RE: Column Sensitive Editing

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I agree with Jon!!

Jeff Morrill
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Date: 10/29/2001 01:15PM
Subject: RE: Column Sensitive Editing

 >> I'm looking into possibly providing an option (maybe in EXTRAS) thatwould 
 >allow you to skip over the indicators and zip right to the factor 1entry for 
 >the next release.Hi Michelle, glad to hear that you're on the Code team - now 
 >I know it'llget done right (flatter flatter).As far as tabs go, wouldn't it be 
 >simpler to just externalize the templateused and allow us to modify it to our 
 >hearts content?  By all means defaultto some internal value if we haven't 
 >supplied a template, but I'd certainlylike more control.  There are things on 
 >F specs and D specs that I rarely ifever use and I'll happily backspace into 
 >them when needed.  I just don'twant to have to tab more times than I need.  
 >For example the DS/S/PR columnson the D spec - I'd love to go straight there 
 >from the name entry.  I'd LOVEto be able to set the start of name entry on 
 >position right since I alwayshave to hit the space bar to move the name away 
 >from the D, etc. etc.Jon ParisPartner400-----Original Message-----From: 
 >code400-l-admin@midrange.com[mailto:code400-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of 
 >mcumming@ca.ibm.comSent: Monday, October 29, 2001 12:24 PMTo: 
 >code400-l@midrange.comSubject: RE: Column Sensitive 
 >EditingBrian,Unfortunately, as it stands the tabbing is hardcoded and not 
 >accessible tothe user of the product.  So I'm afraid that you're stuck with 
 >tabbing fornow.I'm looking into possibly providing an option (maybe in EXTRAS) 
 >that wouldallow you to skip over the indicators and zip right to the factor 1 
 >entryfor the next release.Michele CummingsWDT iSeries DevelopmentIBM Toronto 
 >Lab"Brian D. James" <bjames@isdsolutions.net>@midrange.com on 
 >10/29/200110:38:51 AMPlease respond to code400-l@midrange.comSent by:  
 >code400-l-admin@midrange.comTo:   <code400-l@midrange.com>cc:Subject:  RE: 
 >Column Sensitive EditingHello Hak,Thanks for your timely reply.I'm a newbie to 
 >CODE/400 and just trying to get comfortable with the editorand it's features. 
 >Since I'm not sure that I would actually use thisfeatureI can easily wait for 
 >the next fixpack to receive the macro.A user interface for the tab settings 
 >would be great but I would be happyfor now just to be able to modify some 
 >code. Is the intelligent tabbingcontained in the rpgle.lx file or some other 
 >file that can be modifieddirectly by the user?I'll try using the Smart Enter 
 >feature again. My problem is that I like toleave blank lines in my code to 
 >separate the logic and when using the SmartEnter I'm frequently having to tab 
 >back and erase the 'C'. However, I justrealized that I can use <Ctrl-Enter> to 
 >insert a completely blank line butthen pressing <Enter> or <Ctrl-Enter> on 
 >that blank line puts me back athaving to press the extra tabs. (Would you care 
 >for some cheese with thatwhine? :-))Thanks again for your reply and thank you 
 >for all your efforts withCODE/400.Brian.P.S.   This reply was originally sent 
 >on Thursday afternoon but apparentlydidn't get posted before the system 
 >crashed.-----Original Message-----From: 
 >code400-l-admin@midrange.com[mailto:code400-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of 
 >haklui@ca.ibm.comSent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:15 PMTo: 
 >code400-l@midrange.comSubject: Re: Column Sensitive EditingWell,  Brian:   
 >this is a problem with the column sensitive editing menu item in SP3.I must 
 >admit that the code change was integrated into SP3 with other fixes,but with 
 >no intention of releasing the function. As a result, one macrofile 
 >extra\colsedit.lx is not packaged into SP3.This should be corrected in the 
 >next fixpack. If there is a need for this,I can send you this macro file.As 
 >for tabbing to Column 12 in RGLE, currently there is no user 
 >interfaceprovided. I am told that there has been request for this feature and 
 >we areconsidering it for. maybe next release.Please Note that 
 >"Options->Language edting->Smart enter" will allow you toenter at column 
 >12.Hak LuiAS/400 AD, IBM Canada Ltd.e-mail: haklui@ca.ibm.com"Brian D. James" 
 ><bjames@isdsolutions.net>@midrange.com on 10/25/200112:30:47Please respond to 
 >code400-l@midrange.comSent by:  code400-l-admin@midrange.comTo:   "Code400" 
 ><CODE400-L@midrange.com>cc:Subject:  Column Sensitive EditingI am trying to 
 >activate the column sensitive editing feature.  When I clickon the item in the 
 >Extras menu I receive the message "The EXTRAS menu isnowused to change the 
 >setting. CODE FIELDS is no longer used." and the columnsensitive editing 
 >feature is now checked but not activated. I now click onthe menu item to 
 >remove the check mark and I receive the same message. Themenu item remains 
 >checked and the column sensitive editing is not active.Any ideas?Another 
 >question. When editing an RPGLE source member is there a way toturnoff the tab 
 >stops for the left hand indicator columns (cols 7&9) and havethe cursor move 
 >directly to the factor 1 column (col 
 >12)?TIA,Brian_______________________________________________This is the 
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