Messy code formatter

[SpiderKenny]

I wish the compiler, or rather the IDE, would have some of the long standing bugs in it's formatter fixed.

For example, if you set the editor to use TABS instead of spaces, then the option to match brackets and braces highlights the matching bracket/brace in the wrong place.

If you set the editor to use TABS instead of spaces, then the syntax error underline (red squigly line) appears in the wrong place.

If you are using tabs instead of spaces, and set tab size to 4 then pressing TAB sometimes gives your 2 columns per press, sometimes 4.

[SpiderKenny]

Here is an example of the messy code formatter.
This is my project before I save and close it.


The I simply close the IDE and open it again, and now my code looks like this:


I know it's not the end of the world. But proper code layout is important and this just saps development time!

To be honest, I'd rather be able to use something like NetBeans or Eclipse as the IDE - they have had years of development and are very good editors, with the Mikro-e compilers, which are great.

[janko.kaljevic]

Hello,

We have not encountered similar behavior before.

Please can you take a print screen of the Editor Options window (both Display and Options tab).
Also if you can please post here project that describes this behavior.

Did you changed Editor options before opening your project?

Best regards.

[M14]

I am experiencing the same messy thing with the tab's. I configured 'Tab Width' on 2, so each tab should be 2 characters. For some reason it shifts 1 character at random lines, with a big mess and extra work as result. I also think there are to much settings for the formatting. Writing all the code in Notepad++ saves a lot of stress .

[filip]

Hi,

Have you turned off Smart Tabs from the Advanced Editor Options in the Tools menu ?

Regards,
Filip.

[M14]

Both 'Smart tabs' and 'Want tabs' are turned off. What is the use of that last option?

[filip]

Hi,

Here is the description of the Want Tabs option :

The WantTabs property specifies whether Tab is handled by the component or by the form. If WantTabs is true, TAB inserts the tab character into the component’s text.
If WantTabs is false, Tab moves the input focus to the next control in the tab order

Regards,
Filip.

[syedadeel2]

Hello,

Please use this for mikroC code formatting here is the http://techguys.itshell.net/19-all-cate ... -formatter.

[Dominic75]

We have not encountered similar behavior before

http://www.mikroe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=63209

Look through the board, you will see that it's happening very often. (And someone took the time to make a tool to format the file, that tells me that it's not something new...)

I also don't understand how changing the option should affect the file after a close/open. If the file is opened, and it has a format, why a close / reopen should change the format?

[syedadeel2]

We have not encountered similar behavior before

http://www.mikroe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=97&t=63209

Look through the board, you will see that it's happening very often. (And someone took the time to make a tool to format the file, that tells me that it's not something new...)

I also don't understand how changing the option should affect the file after a close/open. If the file is opened, and it has a format, why a close / reopen should change the format?

This is not new Dominic75, they always say will send the issue to developer and then nothing... Their Editor is created in Delphi and i investigate the issues in their.

i emailed them long one which issues and even said that i can do remote session to show your developer a list of issues and can help your developers to fix it. but no response. so i finally created my own little code formatter as i post the link above post. they never listen.....