Tony Pelton wrote: > On 8/30/05, Florian Klaempfl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Tony Pelton wrote: >> >>>Using FP makes me suicidal. >> >>Strange, almost the whole compiler is developed using fp :) >> > > > hi florian, > > first, thanks for the response and all of the great work on free pascal. > > as to my comment about being "suicidal" ... actually, i was trying to be > funny. > > truthfully, i actually _do_ like the FP IDE, and was mostly happy > using it because it is simple and lightweight, and I had been using it > for a few months. > > I went in search of a better solution because there are some usability > issues that were getting in the way of my productivity and were making > my wrists hurt. > > a) it would be nice if the IDE had support for a wider range of > "sizes", rather than just "80x[25|50]"
At least this point can be easily solved: simply create a bigger cmd window. You can use the win32 ide with any resolution. > b) more useable file dialogs ( opening files is cumbersome ) > c) "find identifier" support like in lazarus > d) better code completion > e) better mouse support (for cursor positioning mostly) > f) better tab/spaces/indent support > g) i _think_ there are some bugs with using different .ini files for > storing different IDE configurations. > > it has been a few months since i tried this last, but i think the > command line switch for loading .ini files doesn't work, and the IDE > doesn't remember the "last used" ini configuration ? > > ... and probably my #1 complaint .... > > h) use windows conventions for cut/copy/paste ctrl-key combos ! > > anyhow ... fwiw > > i've actually been doing a *little* poking around in the FP source ... > and might get brave at some point and try to improve some stuff. > > cheers, > Tony > > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe" as the Subject > archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
