> > >> could be better to allow to launch an external editor form hbIde? Just a > provocation, as Harbour programmer's could obtain same productivity without > to spend learning time. > I think that the choice of emulating xMate was a very useful path to > obtain a quick and effective skeleton and i think anyway that his editor > it's no so bad at all.
For my personal needs, code editor (with formatting, auto-completion, s&r, good navigation) and integrated debugger is the most important. FOR ME, project manager is a bonus. We have some good code editors but none treating specific issues to Harbour code. Because everyone has your personal needs and wishes, flexibility is the key. Flexibility respects individual users. > Only, it's has some non standard behaviour that could frustrate the > programmers using other editors. > This could have two aspects: > 1. the natural reject of a new method to achieve same result in a new > editor environment > 2. some non optimal choice that xMate made in his behaviour > About point 1, i think that some time needs to be spent to learn the new > commands, as we made coming form Alt-B (on upper left corner) - Alt-B (on > lower right corner) to select in PE2 a block to the Alt+(nouse/keyboard) > selection of other "standard" editors (none talked about Notepad++, a very > powerful one). So, if the xMate/hbIde well does the job i don't think that > is needed to change something already working. > HbIDE it won't be my only tool to program. I have difficulties to remap my mind between one tool and another. Notepad++ is my main general code editor today. Notepad++ with specific Harbour features would be great, although not perfect, would be better than I have today. HbIDE today is useless to me, but this is changing to better everyday. My major concern is about the future. Can I trust HbIDE always will go in right direction? Will have consistency? What happens if Pritpal decides create anything that brings me a problem and I have no way to turn off or choose how that thing will behave? Should I sit and cry to choose the wrong tool? :-) When I get this answers by myself, I put my foot in HbIDE definitively. Thanks to help with yours opinions. It's a good feedback. []'s Maniero
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