Re: [ jEdit-users ] indentation

[Chuck L. <cl...@ca...>]

I have the same problem with MatLab code.  Can't be done with this 
version.  I hear that 4.3 may have (auto) indenting that will handle 
this. Yes?

jEdit is so cool you just have to stick with it.  I too am ex-emacs.

chuck

Joseph McDonald wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have just started using jedit, and so far am quite impressed.  I am 
> coming from emacs.
>
> I have the TAB key bound to "Indent Selected Lines", so no matter 
> where my cursor is on a line, the line is indented to the correct 
> level when I hit TAB, unless I have a syntax error above my cursor, in 
> which case it is indented incorrectly, thus notifying me that I need 
> to correct a syntax error above.
>
> The problem is that this only seems to work for blocks that begin and 
> end with "{" and "}".  I code in ruby where the code looks like:
>
> class A
>   def meth1
>      if true
>        puts "true true..."
>      else
>        puts "not true"
>      end
>   end
> end
>
> Now if I tab in any of those lines, the code moves all the way to the 
> left, losing the indentation.  The question is, how do I make it so 
> that things like "class|def|if|else|end|..." are recognized as block 
> starters and enders for the "Indent Selected Lines"  I tried adding 
> things like:
> <PROPERTY NAME="indentOpenBrackets" VALUE="class" />
> <PROPERTY NAME="indentCloseBrackets" VALUE="end" />
> to the ruby.xml file, but jedit didn't seem to like it.
>
> I sure hope it's possible, emacs has addicted me to tapping on TAB 
> when I'm thinking.
>
> thanks,
> -joe
>
>
>
>
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