Suggestion for correcting the IDE's script editor

[Jim MacConnell]

Jon,

You're not coming off as annoying... just very set in your ways.  
Indenting style is a personal preference and Rev indents the way I've  
seen all xTalks indent and the way I like to do it... a holdover from  
very old debugging habits using a ruler on printouts to check for  
proper looping.... sad isn't it.... . It would be an interesting  
feature to be able to choose the style of indenting (and to toggle  
between them) but that's a bit beyond the current discussion.

  I understand that not being able to use the same keyboard approach,  
etc. that you are used to is a pain but I think calling the editor  
"buggy", "bizarre", etc. because it is different than you are used to  
is a bit unfair.

One of the things to remember ( and others will have to help me with  
details here) is that Rev is relatively young and is coming from a  
community well versed in xTalk and the quirks of previous versions.  
So your experience of
> having used decent tools for years and years
is potentially skewed when compared to Rev's status.... if only  
because of the evolution of your other tools.... Perhaps patience,  
learning a few new "habits" and doing just what you are doing...  
making suggestions and recommendations.. will help ease the  
frustration and help you see that "we" don't necessarily have a
> parochial attitude about these problem areas. Simply saying "well,  
> we don't mind it, so you shouldn't mind" seems beside the point.

I think what "we" are trying to do is explain what Rev is doing (it  
isn't  necessarily a bug) and offer assistance as possible (like the  
"tab" thing) so you can get past the annoyance aspects of the editor.

Jim