Well, I�ve never thought of myself as misguided; just seriously disturbed :)
Partly, it is not something I am used to and partly it is contrary to other applications that I use. But, as I said, I have made that particular compromise, and that is what it is to me, because I am doing something special and different to work with IDEA. It is partly a personal taste and preference(and being a control freak at times). I don�t understand why voicing an opinion or supplying a point of view has to be considered fighting? I call it a chance for discussion, enlightenment(maybe by more than one side), and maybe even compromise or resolution. I don�t understand why ideas cannot be discussed with an open frame of mind; I am not cookie cutter individual. Why is there a need to squash out ideas, experiences, and opinions because they don�t fit your paradigm? Doesn�t sound like a community to me. And, ironically, as I thought I had clearly stated, I actually indicated that I has rethought what I was doing and made adjustments. I am not looking for a fight, just the right to be heard and understood. As for the paradigm shift, I understand(the are sort of my life), though I don�t always shift at the drop of the hat; fortunately. But, what I mean by compromise is not just related to this issue, but others. Someone decides there is only one way to do things, and is either unwilling or unable to understand why it might not work for all. As I said, I don�t have a problem with people doing things in different ways, so long as it works for them. I just find it sad that discussions sometimes sound like my parents; �cause I said so�. And, no offense, but what someone can ask me to do and whether it is or isn�t too much to do, is my call. For example, I get IBM WASD for free. I have to justify making the individual purchase, much less the paradigm shift(and the up current swim) of going against the flow here. When I see that ideas are being squashed out right without even a reasonable attempt at understanding, and, gasp, acknowledging, it makes me take a huge step back. Lots of IDEs have auto-complete. A lot of the time I out type the auto-complete and only really use it for those hard to remember methods. Code formatting is not unique; different IDEs do it in different ways. So of the features can be annoying at times; the intentions sometimes get in my way(and yes, other times, they are a help). Some IDEs are very customizable, others are from only certain points of view, and some are rather stagnant. As for refactoring, IDEA has the advantage there, for now; I also look at this long term. How long will it be before others offer those refactoring options. And, in some cases, I usually end up doing it myself, because I don�t remember the keyboard command and don�t feel like searching for it in the menus; but that is just me. And in some cases, I can do it quicker(really, how hard is it to reverse an �if� statement; I don�t need to be asked every time; and yes, I need to turn it off at sometime). The other feature that I really like about IDEA is active compiling. Though, that has gotten me into trouble by trusting it too much; it can lag and not tell you about a problem until it is to late. But, pressing the compile button and following the links to the errors is not a huge problem either. So, I have to balance the features I would really use, the ones I want, and how I work, with my other available options. I then look at the long term value; the cost and return on investment. Plus the continued cost; cost being not only monetary. _______________________________________________ Eap-bugs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-bugs
