed width font.
Anyhow, does anyone know if this is even possible with the new DE?
Thanks!
Pierre
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| Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57185 is a reply to message #57164] |
Thu, 06 December 2007 08:54  |
Jim Pendleton, ITT Vi
Messages: 13
Registered: August 2006
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"Pierre" <pierre.villeneuve@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:86914214-2396-4802-bbdb-3398335b3805@v4g2000hsf.googleg roups.com...
> On Dec 5, 9:09 am, Doug Edmundson <do...@ittvis.com> wrote:
>> Pierre wrote:
>>> On Dec 4, 2:40 pm, sboli...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> On Dec 4, 2:45 pm, Pierre <pierre.villene...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> > I have been using the new eclipse-based DE for the past few days and
>>>> > overall I like what I see. One thing I can't figure out yet is how
>>>> > to
>>>> > modify the auto-formatting rules to force my code to line up with
>>>> > parentheses, like this:
>>>> > res = my_func(arg0, arg1, $
>>>> > key1 = key1, $
>>>> > key2 = key2)
>>>> > I would like the lines that follow an open parenthesis to
>>>> > automatically indent to that same column. I don't know if the above
>>>> > example will show it since it probably depends on viewing this post
>>>> > with a fixed width font.
>>>> > Anyhow, does anyone know if this is even possible with the new DE?
>>>> > Thanks!
>>>> > Pierre
>>>> Pierre,
>>
>>>> Unfortunately, the auto-formatter is not that sophisticated at this
>>>> point in time.
>>>> It will just identify an IDL line as a continuation of a previous
>>>> line, and
>>>> then indent by the amount dictated by the preference IDL->Editor-
>>
>>>> > Displayed tab width
>>>> -Scott
>>
>>> Thanks for the reply Scott. Is it at all possible to modify the
>>> formatting rules from the user's end, or are they currently "hard
>>> coded" into the system?
>>
>>> -Pierre
>>
>> Hi Pierre,
>>
>> Now might be a good time to bring up code templates. They don't resolve
>> formatting issues, but you might find them useful.
>>
>> If you hit ctrl+space while focused in an editor, a context menu will
>> pop up. Normally this is used for word completion, but if you haven't
>> typed part of a word yet, the full list will start with several
>> templates. The IDL Workbench has the following templates built-in:
>>
>> CASE, CATCH, FOR, FUNCTION, IF, PROCEDURE, REPEAT, SWITCH, and WHILE
>>
>> If you select one of those, code will be inserted for you. It's great
>> if you can't remember the syntax for if-then-else. Note that some of
>> them allow you to select text and then apply the template. For example,
>> if you have "a = 1", select it and apply "IF", that text will be put
>> into an IF statement.
>>
>> Note that if you type some letters and then press ctrl+space, the pop-up
>> list will trim the list of matches down.
>>
>> The on-line documentation goes into more of the details. One thing you
>> can do is create your own templates. A good use of this might be to
>> insert standard code, comments, copyrights, etc. For more templates, go
>> to Preferences > IDL > Templates. The little "?" in the lower left will
>> bring up the documentation.
>>
>> Doug
>
> Hi Doug,
>
> I had noticed the templates menu and I have started using them. I am
> always forgetting exactly how to set up case statements, and this has
> made it easier for me.
>
> -Pierre
To follow up on Doug's comment, creating templates for IDLdoc-style
comments also helps discourage laziness in documenting one's code.
Now if only I could attach keyboard accelerators to individual template
insertion commands...
Jim P.
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| Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57309 is a reply to message #57164] |
Wed, 05 December 2007 10:06 |
Pierre V.
Messages: 13
Registered: December 2006
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On Dec 5, 9:09 am, Doug Edmundson <do...@ittvis.com> wrote:
> Pierre wrote:
>> On Dec 4, 2:40 pm, sboli...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Dec 4, 2:45 pm, Pierre <pierre.villene...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>> I have been using the new eclipse-based DE for the past few days and
>>>> overall I like what I see. One thing I can't figure out yet is how to
>>>> modify the auto-formatting rules to force my code to line up with
>>>> parentheses, like this:
>>>> res = my_func(arg0, arg1, $
>>>> key1 = key1, $
>>>> key2 = key2)
>>>> I would like the lines that follow an open parenthesis to
>>>> automatically indent to that same column. I don't know if the above
>>>> example will show it since it probably depends on viewing this post
>>>> with a fixed width font.
>>>> Anyhow, does anyone know if this is even possible with the new DE?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Pierre
>>> Pierre,
>
>>> Unfortunately, the auto-formatter is not that sophisticated at this
>>> point in time.
>>> It will just identify an IDL line as a continuation of a previous
>>> line, and
>>> then indent by the amount dictated by the preference IDL->Editor-
>
>>>> Displayed tab width
>>> -Scott
>
>> Thanks for the reply Scott. Is it at all possible to modify the
>> formatting rules from the user's end, or are they currently "hard
>> coded" into the system?
>
>> -Pierre
>
> Hi Pierre,
>
> Now might be a good time to bring up code templates. They don't resolve
> formatting issues, but you might find them useful.
>
> If you hit ctrl+space while focused in an editor, a context menu will
> pop up. Normally this is used for word completion, but if you haven't
> typed part of a word yet, the full list will start with several
> templates. The IDL Workbench has the following templates built-in:
>
> CASE, CATCH, FOR, FUNCTION, IF, PROCEDURE, REPEAT, SWITCH, and WHILE
>
> If you select one of those, code will be inserted for you. It's great
> if you can't remember the syntax for if-then-else. Note that some of
> them allow you to select text and then apply the template. For example,
> if you have "a = 1", select it and apply "IF", that text will be put
> into an IF statement.
>
> Note that if you type some letters and then press ctrl+space, the pop-up
> list will trim the list of matches down.
>
> The on-line documentation goes into more of the details. One thing you
> can do is create your own templates. A good use of this might be to
> insert standard code, comments, copyrights, etc. For more templates, go
> to Preferences > IDL > Templates. The little "?" in the lower left will
> bring up the documentation.
>
> Doug
Hi Doug,
I had noticed the templates menu and I have started using them. I am
always forgetting exactly how to set up case statements, and this has
made it easier for me.
-Pierre
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| Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57347 is a reply to message #57164] |
Thu, 06 December 2007 14:53 |
sbolin42
Messages: 10
Registered: December 2007
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On Dec 6, 1:46 pm, "mgal...@gmail.com" <mgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 6, 1:21 pm, Scott Bolin <sboli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Dec 6, 11:38 am, "mgal...@gmail.com" <mgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> On Dec 6, 9:54 am, "Jim Pendleton, ITT Visual Information Solutions"
>
>>> <jimp@no_spam.ittvis.com> wrote:
>>>> To follow up on Doug's comment, creating templates for IDLdoc-style
>>>> comments also helps discourage laziness in documenting one's code.
>>>> Now if only I could attach keyboard accelerators to individual template
>>>> insertion commands...
>
>>> I've created some templates for writing classes/subclass (getProperty,
>>> setProperty, cleanup, init, and __define, plus comment headers). Very
>>> handy. My one issue is that it indents every line, so I have to select
>>> all and move left. I don't see a way to fix that (and ITT VIS's
>>> function and procedure templates do it too).
>
>>> Mike
>>> --www.michaelgalloy.com
>>> Tech-X Corporation
>>> Software Developer II
>
>> Mike,
>
>> It should insert the template at the current cursor position. If
>> you are in column 1 of the editor when you select CTRL+SPACE, and then
>> pick your template, it should insert it beginning in column 1. This is
>> not the behavior you are seeing?
>
> OK. It's only one use case (which was the one I was using all the
> time). Open a new file. Start on the first column of the first row.
> Hit content assist. The list of choices will come up. *Type*
> "subclass" (for my SUBCLASS template). Hit enter to select. Everything
> is indented two spaces. If instead of typing "subclass", I down arrow
> to "SUBCLASS" and hit enter, it is fine. Actually, the "PROCEDURE" and
> "FUNCTION" templates seem to behave just fine, my problem there was
> what you said -- I was already indented two spaces when I tried them.
>
> My class template is shown below.
>
> Mike
> --www.michaelgalloy.com
> Tech-X Corporation
> Software Developer
>
> ; docformat = 'rst'
>
> ;+
> ; Get properties.
> ;-
> pro ${classname}::getProperty, _ref_extra=e
> compile_opt strictarr
>
> if (n_elements(e) gt 0) then begin
> self->${subclassname}::getProperty, _strict_extra=e
> endif
> end
>
> ;+
> ; Set properties.
> ;-
> pro ${classname}::setProperty, _ref_extra=e
> compile_opt strictarr
>
> if (n_elements(e) gt 0) then begin
> self->${subclassname}::setProperty, _strict_extra=e
> endif
> end
>
> ;+
> ; Free resources.
> ;-
> pro ${classname}::cleanup
> compile_opt strictarr
>
> self->${subclassname}::cleanup
> end
>
> ;+
> ; Create ${classname} object.
> ;
> ; :Returns: 1 for success, 0 for failure
> ;-
> function ${classname}::init
> compile_opt strictarr
>
> if (~self->${subclassname}::init()) then return, 0
>
> return, 1
> end
>
> ;+
> ; Define instance variables.
> ;
> ; :Fields:
> ;
> ;-
> pro ${classname}__define
> compile_opt strictarr
>
> define = { ${classname}, inherits ${subclassname}, ${cursor}}
> end
Mike,
I can duplicate the problem you are reporting. I'll log this bug.
--
Scott Bolin
ITTVis
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| Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57360 is a reply to message #57164] |
Thu, 06 December 2007 12:46 |
Michael Galloy
Messages: 1114
Registered: April 2006
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Senior Member |
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On Dec 6, 1:21 pm, Scott Bolin <sboli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 6, 11:38 am, "mgal...@gmail.com" <mgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Dec 6, 9:54 am, "Jim Pendleton, ITT Visual Information Solutions"
>
>> <jimp@no_spam.ittvis.com> wrote:
>>> To follow up on Doug's comment, creating templates for IDLdoc-style
>>> comments also helps discourage laziness in documenting one's code.
>>> Now if only I could attach keyboard accelerators to individual template
>>> insertion commands...
>
>> I've created some templates for writing classes/subclass (getProperty,
>> setProperty, cleanup, init, and __define, plus comment headers). Very
>> handy. My one issue is that it indents every line, so I have to select
>> all and move left. I don't see a way to fix that (and ITT VIS's
>> function and procedure templates do it too).
>
>> Mike
>> --www.michaelgalloy.com
>> Tech-X Corporation
>> Software Developer II
>
> Mike,
>
> It should insert the template at the current cursor position. If
> you are in column 1 of the editor when you select CTRL+SPACE, and then
> pick your template, it should insert it beginning in column 1. This is
> not the behavior you are seeing?
OK. It's only one use case (which was the one I was using all the
time). Open a new file. Start on the first column of the first row.
Hit content assist. The list of choices will come up. *Type*
"subclass" (for my SUBCLASS template). Hit enter to select. Everything
is indented two spaces. If instead of typing "subclass", I down arrow
to "SUBCLASS" and hit enter, it is fine. Actually, the "PROCEDURE" and
"FUNCTION" templates seem to behave just fine, my problem there was
what you said -- I was already indented two spaces when I tried them.
My class template is shown below.
Mike
--
www.michaelgalloy.com
Tech-X Corporation
Software Developer
; docformat = 'rst'
;+
; Get properties.
;-
pro ${classname}::getProperty, _ref_extra=e
compile_opt strictarr
if (n_elements(e) gt 0) then begin
self->${subclassname}::getProperty, _strict_extra=e
endif
end
;+
; Set properties.
;-
pro ${classname}::setProperty, _ref_extra=e
compile_opt strictarr
if (n_elements(e) gt 0) then begin
self->${subclassname}::setProperty, _strict_extra=e
endif
end
;+
; Free resources.
;-
pro ${classname}::cleanup
compile_opt strictarr
self->${subclassname}::cleanup
end
;+
; Create ${classname} object.
;
; :Returns: 1 for success, 0 for failure
;-
function ${classname}::init
compile_opt strictarr
if (~self->${subclassname}::init()) then return, 0
return, 1
end
;+
; Define instance variables.
;
; :Fields:
;
;-
pro ${classname}__define
compile_opt strictarr
define = { ${classname}, inherits ${subclassname}, ${cursor}}
end
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| Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57362 is a reply to message #57164] |
Thu, 06 December 2007 12:21 |
sbolin42
Messages: 10
Registered: December 2007
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Junior Member |
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On Dec 6, 11:38 am, "mgal...@gmail.com" <mgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 6, 9:54 am, "Jim Pendleton, ITT Visual Information Solutions"
>
> <jimp@no_spam.ittvis.com> wrote:
>> To follow up on Doug's comment, creating templates for IDLdoc-style
>> comments also helps discourage laziness in documenting one's code.
>> Now if only I could attach keyboard accelerators to individual template
>> insertion commands...
>
> I've created some templates for writing classes/subclass (getProperty,
> setProperty, cleanup, init, and __define, plus comment headers). Very
> handy. My one issue is that it indents every line, so I have to select
> all and move left. I don't see a way to fix that (and ITT VIS's
> function and procedure templates do it too).
>
> Mike
> --www.michaelgalloy.com
> Tech-X Corporation
> Software Developer II
Mike,
It should insert the template at the current cursor position. If
you are in column 1 of the editor when you select CTRL+SPACE, and then
pick your template, it should insert it beginning in column 1. This is
not the behavior you are seeing?
--
Scott Bolin
ITTVis
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| Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57367 is a reply to message #57185] |
Thu, 06 December 2007 10:38 |
Michael Galloy
Messages: 1114
Registered: April 2006
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Senior Member |
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On Dec 6, 9:54 am, "Jim Pendleton, ITT Visual Information Solutions"
<jimp@no_spam.ittvis.com> wrote:
> To follow up on Doug's comment, creating templates for IDLdoc-style
> comments also helps discourage laziness in documenting one's code.
> Now if only I could attach keyboard accelerators to individual template
> insertion commands...
I've created some templates for writing classes/subclass (getProperty,
setProperty, cleanup, init, and __define, plus comment headers). Very
handy. My one issue is that it indents every line, so I have to select
all and move left. I don't see a way to fix that (and ITT VIS's
function and procedure templates do it too).
Mike
--
www.michaelgalloy.com
Tech-X Corporation
Software Developer II
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