On 2017-05-24 16:18, Jürgen Hestermann wrote:
I can type "begin" and "end" much faster than the cryptic { and } (on my
german keyboard).
I use all 10 fingers for typing and each special character is an
interruption in my coding flow..
I use a custom Dvorak keyboard layout. I used to use Programmer Dvorak,
where the symbols are where the number row normally is - but don't
require a SHIFT. So { would be a single keypress.
http://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/
These days I use a custom Dvorak on a Ergodox keyboard. All my most used
symbols are on the 2nd layer. I use my left thumb to temporarily switch
layers, and then the rest of my left hand fingers to type the symbol. No
typing slowdown at all.
https://github.com/graemeg/qmk_firmware/tree/gg_dvorak/keyboards/ergodox/keymaps/gg_dvorak
But I get what you are saying. Most people can’t type symbols or numbers
as fast as the normal alphabet.
I always indent the begin (and end) of a block together with the block:
if true then
begin
DoSomething;
end;
This way the indentation always looks similar
independent from whether you have begin/end or not:
I’ve been working with Michael van Canneyt for the last two years, and
he indents like that too. It drove me nuts in the beginning, but kinda
got used to it - though I never indent like that. Your last sentence at
least explains why one would want to do that.
You cannot solve all these cases just by TABs.
These days I don’t care about code formatting at all - while I code. I
just type. Then on occasion I press Alt+S which triggers Jedi Code
Formatter which formats my current unit as it should be. I have
different formatting styles for different clients. It’s a huge time
saver! If only Lazarus IDE had a faster way of switch between formatting
styles (would be nice if it was integrated with Project Groups). At the
moment I have bash scripts that flip between them.
Regards,
Graeme
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