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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable 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 12:31:22 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Beard, Frank" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: RE: powerful editors versus IDEs (was: License to Steal) Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 15:29:31 -0400 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 989436674 91664 137.194.161.2 (9 May 2001 19:31:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 19:31:14 +0000 (UTC) To: "'comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org'" Return-Path: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.3 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7403 Date: 2001-05-09T15:29:31-04:00 -----Original Message----- From: Ted Dennison [mailto:dennison@telepath.com] > 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. I was listing what it has, not what it is missing. As far as the 4 spaces example, if you are talking about indenting the 300 declarations over 4 spaces, then yes that is the indent/unindent that I listed. If you are talking about adding 4 spaces in the middle of a line, as in wanting to move the colons (:) in the declarations over 4 spaces to keep them all lined up, then that is what I called the "repeat" feature from emacs, which I do miss. But it is far from a monumental problem unless you have a huge number of lines involved, which doesn't seem to happen that often. > The way I open a file in emacs is by hitting ctrl-D to bring up dired-mode on > one of the file's parent directories. Then I browse down the directory tree > until I find the file by using the 'f' or "Enter" key. It doesn't sound > significatly different. You're right, it is similar, but less user friendly and less aesthetically pleasing, at least to me. > Sometimes, using emacs' file name completion I don't need to go through all that > effort. The Windows Open Dialog has no such capability. That's not exactly true, it does have something similar, in that after you bring up the dialog box (just as in the ObjectAda project window), if you begin typing characters, it will jump you to the nearest matching name. Then you can pick from that part of the list. Windows Explorer works the same way. I really don't want to start an editor war. Everyone has their own preference. Emacs is a powerful editor (as is vi). I just don't like the more primitive look and feel. Frank