Re: IDE Editor Hints
----- Original Message -----
From: David Cuny <euphoria_coder at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: IDE Editor Hints
>
>
> CK Lester wrote:
>
> >>One option is to have is display a routine prototype.
> >>...
> >I would prefer this method.
>
> Good.
>
> >It even highlights (bold) what parameter it is accepting at the time.
>
> This can be done. It obviously requires an intelligent parser, but it's
> doable.
>
> >It also recognizes functions I've created and shows me those parameters.
>
> Also doable. EE creates a function list, for example, by scanning the
> current source file. A possibly nice feature would be if it scanned
> 'include' files, and included those in the hints as well.
>
> Anything can be done - it's just a matter of work, and how much overhead
you
> want to add.
>
> >I don't know that that [automatically including files]
> >would be bad, especially if the option to turn off the feature were
> >available.
>
> I initially thought that it should warn you when it's doing that, but all
> the design books tell you nothing irritates a user more than a chatty
dialog
> box that serves no real purpose - the code should just do it and shut up.
> 
>
> >>Another option would be to have the hint show a possible> completion for
> >>what you are currently typing...
> >This I'm not excited about, unless it was very inconspicuous or I could
> >disable it.
>
> Yes; if you didn't like it, it would get irritating *real* fast. On the
> other hand, VB has a similar feature.
>
> Thanks for the feedback!
>
> -- David Cuny
>
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Seems to me a good idea to take Visual Basics Editor as an example!
--Fritz Deneken
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