Re: Code Coloring
Re: Code Coloring
- Subject: Re: Code Coloring
- From: Ian Joyner <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:30:46 +1000
There is something there in Xcode in the .pblangspec files, but it is
really complicated and worse really flaky since it can crash Xcode in
such a way that if you don't know it's these files causing a problem
it can make you reinstall all of Xcode (or worse the system) to get
it working again. CW was great - just a file listing the words you
wanted highlighted.
Basically Xcode's support for other languages (both technically and
morally) can do with a lot of improvement.
Ian
On 18/10/2005, at 4:42 AM, Turtle Creek Software wrote:
I'd just like to second the motion for adding good
code coloring to XCode, similar to what is in CodeWarrior.
It's not just cosmetics. Since CW is so responsive,
if you have forgotten the name of a constant, a class or
a function, you can just start typing possibilities, and
when you get the name right, the text color changes. Instant
feedback!
This is particularly valuable when working in old code where you are
have only vague memories about what things are called.
I also tend to navigate in source files by the shapes
and colors of the text. Tapping into those hard-coded
brain parts that are designed for finding ripe blueberries.
When I have to work in non-colored source code, I probably
lose 5% or 10% productivity.
Dennis Kolva
Turtle Creek Software
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