From: Luthy Craig <LuthyCraig@...>
Date: 2001-04-07T06:51:11+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:13543] Re: formatting source code

Thanks for your suggestions.
Craig

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Marc Butler [SMTP:mlb@noworkingparts.com]
> Sent:	Friday, April 06, 2001 2:54 PM
> To:	ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> Subject:	[ruby-talk:13542] Re: formatting source code
> 
> Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Luthy Craig wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a handy utility for reformatting a .rb file to show
> meaningful
> > > indentations after I've rearranged things, or to help format some of
> the
> > > example files so I can follow the logic there?
> > > I use a simple editor that I'm accustomed to, but it has no facility
> like
> > > this.
> >
> > I didn't see anyone answer this, so I'd just say:
> > if you can bear the pain of learning a more powerful editor you can
> > get this.  Emacs and Vim will do syntax colouring, and I'm pretty
> > sure there are bindings for emacs to do the indent stuff.
> 
> If you want to use Emacs:
> 
> C-x h (control-x then h) will mark (select) the whole buffer (file being
> edited).
> 
> C-M-\ (control-(alt or escape)-backslash) will reindent the marked region.
> (The
> whole buffer if you use the previous command.)
> 
> This will only work in emacs if you setup the ruby-mode written by Matz as
> instructed in the file ruby-mode.el it's under misc or some place like
> that in
> the disribution.  Emacs is a good editor though, somewhat problematic to
> learn.
> 
> >
> > Some will argue that learning a more powerful editor and getting
> > to know its features is well woth the time spent.
> >
> > You can find more information here:
> >
> > http://www.rubygarden.com/ruby?EditorExtensions
> >
> > and here:
> >
> > http://www.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-1.html#ss1.11
> >
> > I'm not sure about a separate utility though.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Craig
> > >
> >         Hugh
> 
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