Suggestion for correcting the IDE's script editor

[Eric Chatonet]

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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