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- From: Larry Margolis <margoli@watson.ibm.com>
- Subject: Re: Enhanced Editor & Rexx
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- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.195713.6320@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 19:57:13 GMT
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- In <13100001@tisdec.tis.tandy.com> kevinl@tisdec.tis.tandy.com writes:
- >
- > Is there any way to get the Enhanced editory to stop changing
- > the keys and tabs on me when it finds out that the file I'm editing is
- > a Rexx program (.cmd file)? I really hate the way it messes up the enter
- > key. I don't mind it adding the 'else', or 'then' key words, but I hate
- > the keys!
-
- You can turn off syntax expansion with the command EXPAND OFF.
-
- > Also, is there any way I can get my options/preferences stuff
- > to take effect? Right now I have my tabs set up for 4 spaces. It doesn't
- > seem to care. It inserts tabs, but they are eight space tabs.
-
- Unfortunately, the tabs and margins for the languages with syntax assist
- are hard-coded. One way to automatically take care of both would be via
- a profile - create a PROFILE.ERX containing the following:
-
- /* EPM profile */
- if translate(right(arg(1),4))='.CMD' then do /* If a .CMD file, */
- 'expand off' /* turn off syntax expansion */
- 'postme tabs 4' /* 'postme' delays the processing ... */
- end /* Do */
-
- (This should be in your PATH or EPMPATH.) Then enable profile processing
- by entering the command Profile On in the EPM command dialog, then select
- Options / Save Options. Note that the profile is only executed once, when
- an edit window is opened, so this will not apply when you're adding a .CMD
- file to an existing edit window.
-
- Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
-