| 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
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>> 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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