From: Dossy <dossy@...>
Date: 2002-08-11T08:54:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Style question

On 2002.08.01, Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@soyabean.com.au> wrote:
> What's really unfortunate, though, is that Vim has some killer features
> dealing with {...} blocks (on account of its C heritage and the plain
> ubiqity of such blocks.
> 
> For example, you can delete, change, indent, or do whatever you like to the
> contents of {...} (or (...), [...], etc.) in an instant, no matter where the
> cursor is in the block.
> 
> Obviously, this functionality does not apply to do...end blocks.  Despite
> this loss, I still use do...end because it seems more fitting for Ruby.

If you can't indent a do-end block by starting at the "do" line and
typing ">/end^M" then I might be willing to go out on a limb and
say that your block is trying to do too much and needs to be
refactored.

;-)

Seriously, no offense meant.

-- Dossy

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