jmarc jumbubled,
>
> 2/ the index commands now use last word or selection as default value.
> However, I use for that the selectWordWhenUnderCursor (!) method,
> which ignore word when cursor is at boundary (this mean you have to be
> in the middle of a word). I can understand this is a problem with
> index, but I did not use a different method it because it is IMO a
> problem for font change too (the other user).
Hey, somebody's looking at something I wrote :)
It's been a couple of years since I wrote or looked at that, but it
seems to me that I wrote a new function to determine the "last word."
The logic to it is to default to the word you just typed, or one that
you have clicked on. I think the typical case of inserting an index
entry is immediately after typing it, so punctuation should also be
allowed but not included. e.g., if i type "end.<insert index>" it
should offer "end"
If memory serves, the function works by checking to see if it is on a
letter. If so, it moves right until it finds the last letter, and then
travels left until whitespace.
(hmm, did I ever get as far as using the selected text, if it exists,
before looking at the word? It's been so long . . .)
> So would it be OK to change the behaviour of font functions to apply
> to a word when cursor is at its boundary? Currently this does nothing.
I think this would be the expected behavior.
> Also, I would like to remove one of the index menu entries. Do we
> really need two of them? Can someone come up with something less wordy
> than 'Index of preceeding word'??
I think we do :) Index-preceding can be done entirely from the
keyboard, and is designed to be right in the usual case. It's actually
a descendent of one of my old word 5.1 macros. While typing, I get
annoyed any time I have to use the mouse.
For anything other than what the automated result would be, a dialog is
necessary. Dialogs should not be imposed unless needed.
So, yes, I think both are needed.
hawk
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