On 23/09/13 20:32, Sieghard wrote: > Not just that - how often do you really need them? > (I.e. navigate _by_ line number?)
1) Debugging with backtrace information, GDB gives you a file name and line position. Yes, jumping directly to that position is possible, but sometimes scrolling is also an option, eg: if I can see in the editor that I'm about 1 or 2 pages away from the line of code, I will often scroll, instead of using the "Go To Line..." function. 2) Discussing code via email or newsgroups, it is handy to simply look at the code, and be able to see the line number to quote in the message. Now I have to physically click the line, before MSEide will show it to me. I'm sure I can think up more reasons... It's just like Syntax Highlighting. You don't NEED it, and years ago, no editor had it. But today it is considered standard and common place. Regards, G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ mseide-msegui-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mseide-msegui-talk
