Re: [ww-tedit-dev] An X version of WW. When? (and Tetris)

[petar marinov]

Tzvetan Mikov wrote:
> So, when is an X version scheduled for ? I am forced to use NEDIT at work
> and have trouble explaining to my coworkers that DEL should *absolutely* not
> behave like BACKSPACE.

Last evening I finished the search & replace function. I will make a 
release today.

X version is on the list of the imminent extentions on which I'm 
planning to work. I will maybe move this as a first grade priority.

> Another feature that might be needed for complete acceptance of WW in the
> Unix community here is support of CTAGS (I am not sure what that is - some
> form of browse information I guess).

look here for more information:
http://ctags.sourceforge.net/

ctags is a tool that generates a reference table of all the simbols 
defined in source files.

The format is
<symbol>\t<file> (+ some more data)

As you can see this misses scope definition for the symbols. This file 
will not reflect changes in the sources as they are being edited. Maybe 
this can be added in the editor, to maintain correct ctags file.

I've just generated a tags file in cygwin (go to the editor's root 
directory and type "ctags -R", the look at the file "tags"). I believe, 
the information can be accomodated in the editor. As a matter of fact I 
think this is a much better way to make the "Search|Function" command. I 
like the idea of tags file. This is an unix standard, it is used by "vi" 
and a host of other editors, which means this is supported by the 
community. I can extend this by making the editor maintain always fresh 
"tags" file. As you edit and create new functions or new symbols, the 
file can be regenerated. What to you think?

> P.S. I'd like to change the colors of the Win32 Console version. Is that
> possible ?

You should go and edit the palette.c file. Add a new palette or modify 
the current. The editor uses a pointer to get the current palette. The 
plan is to have a list of the available palettes and from the options 
menu to select which one to be active.

> P.P.S. I am thinking of doing a port to Win32 GUI again. Peter, what do you
> think?

I don't mind it. I should state that, I see no use of it. It adds 
nothing as user experience. I will be glad to see more help in adding 
something as core functionality (see below).

> P.P.P.S. Another little feature I woild like to see added is Tetris - the
> only game for real programmers. It would be so refreshing after hours of
> heavy editing to be able play.

This is an important feature. You can program it yourself, look at the 
keyboard and the screen API. You can make it as a standalone application 
first and I will then add it to the editor. If you plan to start this I 
have a list of suggestions of rules on how to calculate the score.

By the way I've just noticed that if I reply with "Replay" the mail goes 
only to you and not to the mailing list. I will add this manually. Maybe 
there is an option in the administration page that directs how the 
mailling engine prepares the mail distribution. I will look at it later. 
At the moment use "Reply All".

-petar