Jacqueline,
I have not seen the script editor mess up the formatting with this
simple example, but it does mess up horribly in some situations. I
actually have to rewrite my scripts differently because it gets
confused at times.
The main problem is when you have a situation like this:
if a then
if b then get c else get d
else
doSomethingElse
end if
It generates:
if a then
if b then get c else get d
else
doSomethingElse
end if
I am forced to rewrite my scripts to:
if a then
if b then
get c
else
get d
end if
else
doSomethingElse
end if
The Constellation editor gets it right.
Dennis
On Jun 28, 2005, at 4:53 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:
On 6/28/05 3:27 PM, Bob Warren wrote:
I think
that what is involved here is the old story that those who have
used Rev for
a long time have unconsciously learned to avoid its potholes. Less
experienced users suffer more. Why shouldn't I be able to do an
"if-then" as
I described above? I didn't have any trouble at all doing it in
the very
editor I am using to write this e-mail! You say, "...but a quick
touch of
the 'tab' key should autoformat the code you're working on". I
agree that it
should, but the fact is that it often doesn't, or at least not
correctly.
I suppose I'm one of those old hands who takes things for granted,
but I don't know any xtalk editor that formats scripts differently
than Rev, and actually, Rev does more auto-formatting than the others.
I am very used to unaligned scripts until I hit the tab key; that's
been the standard in all xtalks for almost 20 years. Of course, I
know that doesn't help newcomers who aren't used to it and I am not
brushing off your comments, nor am I saying the current behavior is
ideal; if Runtime can improve the editor to accomodate more users,
of course they should. On the other hand, if RR were to change the
current behavior very much I'd be lost. I have permanent muscle
memory for the way it acts now.
I did just want to say, though, that I have never seen a problem
once the tab key is hit. In the if/then example you gave, typing
the tab key formatted the structure correctly (I just tried it.) My
standard (ingrained) behavior is to do this:
Type: if myvar = 99 then
Type: two carriage returns
Type: end if
Type: up arrow (to get to the blank line
Type: tab
All formatted. Then I enter the middle section of the handler.
I have been looking at Constellation and I find it quite
remarkable. I think it is a good alternative for those who want a
change from the standard Rev editor. At least we have options. ;)
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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