Hi Geoff,
I think the key for something like this will be when we move beyond
what could be described as "keyboard shortcuts," and into something
that can only be described as enhanced syntax, i.e. something that
actually changes the way you think when you program.
I might have said "lets you program the way you think" rather than
"changes the way you think when you program".
Efforts aimed at either objective are somewhat limited, as any
construct created must ultimately be convertable to existing
Revolution syntax,
But for those seeking increased productivity, something like:
[synonym table]
wBR the windowBoundingRect
del2 set the itemDelimiter to
vLDVN veryLongDescriptiveVariableName
allows coding something like:
vLDVN is wBR
del2 comma
get item 3 of vLDVN
theHeight is it - item 1 of vLDVN
get item 4 of vLDVN
theWidth is it - item 2 of vLDVN
which expands to:
put the windowBoundingRect into veryLongDescriptiveVariableName
set the itemDelimiter to comma
get item 3 of veryLongDescriptiveVariableName
put it - item 1 of veryLongDescriptiveVariableName into theHeight
get item 4 of veryLongDescriptiveVariableName
put it - item 2 of veryLongDescriptiveVariableName into theWidth
Brevity on input; verboseness on output. So there, Bob Seeger: one
can have it all after all.
--
Rob Cozens, Staff Conservator
Mendonoma Marine Life Conservancy
P.O. Box 217
Manchester, CA 95459-0217
(707) 895-2584
"Promoting a healthy and bountiful offshore environment."
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