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beylevem
Tomato Guru
102 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 06 2007 : 4:24:10 PM
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I tried changing the definition of {...} to
{ $end$$selected$ }
When I use the snippet with a selection, I can't get the space before and after the selected text - i.e. it executes as
{$end$$selected$}
Is there any way to accomplish this? |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18939 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2007 : 2:52:07 PM
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Which IDE and version of VA are you using?
How are you triggering this snippet? |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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beylevem
Tomato Guru
102 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2007 : 4:46:01 PM
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triggered by highlighting text and pressing "{".
Here's another funny: it makes a difference whether you select text left-to-right or right-to-left. When I select right-to-left, I get
{
selected text
}
while left to right gives
{selected text}
I.e. the right-to-left indents the left brace like I expect, the other doesn't.
Also, I noticed that there are two definitions for {...} in the autotext - why is this?
VA_X.dll file version 10.4.1609.0 built 2007.09.14
MSDev.exe version 6.0.9782.1
Devshl.dll version 6.0.9782.0
Devedit.pkg version 6.0.9782.0
Font: Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 13(Pixels)
Comctl32.dll version 5.82.6000.16386
Windows Vista 6.0 Build 6000
2 processors
Platform: Win32 (x86)
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beylevem
Tomato Guru
102 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2007 : 4:47:39 PM
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The indentation got lost:
...{
...selected text
...}
vs.
{selected text}
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18939 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2007 : 12:20:07 PM
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The easy bit, there are two snippets since a new one has been added, but the old one has not been automatically removed.
A snippet to control the formatting for surround selection with { } has been added (the new one), but a snippet for surrounding code with { } has existed for quite a while now (the old one).
Are you selecting whole lines of text, including the EOL character? Or are you just selecting bits of text in the "middle" of a line? These are quite different things, even though they sound similar.
If you select whole lines of text (place caret in column 1 and use shift + down arrow) then you should get the formatting you expect. If VA thinks you are only selecting a part of the line then it has to work differently, since indenting the middle of a line of text is clearly not a good idea. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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beylevem
Tomato Guru
102 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2007 : 12:43:43 PM
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The confusion increases. I changed both snippets in the hope that I could identify which one is being used:
The first one which appears below tcc:
{/*1*/ $selected$ }
The second one whch appears below #r:
{/*2*/ $selected$ }
Using the following line to test:
void C10::fn2() { int x = 2; }
Case 1: select int by double clicking, and then press "{"
void C10::fn2() { {
int
} x = 2; }
All methods of selection appear to give the same outcome.
Case 2: Select the line by left clicking in the margin and then press "{"
{
void C10::fn2() { int x = 2; }
}
Case 3: position cursor at start of line, press shift+end, then press "{"
{void C10::fn2() { int x = 2; }}
So:
* Selecting partial lines appears to do the "wrong" thing
* It appears to make a difference how you slect things
* I can't see how the formatting relates to the snippets
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18939 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2007 : 3:01:46 PM
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I am also confused, since I was sure I saw this working. I tested this before making my original reply, to check that it was doing what I expected.
However since I did not make very detailed notes on exactly what I did, I am not now sure what I did.
Checking this here, selecting text and pressing "{" does something, but what it does simply ignores the formatting settings in the snippet. So this becomes a feature request, VA should use that formatting, at least for whole line selections, and probably for all selections:
case=9278
Different results when selecting one way instead of another way is a known bug:
case=1521 |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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beylevem
Tomato Guru
102 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2007 : 3:54:12 PM
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After a search, it seems that it is the difference between "surround selection" and AutoText/Snippet at work. If I specifically invoke insert snippet, it works as expected.
*However*, even if I bind insert snippet to Alt+S, I must now type Alt+S, then scroll down to the entry, since the list does not allow a keyboard shortcut, and hit enter.
By which time, I could just as easily have typed the braces.
I don't think there is a conflict between the snippet and just surrounding text, since the snippet can be defined to do exactly the same thing as the default behavior. So yes, I would like to be able to customize the behavior of surround text with "{" using snippets
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2007 : 01:41:01 AM
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| opened case=9286 for 'selecting partial lines appears to do the "wrong" thing' |
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support
Whole Tomato Software
5566 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2008 : 01:27:52 AM
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| case=1521 is fixed in build 1632 |
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Snippet {...}
