Hi all!

Everytime I need to comment a part of the code with (e.g. { ... } ) and I have some parts of code "minimized" with the "-"/"+" on the left of editor (Please excuse me, I don't know the technical term - e.g. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UuDt8fZYCTg/TDCZtgbGUqI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/HcoRx10cuE0/s1600/lazarus.png on the left of uses, TForm1, etc), just writing the first "{" every part after the "{" "minimized" will expand. This is a little bit annoying...

is it possible to mantain minimized codes also inside "comments"?

Thank you!
Kjow

2011/3/15 Kjow :

No possibilities?

Kjow

The term is "folding". and yes there is a problem with all folded blocks being unfolded, whenever you start a comment. Unfortunately this is not fixed yet.

However a few tricks that maybe can help.
Depending on OS, you may have to set the keyboard shortcuts in the options first)

shift-alt-1 => fold all nodes (pascal nodes, not IFDEF) shift-alt -2 => fold all level 2 nodes (nested nodes) ....
shift alt 0 => unfold all

also you can write the closing "}" first, but it is very easy to forget....

Martin

Just an idea:

What if you start with the closing brace "}", then add the opening "{"?

DoDi

2011/3/25 Martin :

Thank you, Martin!

Kjow

2011/3/25 Hans-Peter Diettrich :

Just an idea: What if you start with the closing brace "}", then add the opening "{"?

It is the way I already follow, but sometimes I forgot it... :p

Kjow

Now, supported in the latest svn. Folded code stays folded.

However as long as a fold is in a comment (or otherwise preserved where it would have previously been unfolded), it will not be saved to your session.
That means:
- if you restart the IDE, while you have an unfinished "(*" comment => you lose the folds inside that comment.
- Once you finished the comment, all folds after the "*)" will be normal again, and be preserved.

Oh, and if you go for it. Remember it's a snapshot, it's a new feature, it had some testing here, but you should save your data regulary.

Martin

2011/4/2 Martin :

Hi Martin,
Thank you!

I updated svn to "Lazarus 0.9.30 r30142M FPC 2.4.2 i386-win32-win32/win64" but trying with both "{" OR "(*" folded code after first "open parenthesis" unfolds when I start the comment :(

Kjow

it is *not* in 0.9.30
It is only in 0.9.31
http://www.hu.freepascal.org/lazarus/ (links *"without" "fixes" e.g. "Lazarus + fpc 2.4.2 win32
Lazarus-0.9.31-30142-fpc-2.4.2-20110403-win32.exe
<ftp://ftp.hu.freepascal.org/pub/lazarus/snapshots/Lazarus-0.9.31-30142-fpc-2.4.2-20110403-win32.exe>"

The 64 bit snapshot seems for 32 bit:
0.9.31 snapshots with
30142 should be good
30141 is ok, but as long as the fold is commented the [+] symbol is not reacting to clicks

if you want to stay on 0.9.30, then you can just merge 2 revisions 30141 and 30142 (and 30140 for 64 bit)

I attached a patch, (there is one for each of the revisions, so depending on what you download, you apply the rest)

Or you hope that tomorrow there will be a 64 bit snapshot too

Martin

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2011/4/3 Martin :

it is *not* in 0.9.30 It is only in 0.9.31

Thank you Martin!

Kjow