[Lazarus] Few features for Lazarus editor

Hans-Peter Diettrich DrDiettrich1 at aol.com
Mon Jan 19 22:14:53 CET 2009


ik schrieb:

> There are few features that I would like to see in the Lazarus editor:
> 
> 1. Multiple spliting (and close the split) the editor to horizontal
> and vertical views

Better: multiple edit windows, as Delphi has.

> 2. VIM keyboard support
> 3. Ability to have a way to fold code by using comments with special
> chars (like (* {{{ *) (* }}} ) that VIM allows)

When shall such comments be evaluated?

> 4. Multi linguistal spell checkers for strings and comments

Only on demand.

> 5. Color code with errors with special underline or some color that
> the user can select that will help to locate where the problem is.

Only if it doesn't slow down the editor.

> 6. Ability to keep the string mark (that added to 0.9.27) as permanent
> with a toggle of a menu item/key/toolbar
> 7. Inline help for a command/reserve word that the mouse
> cursor/keyboard caret are under that word (not instead of the
> tooltip).

What?

> 8. When pressing on CTRL above a file/variable/type etc.. that we are
> trying to load, it will place a tooltip telling what is going to be
> opened (the file + the line number)
> 
> What do you think on this features ? Should I add them to mantis as a wishlist ?

Currently I only have three wishes:

- Multiple edit windows.
- Make the editor faster.
- More help texts.

DoDi




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