One way to reduce the wasted space is to reduce the indenting width. We are using here only two positions per indenting level and it looks great IMO.
Tal > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vestal, Rick > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:30 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [Eap-features] general question > > > This isn't completely Idea related, but I think everybody on > this list might have good ideas and maybe something for IDEA > could come of it. > > > When you write a java class in a text file, most people write > it as (or really close to): > > class A { > > public void methodA() > { > ... > } > } > > It seems to me that there is a tab width at the beginning of > each method line that is just totally wasted because you have to > surround everything with the java class name. Lines always > get too long and those 4 character spaces do end up being > 'important'. > > > Is anybody else annoyed at this? It doesn't 'feel' right > to start *java* methods at col 0 (C++ worked very nicely > because classes are defined in the header files), and most > IDE's mess up formatting if I start the methods at col 0. > For instance, IDEA will move all my methods to the col 4 > if I choose to format a source file of the form: > > class A { > > public void methodA() > { > .... > } > > } /* end class A */ > > Having IDEA give the option of starting a method on col 0 would > be ok, but I'd rather find a better solution. > > Does anybody have another way of formatting that reclaims > all this wasted space? I miss the look of C++ files. sniff > > Being picky as usual, > > -- Rick > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-features mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
