Now we're getting somewhere, because I'll be happy to correct most of these
misconceptions.
On 6/26/07, Wil Genovese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm looking in the the only place to modify keyboard shortcuts. The
> list of CF commands that can be mapped is short. Maybe you should
> install HomeSite again (just for fun) and look at all the options that
> can be customized for keyboard control. It would be nice if CFEclipse
> would add the equivalent functionality. Thank you for the tip on
> indenting and un-indenting blocks of code. I'm using it already.
If you have something specific that you want to map, please list it.
*Missing actions: (That I know of so far)*
> 1. The lack of being able to assign a keyboard shortcut to each snippet
> is still an issue.
Actually the snippet capabilities in CFE are far superior to the ones in HS+
in my opinion. The problem with the keyboard snippets in HS is two fold:
first, there are only so many shortcuts you can define due to the number of
keys available, and second, you have to remember the shortcuts. In CFE for
example, I can type "getset" and hit control-j, and it will prompt me for a
variable name and type. I enter them and press return. A full set of getter
and setter methods for that variable name and type appears in the code
editor. I can type "arg" and hit control-j, and it spits out a full
cfargument tag (filled in with my name, type, etc.). I can type "cfc" and
hit control-j, and a full CFC skeleton is rendered, complete with init()
method already defined. I can type "v" and hit control-j and "
variables.instance" appears. I'm sure you see where this is going. Not only
can you have your snippets prompt you for input (or even show you a drop
down list of options for each value you want to define), but it is FAR
easier to remember these snippet triggers than remember "control-shift-h" or
something. And you can create an unlimited number of these snippets.
2. The fact that you can't select text then use a keyboard shortcut to
> have a snippet wrap around your selected text is till an issue. (And
> yes I know about the new features in snippets. They are nice, but at
> the expense of loosing other just as useful features.)
You're right, you can't do this because CFE's snippets use some trigger
text, not a keyboard shortcut. However, I'd argue that the ability to have
it prompt you for input that you can enter and have your snippet wrap around
is much more useful. You can wrap selected text in a CFML comment, or in ',
", or # though.
3. Select Full Tag. I use this in HS/CFS all the time. Can this be
> done in CFE with a keyboard shortcut?
I've never used this or wanted to. But no I don't think it will do this.
You can jump to matching tag but not select it. However, hold down shift
and press the down arrow key and you can select entire lines, so unless
you're selected tag with a ton of stuff in it, selected a block of anything
in CFE is very easy and fast.
4. Extended Find/Replace. I can seem to find a way to do this at all.
Control-H or the Search menu. Lots of options including regular expression
search.
5. Thanks to Marjolein Katsma, HS/CFS had full featured Tag Editors and
> Help Documents that covered all the attributes of every tag including
> identifying items that were W3C complaint and IE or NS only. The tag
> editors and Dictionary view are not even near complete in CFE.
If I type any tag or function it will give me tag insight on it. You can
right click and hit Edit Tag to get a tag editor window. What exactly is not
complete? It even already has support for the CF8 tags and functions (though
these are obviously still in flux).
6. ctrl+< inserted <> and ctrl+> inserted </>
How about just pressing "<" which automatically renders "<>". It will also
automatically insert end tags (close a <cfif> and you get </cfif>). While I
don't see an option for "</>" you could easily make ">" a snippet trigger
for "</>".
7. The ability to create my own tag editors and tag/function insight.
> Can that be done?
It certainly can, look at the dictionary folder within the eclipse plugin
folder. It's all defined in XML.
8. The limited help in the Dictionary View is a problem. I do not even
> try to remember every attribute to every function in CF. I know the
> ones I use regularly and the rest I look up when needed. I do make a
> point on knowing what functions exist so I know what is built into CF
> before I try to re-invent the wheel.
When I type "ListFindNoCase(" it completes the ")" and brings up full tag
insight saying:
ListFindNoCase(
list, String
value, String,
[delimiters, String, ","]
)
Determines the index of the first list element in which a
specified value occurs
Further, if I fill in the first arguments, say "myList" and hit ",", it
prompts me again but only for the remaining arguments. I would hope this
would be enough help for the vast majority of circumstances.
9. In HS/CFS we could write Javascript or VBscript action that could be
> executed in HS/CFS itself and access the HS/CFS API layer. Many people
> wrote some great new functions that extended HS/CFS to great new
> levels. Can anything like this be done in Eclipse with out actually
> being a plug in creator. One example was a javascript extension to
> HS/CFS that would let you delete and entire tag including it's end tag
> with out affecting it's contents.
This is certainly possible but yes, it does require knowledge of Java. Since
I never wrote an JS or VB customizations to HS but rather used those made by
others, I do the same in Eclipse. In other words, I don't care if the
language used to script the IDE is JS or Java. Though to be fair, I've
looked at the Eclipse API and it actually not very complicated, they've set
it up with extendability in mind.
10. The ability to defined which tags have tag completion and to setup
> tag complete and tag insight for custom tags.
Again, this can be done much more easily using a custom snippet which
prompts you for whatever you want it to.
and the list can continue.
Since I've shown that all of these issues are either not actually issues or
can be mimicked in CFEclipse with minimal effort, feel free to keep the list
coming.
In the interest of fairness, lets also have a look at a very short list of
things that CFEclipse can do that Homesite (or Dreamweaver) cannot:
1. Seamless integration with Subversion
2. Integrated Unit Test execution
3. ANT integration (this alone is an incredibly powerful and underused
capability)
4. Integrated frameworks browser (much easier than looking at a 1000 line
Mach-II config file)
5. Integrated task management
6. Integrated diff
7. Editing environments for JavaScript, Java, CFML, Ruby, Flex, UML, XML,
PHP, and just about any other language imaginable
8. Thousands of extensions
and the list can continue...;-)
Thank you,
>
> --
> Wil Genovese
>
> One man with courage makes a majority.
> -Andrew Jackson
>
> A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
>
>
>
> Brian Kotek wrote:
>
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