From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,629e11b80bdec45d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-09 16:34:51 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!enews.sgi.com!coop.net!newsfeed1.global.lmco.com!svlnews.lmms.lmco.com!news1.lmtas.lmco.com!not-for-mail From: Gary Scott Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: powerful editors versus IDEs (was: License to Steal) Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 17:56:32 -0500 Organization: LM Aeronautics Message-ID: <3AF9CB20.C5E58A36@lmtas.lmco.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: CAA261517.lmtas.lmco.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en]C-CCK-MCD {C-UDP; LMTAS} (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en,pdf Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7420 Date: 2001-05-09T17:56:32-05:00 List-Id: Rectangular cut and paste/drag/drop is supported by Kedit also. Larry Kilgallen wrote: > > In article , Ted Dennison writes: > > In article , Beard, Frank > > says... > >>However, the ObjectAda (for Windows) IDE does allow you > > .. > >>It has most of what I consider to be necessary features: > > > > I consider a macro facility to be necessary (ever needed to space over 4 spaces > > in 300 declarations, or create a declaration for each number in another file?), > > and I notice its not in your list. > > Although I prefer TECO (somewhat more powerful than a Macro facility), > if those 300 lines are adjacent the feature I hear GUI editor fans > espouse is "rectangular cut and paste".