Re: anoyance when backspace deleting inside parenthesis()

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 15/03/2024 à 22:23, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> there's something a bit annoying when deleting a line of text 
> using/holding backspace.
>
> Consider this line...
>    Message(Error.Text & gb.Lf & Error.Backtrace.Join("\n"))
>
> If I want to delete the Backtrace part I might place the cursor between 
> the last 2 closed brackets and hold backspace to delete the inside part 
> but the following happens..
>
> when the string gets deleted down to "Message(Error.Text & gb.Lf & 
> Error.Backtrace.Join()"
>
> removing the preceding open bracket auto removes the closing one so i 
> then have
> Message(Error.Text & gb.Lf &
> i lost my end bracket.
>
> the feature is otherwise good but could it detect holding the key?
>
> Maybe the auto-remove could happen only in a KeyUp event so if holding 
> down the backspace key to delete it will not auto-remove, only if 
> deleting 1 char and letting the key up?
>
> Respects
> BruceS

I don't think it can be done in a reliable way. I will see what is 
possible, but I can't promise anything.

Anyway, automatic feature like deletion of successive brackets are never 
100% accurate. Because there is no way to know what the user wants 
exactly. By fixing one specific issue like that, you usually create 
another issue on some other behaviour.

Regards,

--
Benoît Minisini.