[ jEdit-users ] Re: jEdit as an outliner

[Matt C. <ma...@si...>]

> My hand is up too...improved outlining functionality would be great. I 
> wonder though if/how the functionality could also be supplemental to 
> other uses i.e. programming. I'm always reticent to say "yes please 
> more features" we all know where that can lead.If the functionality 
> could be added with as light a footprint as possible it'd be better.

One big big item on my wishlist is drag-and-drop rearranging in the 
structure browser. I want this for XML editing, but if you could combine 
this with a Sidekick "language" parser for indented lines, you would 
have pretty cool outlining functionality (especially for a straight text 
editor!).

There's a couple of other general functionality improvements that would 
make jEdit a better outliner in the bargain. Sorry if some of this 
already exists, I'm a relatively new user...

- Easier way to click-to-select-line and click-to-select Sidekick 
structure (e.g. controls in the gutter).

- Paste-with-proper-indentation. Ie, when I paste, look at the effect 
the paste has on the Sidekick structure and automatically apply the 
proper indentation. So if A and B are at the same level and I paste B 
inside A, it gets indented a level when I paste it. This might be really 
hard to do.

- Folding GUI in the structure browser.

...but then, this might be getting into the "too many features" category.



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