> >> Is there any good text editor with variable tabs per line (for
assembler
> >> readibility's sake!)?
> >
> >Well if you want a text-editor I suggest Ted, very good although it has
> >Dutch menus, which may be a problem (but I think not).
>
> Why is it not available in plain english? It's not a big problem but feels
> a bit uncomfortable and gives software a bit too much of a "public
domain"
> look.
Well actually it absolutely isn't public domain. But it is old, and there is
no support anymore, you can't order it. So just download it on the M.E.P.
and if you'd like to, follow the instructions (donate some money on the
giro-account of the Dutch Multiple Sclerose Stichting, an illness which i.e.
the famous Frank Druijff of former MCCM is suffering from).
> >But if you're programming assembler: GO GET COMPASS!!!
> >(Yes, I'm shouting!)
>
> I'll have a dekko at it (now I'm deaf btw!) 8;)
Well as if I care. You don't nead your ears to program.
> >??? So you want different TAB settings per instruction???
>
> My message was messed up (by your reader or my poster). I don't want
> different tabs per instruction but per line field.
>
> LABEL DJNZ LABEL ; FOO
> LD A,B ; BAR
>
> That is, something like 8 spaces per colonless label (so you can fit it in
> the same line), 5 per instruction (the longer mnemonics HALT, DJNZ, etc.
> have 4 chars) and a suitable space for comments without touching the
> instruction paramenters.
Oh yes, that's good.
I already thought... what layout is the using?
But after all it seems that you are quite normal. Hehe...
> >Well, if you want readability I suggest you drop your entire current
layout
> >and go start a new one:
>
> Mmm... me and the lot of 6502/Z80 coders back in the very early 80s were
> using that layout! See Terminator part 1 robot listings 8;)
Nono... I made a mistake. You use the very same layout as all others. It
just looked different because your mailer messed up.
> >Foobar: ld a,b
> > djnz Foobar
> >
> >Some prefer to have the labels on seperate lines because it's easier when
> >inserting/deleting instructions but I don't; the CTRL-L keycode of
Compass
> >is very useful.
>
> Just like me! It's a bit messier if you have a poor editor, which is not
> our case, huh? 8;)
I have an editor far from poor... The one of Compass!
> >Also, I use lowercase characters for the code (but uppercase is nice
too),
> >and lower+uppercase-characters for Program-labels (like Foobar), and
> >uppercade-labels for data:
> >DATA: DB #FF
>
> Well, it's almost mandatory to use lowercase for 68000-like assembler,
> since it resembles a high level language:
>
> FooBarLongLabel movem.l d0-d3/a0-a2/a5,-(sp) * Foo bar loong comment
> eori.b #$25,$22(a0,d0.l) * Foo bar looonger comment
>
> That in uppercase would be DEADLY!
>
> But I personally prefer 8-bit assembler in uppercase. It looks more
> consistent, and opcodes ain't that messy to become unreadable. Again, see
> Terminator. Robot listins wouldn't be as impressive in lowercase 8;)
Well as I said it's all about personal preferences.
> >I really hope you take over these programming-habits because it really
makes
> >your source much easier to read, it really makes a difference!
>
> As I've said it was a problem of TAB conversion between our mailing
> programs. My habits are just "classic" early 80s stuff: uppercase &
> varitabs. Nothing that messy. They were actually stroking listings on
> teletypes so the code had to be real readable! *:D
Hey!
> And btw I'm quite proud of my crystal clear assembler. I even don't put a
> single comment mixed with my code if it's not a matter of life/death! I
> prefer a short and clear header description, clear labels and equates, the
> right amount of "air" and choosing only the best way to do things (there's
> only one, so there's no chance of misunderstanding).
Yeah!
> I also prefer notes, diagrams and algorithms off the source, even though
> I'm proud of my ASCII art 8;)
Groovy baby yeah!
~Grauw "rented Austin Powers yesterday"
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