Uses I just found for the editor lazarus / 9-Editor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elmug · 2011-08-05 09:06 Perhaps for most of you this is old news, but I am now doing this: 1. I have placed a file HISTORY.txt in my project folders. 2. Also a BLANK.txt file Now I keep always opened the HISTORY.txt file, where I write in words what I am planning to do, and even create in it sometimes the code to check it visually, and when I am happy with it, I just paste it into the Unit I need to. This way, I much less screw up the source code! I also keep modifying that file with "the plan" or the objective at hand that I need to code, the thoughts I have. In other words, first I use some "highest level language" to describe what code is to do, and it keeps in the HISTORY.txt file, till I want to. So, HISTORY.txt IS my scratchpad! No more pencil and paper! 2. The other file, BLANK.TXT, I can use to cut and paste from wherever, even from web, anything. The nice thing about this, is that the text font of what I cut and paste is exactly the text font that I have set for the editor, which is as large as I wanted. Contrary to fonts in the webpages, sometimes they are awful small. The Tabs to open and close the above said files are a great idea of the Lazarus makers. This means LESS windows open to confuse me! Needless to say, I am VERY happy with the Editor facilities!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Blaazen · 2011-08-05 09:24 Lazarus has also ToDo lists. You can go to menu Package -> Install/Uninstall packages ... - > ToDoListLaz 1.0.1 Install it. You can write specific comments to your code: Code: [Select]{TODO5 -oAuthor : I have to do this} 5 is priority There is defined template for this. Then you can write 'todo'+space ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IPguy · 2011-08-05 13:36 I also keep similar sheets within the editor: ToDo, BugList, ChangeLog I'm aware of the ToDo package, but have never explored it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elmug · 2011-08-05 13:42 Thanks Blazen and IPGuy, There is no end to amazement. The more one explores, the more there is to explore! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eny · 2011-08-05 18:42 It's always good to see that people are enthusiastic about Lazarus. But IMHO there are more suitable ways to share such a feat with the world. http://www.msn.com http://www.facebook.com http://twitter.com http://hyves.net etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elmug · 2011-08-06 07:17 Quote from: eny on August 05, 2011, 08:42:43 pmIt's always good to see that people are enthusiastic about Lazarus. But IMHO there are more suitable ways to share such a feat with the world. http://www.msn.com http://www.facebook.com http://twitter.com http://hyves.net etc. And all this time, I thought that enthusiasm was like sneazing!