Re: The old "Object.Method" syntax debate

[Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>]

Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@d2-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> writes:

> Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov> wrote:
> : However, I'm not convinced that object.method makes it easier to
> : "popup a menu of 'options' for an object". But I've not used an IDE
> : that has such popups, so maybe I'm not qualified to say.
> 
> I think you have, only they are called buffers displayed in a
> window inside a frame in Emacs. And these pop up too, even if
> you hadn't intended to ask for them to pop up ;-) (Yes, that
> can be configured ;-)

Well, I use Emacs, but I don't use this feature. Maybe I'll give it a
try. 

> GNAT does assist when it can produce an index, i.e., can
> compile a unit.

This is usually my objection; when I'm writing code, by definition it
doesn't compile. So fully accurate completion is not possible.

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-- Stephe