Show Procedure/Function name
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faber · 2010-06-30 23:31

Suppose that I have several procedures and each procedure have a few
hundred lines of code.
How to check in which procedure I am currently ?
I don't want to scroll up and look for the name of the procedure. Is
there any way?

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Martin_fr · 2010-06-30 23:38

Yes there is.

Right click the code folding tree (the vertical line under the [+] /
[-].
The pop up menu contains all the outer fold-point, including the
procedure line.

this only works:
- if the name of the procedure is on the same line as the procedure
keyword
- code folding is enabled for procedures

One day in the future something better ought to be added...

Alternatively:
Lock the current page (context menu; or you can assign a key-short-
cut), then use jump to declaration (ctrl-shift-up) => a new window
will open, and show you the declaration in the interface.
http://lazarus-dev.blogspot.com/2010/04/page-locking-or-multiply-
editor-windows.html

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theo · 2010-06-30 23:53

Quote from: Martin_fr on July 01, 2010, 01:38:31 amYes there is.
Right click the code folding tree (the vertical line under the  /
[-].Nice, I was not aware of this.
This can be helpful indeed if you forgot parameter names and don't
want to scroll or jump.

Maybe CodeExplorer could be synchronized with the cursor-position
(optionally)?

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faber · 2010-06-30 23:58

Right click on the code folding tree, great, this is what I'm looking
for. THX