Detab in IDE and Error info

[agraham]

A couple for the wishlist.

I would like to see the detab function, as implemented in the device, provided in the IDE. I like my code to look neat and properly indented. When cutting and pasting and arranging indents I would find it easier to to it with spaces, make a selection, and then retab.

I would also like somes means, like global variables or an error control/object to be able to access a string describing the last error and maybe an error number to select ..case on.

 

[Erel]

You could change the TabSize to 1 (Tools - IDE Options - Tab Size) to get a similar effect.
I agree about the error info, and it will be implemented in the future.
The message string is not too reliable as it changes based on the device language.

 

[agraham]

You could change the TabSize to 1 (Tools - IDE Options - Tab Size) to get a similar effect.

The effect is similar but not quite the same as you still need to use the tab key. With spaces I could "rock" with my right hand between the space bar and delete or backspace keys to get the indentation pattern that I want and then retab to my chosen tab size. BTW I use the mouse with my left hand. I guess the tab key is more convenient if you use the mouse with your right hand

 

[agraham]

The message string is not too reliable as it changes based on the device language.

I would have thought that was a good thing as you can then use it in a message box if you want to. But yes, programmatically, you would also need some locale independent indicator such as an error number.