[Gambas-user] Impression of new editor (2.99 build 1249) - SplitEditor

[richard terry]

Well, at first glance its great, but it dosn't really function as I would have 
hoped.

 Firstly you have to think of the reason to split the code editor - for me, it 
is to  be able to view different parts of your code simultaneously, hopefully 
to make the task of writing/debugging easier - ie via copying, pasting, 
looking at the logic in the top pane, to see how it may be affecting what 
could be happening in the bottom pane.  

This can often involve looking at two files at once. Have a look at a screen 
dump I just did of WingIDE, ok, its python code, and hence contains defs for 
each main def and is more complicated, but forgetting that, see how the tabs 
at the top of the split tell you where you are.

At the moment also, the code put into the subseqently split window, dosn't 
seem to bear much relationship to the code you actually click on to split, 
either in the collapse mode or expanded mode, ie you don't end up being able 
to work on the code you thought you could ie you are a little lost.

Checkout the behaviour of this feature in say Kate, which in itself is also a 
bit inconsistant. When you first split a newly opened file, it puts identical 
views in the splits (as does the gambas one),but not at subsequent splits 
either.

Anyway, have built 1254 just now, and will play with that today, workload 
permitting.

Regards

Richard

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