Re: To be under Indicators or not to be

[Stuart Rowe <rowestu@xxxxxxxxx>]

I almost never use the outline (except to enable content assist) but still
I'd like to see "Fields" called "Variables" and list everything there.
"Fields"?  I dropped that term with RPGII.

Stu


On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Terry Hertel <T.Hertel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> While I haven't used this feature in the past, I agree with Mike. If I use
> this feature in the future, I would likely look in the fields section first
> because it may not be apparent what data type it is. I like the idea of
> keeping system reserved indicators in the indicators section and having
> named indicators in the fields section.
>
> One of the things I like about this forum is that it reveals features that
> I haven't used or discovered yet. The whole global definitions section is
> largely an untapped resource for me, and one of the posts jogged my memory
> about using content assist. Good stuff.
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>
> message: 2
> date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:15:20 -0500
> from: Mike Kohlndorfer <MKohlndorfer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] To be under Indicators or not to be
>
> I would prefer named indicators be listed as fields, while system reserved
> indicators (*INxx, LR, etc) stay under indicators.   A named indicator does
> not jump out as an indicator unless you spend time analyzing how it is
> used;  system indicators are more obvious.
>
> If listed as a field, the data type is shown to the right, making it
> easier to recognize.
>
> Michael Kohlndorfer
> 630-766-4445  x17399
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