Hi Lee, > Tab moves it to the right, shift-tab moves it to the left, but is there a > way to say "move it to the correct place
A very good point -- added to the clooj github issues. > - I just created a new project and I get a user prompt in the REPL pane but I > can't type anything into that... so I can't actually try it... I click in > there but I don't get a cursor there, and typing does nothing. In case it > matters I'm running Mac OS 10.6.8 and java -version says: The REPL input is the lower right pane. I think I should add some labels on each pane. > - How is one supposed to create a new .clj file and add it to the project? Use the File > New menu. > I think that a "hello world" example that walks one through the process of > creating a new project, adding a new, empty src file, adding code to that > file, and running the code, would clear this up. Maybe also a second simple > example that also adds one library... or something like that. That's a good suggestion. Overall I'd like to make the user interface more self-explanatory -- any ideas on how to do this would be very helpful. > - It would be nice if all of the basic editor functionality was discoverable > via menu items. For example the indentation commands are mentioned in the > instructions in the posting to the list, but since they're not in the menus a > user may not realize they're there. (These in particular could be under the > Source menu, but as a general rule it would be nice if all major features are > *somewhere* in the interface.) A good point. Added to the github issues. > - Longer term I agree with Shantanu that things like syntax highlighting and > autocompletion would be great, and actually I'd put my all-time favorite > feature even before those: arglist-on-space. I'm a total arglist-on-space > fanatic and evangelist -- I think it's the greatest idea ever for > supporting/speeding code editing and that it should be in every Lisp editor. > AFAIK it is currently available for Clojure only in emacs and MCLIDE. If I > were going to add one editor feature beyond robust auto-indenting it would be > arglist-on-space. Another excellent suggestion (added to issues). I think you're right -- arglist-on-space is very cool. Where do you think the arglist should appear? I think there's a tension between wanting to display it near where the user is typing and the need to not obscure nearby code. > Again, I love this project! I hope that the comments above are taken as > constructive criticism. Absolutely! Thank you very much for taking the time to give me so much helpful feedback. Best regards, Arthur -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
