Suggestion for correcting the IDE's script editor

Thomas McGrath III 3mcgrath at adelphia.net
Fri Jul 1 10:02:27 EDT 2005


Eric,

Is that what it is really called? Pretty printing? Or is that a 
translation thing?

It just sounds a little funny.

Curious Tom


On Jul 1, 2005, at 5:55 AM, 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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