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Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? [message #57159]

Tue, 04 December 2007 16:34

sbolin42
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Registered: December 2007

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On Dec 4, 4:34 pm, Pierre <pierre.villene...@gmail.com> 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

There is not a way to expand/define the formatting rules. But, I'll
record your suggestion for consideration in a future release. Thanks
for the input.

-Scott

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		Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? By: sbolin42 on Tue, 04 December 2007 16:34
		Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? By: Pierre V. on Tue, 04 December 2007 15:34
		Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? By: sbolin42 on Tue, 04 December 2007 14:40
		Re: Custom formatting under version 7.0? By: Doug Edmundson on Wed, 05 December 2007 09:09

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