Hi Jon,
I tested the following:
on toto
if there is a fld "toto" then
go to cd 1
end if
end toto
1. I typed "on toto" and press return: "end toto" has been
automatically set and the insertion point blinked at the right place
(with the right indentation)
2. I typed "if there is a fld toto then" and press return: the
indentation level was increased as expected but, accordingly to
Xtalks habits, the "end toto" should have been moved 1 indent to
reflect the "end if" absence. But it did not. I pressed the tabKey
and then the end control structure moved.
3. The rest was correct.
So, it appears that return and tab keys do not act exactly in the
same way and the end control structure indentation (or another one)
is not managed as it it should be when pressing the return key.
I agree your point of view and consider this dysfunction as severe
since a correct behaviour (i.e. reliable) would be very helpful for
beginners and... others when, for instance some nested if structures
should request an
if then
statements
end if
before an another else at the beginning of the following line and not:
if then statements
In such a case the engine is confused (it is right :-), revError
tells there is something wrong but indentation appears correct when
in fact, it should reflect that there is a problem with a control
structure and visually indicate which of them is at issue.
HyperCard did it perfectly and when I began many years ago it has
been very helpful for me even if now I have generally no more
problems :-)
Le 1 juil. 05 à 13:01, Jon a écrit :
"The Revolution script editor automatically pretty-prints the
current handler when you place the insertion point somewhere in
the handler and press Return or Tab."
I agree that <tab> works in this way, but I use <return> all of the
time, and the formatting is often incorrect. Am I missing
something, or is the above sentence either partly or entirely wrong
(as regards <return>).
Jon
Eric Chatonet wrote:
Hi Bob,
As usual with Rev docs, it's somewhere but you are rarely able to
find it...
I'm finishing a plugin that finds the following when you enter
"indent" as a search keyword:
Might be useful ;-)
From the Docs FAQs:
How do I pretty print a script?
Pretty printing is the use of indenting to show the structure of
a handler. When pretty printed, the contents of control
structures (such as if/then/else conditionals and repeat loops)
are indented. Nested control structures are indented more, to
show the level of nesting.
The Revolution script editor automatically pretty-prints the
current handler when you place the insertion point somewhere in
the handler and press Return or Tab. You can also choose Script
menu Format to pretty print the current handler.
To turn off automatic pretty printing, choose Edit menu
Preferences, then uncheck the box labeled "Auto-indent to show
structure" in the "Script Editor" pane.
Le 1 juil. 05 à 11:20, Bob Warren a écrit :
In addition, perhaps the switch for turning auto-formatting on
and off could
be put in a more convenient place Also, descriptions of auto-
formatting and
the (non-standard) use of the TAB key could be more prominently
displayed in
the Help.
Best Regards from Paris,
Eric Chatonet.
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