[SOLVED] Edit Menu > Select Code Block ?
lazarus / 9-Editor

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trev · 2021-01-29 07:15

While updating the Wiki, I tried to experiment in the Source Editor so
as to write a description of the menu item "Select Code Block" (tried
2.0.10 and trunk). No matter what I tried, I could not get that option
to ever select any text in a unit or project file.

I must be missing something?

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lucamar · 2021-01-29 07:36

You're right: apparently it does nothing. I've searched the wiki and
there's nothing in it about that item either.

It's quite a mistery: what it's supposed to do?

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trev · 2021-01-29 07:43

Main menu > Search > Find Start of Code Block takes me to the start of
"implementation" in the Source Editor. Select Code Block still has no
effect...

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lucamar · 2021-01-29 08:00

"Find Start of Code Block" takes me to what I would call ... the
closest start of a code block, be it a "begin", "try", "procedure",
etc.

That's why I though, logically enough, that "Select code block" would
combine that and "Find Other End" and select everything between;
instead it does nothing at all ...

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balazsszekely · 2021-01-29 08:34

I did take a quick look in trunk. If you open
$(LazarusDir)/ide/SourceEditor.pp, line 4566:
Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]window.onload = function(){var x1 =
document.getElementById("main_content_section"); if (x1) { var x =
document.getElementsByClassName("geshi");for (var i = 0; i procedure
TSourceEditor.SelectCodeBlock;begin  // ToDo: 
DebugLn('TSourceEditor.SelectCodeBlock: not implemented yet');end;
Apparently it's not implemented yet.

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trev · 2021-01-29 09:32

Thanks GetMem. It never occurred to me that it wouldn't be implemented

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lucamar · 2021-01-29 12:38

Quote from: GetMem on January 29, 2021, 09:34:32 amApparently it's not
implemented yet.
Then the menu item should be disabled, if it has to be visible for
some queer reason. Talk about false expectatives!

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440bx · 2021-01-29 15:29

Don't disable the menu item, all unimplemented functions, when
invoked, should display a message box stating :
"Congratulations!! - you've have been selected to implement this
feature."

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lucamar · 2021-01-29 16:59

Quote from: 440bx on January 29, 2021, 04:29:27 pmDon't disable the
menu item, all unimplemented functions, when invoked, should display a
message box stating :
"Congratulations!! - you've have been selected to implement this
feature."

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ASBzone · 2021-01-29 17:00

Quote from: 440bx on January 29, 2021, 04:29:27 pmDon't disable the
menu item, all unimplemented functions, when invoked, should display a
message box stating :
"Congratulations!! - you've have been selected to implement this
feature."
LOL