Matt, ><QUOTE> >So, a question for all: if Alan gets something going, what structures >would be highlighted in a programming editor? How would they vary with the >type of language? ></QUOTE>
They will vary over time. One moment I might be interested in object X, then interested in reading comments, then looking at pointer declarations, and so on. I want to be able to quickly and effortlessly change what is being highlighted. Spoken input seems to be the best solution (I don't want to learn different learn and type key sequences). I don't see any future for non-novice use of highlighting that is fixed, or requires more effort than it saves, as soon as the editor starts up. ><QUESTION> >As you know when we enter say public void or int the void or int appear >red on the screen. string refuses to be any colour except black it`s the >same symptom as the backspace issue but thats not the cause this time. ></QUESTION> > >The context of the student's question is the header for a method in a >class, eg. I suspect students have a different use for highlighting than expert users. Students are learning and therefore want help in breaking up the text into meaningful chunks (opinions will vary as to how this is best done). Experts know what the chunks are, they are after a means of reducing the cognitive effort needed to locate them in a visual display. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
