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Controlling code formatter [message #120138]

Mon, 24 November 2003 10:20

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: bill.otherwiseDELETE.com

I often add extra spaces within a line of code to help format it and increase
readability. The Format option removes all my extra whitespace.

Is there a way to have finer control over what the code formatter does? In
reality I would be happy if it just indented the code correctly and left
everything else as I have it.

Thanks for any suggestions.

--
Bill Tschumy
Otherwise -- Austin, TX
http://www.otherwise.com

Re: Controlling code formatter [message #120150 is a reply to message #120138]

Mon, 24 November 2003 10:26

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: eclipse.tkilla.ch

Bill Tschumy wrote:
> I often add extra spaces within a line of code to help format it and increase
> readability. The Format option removes all my extra whitespace.
>
> Is there a way to have finer control over what the code formatter does? In
> reality I would be happy if it just indented the code correctly and left
> everything else as I have it.

The new formatter will offer many more options once its preference page
is complete.

For just indenting, try Source->Correct Indentation (Ctrl+I). If the
Java->Work in Progress->Smart Tab preference is on, you can simply type
TAB at the beginning of a line to get the correct indentation.

-tom

Re: Controlling code formatter [message #120173 is a reply to message #120138]

Mon, 24 November 2003 10:37

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: rsk.email.arizona.edu

Bill,
Since 2.x series there is a formatter option "Remove Blank Lines", make
sure to uncheck this, or else Eclipse Ends up compacting everything.

Best,
-Riyad

Bill Tschumy wrote:

> I often add extra spaces within a line of code to help format it and increase
> readability. The Format option removes all my extra whitespace.
>
> Is there a way to have finer control over what the code formatter does? In
> reality I would be happy if it just indented the code correctly and left
> everything else as I have it.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>

Re: Controlling code formatter [message #120262 is a reply to message #120138]

Mon, 24 November 2003 11:49

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: kc.baltz.Lollimail.com

It looks like Jalopy, a source-code formatter, plugs in to Eclipse. It
has very fine-grained control.

http://jalopy.sourceforge.net/plugins.html

K.C.

Bill Tschumy wrote:
> I often add extra spaces within a line of code to help format it and increase
> readability. The Format option removes all my extra whitespace.
>
> Is there a way to have finer control over what the code formatter does? In
> reality I would be happy if it just indented the code correctly and left
> everything else as I have it.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>

Re: Controlling code formatter [message #120347 is a reply to message #120150]

Mon, 24 November 2003 13:52

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: bill.otherwiseDELETE.com

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 9:26:49 -0600, Tom Eicher wrote
(in message <bpt7rj$m10$1@eclipse.org>):

> Bill Tschumy wrote:
>> I often add extra spaces within a line of code to help format it and
>> increase
>> readability. The Format option removes all my extra whitespace.
>>
>> Is there a way to have finer control over what the code formatter does?
>> In
>> reality I would be happy if it just indented the code correctly and left
>> everything else as I have it.
>
> The new formatter will offer many more options once its preference page
> is complete.
>
> For just indenting, try Source->Correct Indentation (Ctrl+I). If the
> Java->Work in Progress->Smart Tab preference is on, you can simply type
> TAB at the beginning of a line to get the correct indentation.
>
> -tom
>

Thanks, I was using a build from a month or so ago and these features did
not appear in it. I downloaded 3.0M5 and all is golden.

--
Bill Tschumy
Otherwise -- Austin, TX
http://www.otherwise.com

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