Having the semi-colon work out how many ], ), } etc I need to close in order to balance the books would be great too. It would make this lazy programmer even lazier!
Cheers, Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Bradshaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 September 2002 16:31 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Eap-features] Re: Re: Improved "completion" > > > I'd still really like a "jump out of current context" key, > like shift-Enter > or ctrl-Enter or something. Something accessible from the > home row... that > will move me outside the current block, outside the current > set of parents, > outside the current set of brackets, whatever. > > Additionally, any time I type a brace (opening or closing), > I'd like it to > be positioned according to my preferences, so I'm not always > having to press > extra ENTERs and/or TABs. Similarly, pressing a ";" outside > of a quoted > string should just position the cursor out to the end of the > line, where a > ";" makes sense and wouldn't be a syntax error. > > Call the features "Smart Braces" and "Smart Semicolons" and > allow people to > turn the option off if they find it annoying. > > "Sam Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Working with build 644, this is exactly how IDEA currently operates > (unless > > I've been hallucinating the last couple of days, which is > quite possible > > considering some of the hours I've been putting in). I'm > thinking the > > JetBrains guys were so annoyed by having to use the arrows > keys constantly > > that they gave the issue DEFCON5 priority. > > > > My suggestion was really an extension of the concept > whereby IDEA would > > further complete the structure of the statement and > position the caret for > > efficient typing. Part of the problem with how IDEA > currently works, even > > with this "smart" overtype mode, is that you end up having > to use the > arrow > > keys where you once would have been able to keep your fingers on the > QWERTY > > portion of the keyboard. > > > > I realize I'm being worthlessly nitpicky as I look out the > windows of my > > office building at the construction workers tearing down > the dilapitaded > > building next door, but when you type 14 hours a day, > constantly having to > > switch hand positions can lead to a lot of wrist pain. > While I am aware of > > certain hops and barley based remedies for such pain, they > have terrible > > side effects related to abdominal girth and the consequent > psychological > > issue known as being a single geek. > > > > All kidding aside, I'll go post a comment expanding on the > basic idea that > > has already been--mostly--implemented. > > > > sw > > > > ps. thanks for posting a link to a related topic in the tracker. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Danny Burkes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 3:44 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [Eap-features] Re: Improved "completion" > > > > > > > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > > > > Maybe this issue is a little bit related: > > > > > > > > http://www.intellij.net/tracker/idea/viewSCR?publicId=3662 > > > > > > > > > > Excellent idea...I voted for it! > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Eap-features mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-features mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features > _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
