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by joel
Sun Nov 30, 2003 11:55 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: #include search path saved in the work space.
Replies: 2
Views: 300

I could be wrong, but I'm not entirely sure TextPad even HAS a concept of #include files. It does. If you right-click on stdio.h in #include <stdio.h>, and either MSVC++ is installed or the INCLUDE environment variable is set correctly, TextPad will open the file. My pet gripe with this feature inv...
by joel
Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:07 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Editable Macros
Replies: 47
Views: 21541

On re-reading the thread, I'd go further and suggest a full command language. I don't know how many people here are familiar with sam (the unicode text editor from plan 9), but it makes a case for having a command language even in a mouse-centered editor. http://plan9.bell-labs.com/magic/9down4e/ure...
by joel
Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:53 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Method List for Current File
Replies: 14
Views: 5283

The key here is automatic . I do not want to press keys or run commands to update the window. I'd prefer to see some framework so that add-ons like methods list or auto-complete could be added by users, but that's a big change. OTOH, if the developers try to implement the most asked-for features, t...
by joel
Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:22 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Editable Macros
Replies: 47
Views: 21541

The particular choice of language doesn't mean much to me - so long as the current binary format is replaced/augmented with a human readable one, I'm happy.
If the binary format was documented, someone could probably write a simple assembler/compiler for it.
--Joel
by joel
Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:03 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Sorting document tabs
Replies: 5
Views: 584

I'd like to see something like in (recent versions of) Opera - you can drag a document tab a new position. Not sure how it'd work with stacked tabs, though.
--Joel