Approximatrix Forums — Intelligent tabbing/untabbing in 72-char fix-format

Re: Intelligent tabbing/untabbing in 72-char fix-format

null@example.com (JohnWasilewski) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:44:46 +0000

Still hoping and wishing . . ..

Re: Intelligent tabbing/untabbing in 72-char fix-format

null@example.com (jeff) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:04:07 +0000

John,

Sorry I haven't replied to this yet. I'll look into how it is handled currently. Hopefully this coming version or the next version will handle tabbing correctly in fixed format mode.

Re: Intelligent tabbing/untabbing in 72-char fix-format

null@example.com (JohnWasilewski) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:16:10 +0000

This is quite high on my wish-list

Re: Intelligent tabbing/untabbing in 72-char fix-format

null@example.com (jeff) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:57:51 +0000

John,

I like this idea. It'll take some work to get it running as the code controlling tabs within the editor is a bit messy. I'll give it a look.

Intelligent tabbing/untabbing in 72-char fix-format

null@example.com (JohnWasilewski) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:52:25 +0000

I still use 72-col fixed format lines, partly because a great deal of old but good code (all of my own included!) uses this and partly because I quite like it still. I also LOVE the way that the editor will tab and un-tab whole blocks of lines in a single key-press.

An improvement which I would find very, very helpful in the editor, would therefore be 'intelligent' tabbing and un-tabbing.
By this, I mean, when a block of code is selected for tabbing or un-tabbing, this action would take place whilst recognising when code is 72-col fixed format and, when it is, recognising 'C' comment markers in char-posn 1, and continuation markers in char-posn 6, then freezing their positions. Everything ELSE would thus move 4 chars to the right or left, but not these fixed-position markers.
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John