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by mattmc3
Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:16 pm
Forum: Tips
Topic: Meaning of C, HTML, LaTeX & TEXT in Syntax Files
Replies: 1
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PERL=1

You've left out PERL=1. This may be too old a tip to have accounted for it. What specifically does PERL=1 take into account?
by mattmc3
Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:01 pm
Forum: HOW-TOs
Topic: How to use a macro for vertical alignment of code
Replies: 0
Views: 8555

How to use a macro for vertical alignment of code

From a programming perspective, aligning similar statements vertically is an often overlooked improvement to code maintainability. While there are undoubtedly some more robust and generic methods for doing this sort of thing automatically, sometimes you just want the quick-and-dirty solution. This ...
by mattmc3
Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Custom syntax definition - What does PERL=1 really do ???
Replies: 0
Views: 553

Custom syntax definition - What does PERL=1 really do ???

According to the help documentation, when creating a syntax definition you must have the first line be one of the following: C=1 TEXT=1 PERL=1 LaTeX=1 HTML=1 According to the docs: "PERL=1 is a variant of C=1, to take account of some peculiarities of Perl syntax.". What does this mean? What *exactly ...