How I learned to love and use auto quotes & parentheses with LC 9 DP11

[Matthias Rebbe]

Martin,

thanks for this information. Helps me to like this completion option much more.

Matthias




> Am 21.01.2018 um 15:08 schrieb Martin Koob via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>:
> 
> Maybe I am the last person to know this but if you don't this may be helpful.
> 
> I was getting frustrated with the new feature that automatically puts the
> end quote when you type the initial  quote.  
> 
> It works fine if you are typing the initial quote first and then the text
> contained within the quote.
> i.e. if I wanted to type myCleverFunction("my string")
> 
> when I type
> 
>  myCleverFunction(
> 
> script editor would complete the parentheses  to give you 
> 
>   myCleverFunction()
> 
> with the cursor between the parentheses.  
> 
> Then when I type an initial quote and I would get 
> 
> myCleverFunction("") 
> 
> with my cursor between the quotes so I could type the text in the quotes. So
> that works great.
> 
> What would drive me nuts was if I had to go back in a line of script after
> it had been typed and add quotes or parentheses around some text already
> there.   
> 
> If I typed an initial quote I would get this: 
> 
> ""put in quotes
> 
> Instead of what I wanted:
> 
> "put in quotes
> 
> So I would have to delete one of the quotes then put my cursor at the end of
> the string and type the quote and again get this.
> 
> "put in quotes""
> 
> Again I have to delete one of the quotes.
> 
> Then by accident I found how you are actually supposed to do it.  
> 
> Select the text  'put in quotes' then type the quote and the quotes will be
> put at the beginning and end of the selection.
> 
> The same works for open parenthesis '(' and open square bracket '['.  
> 
> That saves a keystroke and some mousing around to get the second quote
> insertion point over the old way with out the auto complete.
> 
> I did a quick search but could not find this in the documentation so thought
> I would post that epiphany here.
> 
> Happy quoting. 
> 
> Martin Koob
> 
> 
> 
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