Its been a long time but I used to get some useful results with mmm-mode in emacs.
On Mon, 5 Jul 2021 at 11:50, Chuck Zumbrun <chuck.zumb...@gmail.com> wrote: > A multi-modal editor that does syntax highlighting for all the different > languages would be really helpful, but I've never found one that works with > everything that's in your file. I use Notepad++ in HTML mode and it at > least does a pretty good job of matching brackets so you can follow the > control flow. > > If it's not already consistently indented and formatted, I take the time > to do that. That helps unearth the logic and flow. > > Good luck! > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 3:32 AM Chris Brown <cbr...@macquarietelecom.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I need to work on several files that are probably 10+ years old. Apart >> from minor changes, they haven't been touched for the past 6 years. The dev >> is no longer with the company. >> >> I'm making a non-trivial change and could do with advice on how best to >> interpret the code. >> >> The file I'm interested in a file that contains 4700 lines of HTML, >> embedded Perl, CSS and JavaScript. What is the best way to deconstruct this >> file with a view to understanding how everything hangs together? >> >> Cheers >> Chris >> >> >> -- Michael Stevens Senior Developer ▪︎ Dianomi +44 207 802 5530 <+44%20207%20802%205530> michael.stev...@dianomi.com 84 Eccleston Square London, SW1V 1PX www.dianomi.com -- This e-mail is for the sole use of the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged and/or confidential. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments. Certain required legal entity disclosures can be accessed on our website.
