RE: [ jEdit-users ] XInsert 1.6

[John G. <jge...@ny...>]

>
> > I still think the entire concept of macro descriptions is overkill.
>
> I'm not so sure. As the number of macros proliferates, being
> able to get a description of a macro is going to make things a lot
> easier. It will also help immensely if we ever get a MacroManager
> or something like that. My personal feeling though is that the
> description should exist within the macro script in the header or
> something like that.
>
> Todd
>

It looks like there's some enthusiasm for a better way to organize macros
and some resistance to enabling changes in the application API.  The
solution at this point seems to be a plugin which maintains its own macro
data, and which can grab descriptions from a script header if it needs to.
I'll start work on one as soon as the macro guide is in shape (which will be
soon, Slava, I moved from Jade to OpenJade, got MiKTex running and I'm now
hacking DSSSL).

John