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Product Version: NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta (Build 200803050202) Java: 1.6.0_02; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 1.6.0_02-b05 System: Windows XP version 5.1 running on x86; Cp1252; en_US (nb) The Formatting -> Spaces is always active; I can not find a way to disable it. The config page allows me to configure 0 or 1 space for each given element. I think this is a good direction, but I have a big problem with the fact that the only choices are 0 or 1, and that I cannot disable it. This takes control away from the developer, and there is no workaround (other than to indent all of my lines manually). Here is an example: Very readable code (IMHO) _before_ formatting: void func() { int var_one = 2; String var_2 = "string"; Data data = new Data(); data.description = "described"; data.index = 1; data.message = new Object(); } Somewhat LESS readable code after formatting: void func() { int var_one = 2; String var_2 = "string"; Data data = new Data(); data.description = "described"; data.index = 1; data.message = new Object(); } Notice that my assignment statements have all been scrunched in. This makes it harder to read through series of assignment statements, or other series of similar statements. Please know that my intent is not to start some sort of flame war over what is/is not "proper" formatting. But I make a conscious effort to make my code organized and easy to read. Lining things up, as in the "before" snip, is a very simple way to do that. I imagine that was the motivation for the options that line up method parameters, 'extends/implements' lists, etc... Possibilities: 1. Allow the user to disable this (mandatory, IMO) 2. Allow me to configure 0, 1, or "at least 1" space (a VERY useful option) 3. Make the formatter smart enough to recognize things that are lined up (overkill?)
Yes, we should definitely support this. It was already filed as an RFE for java editor. Thanks *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 129817 ***
Is this really a duplicate? 129817 seems to be the reverse of this. It is a request for the formatter to do the lining up automatically. The issue here is that the spacing by the formatter can't be turned off. The enhancement in 129817 will be a nice addition. But it will probably not handle every possible case, and it sounds like a much harder problem to solve. If the formatter isn't doing what the coder wants, shouldn't there still be a way to turn it off? I really feel that the first step should be to give control back to the developer. Enable the user to disable the formatter's spacing, or have the "at least X spaces" option. Or how about an "indent only" command that indents without reformatting? I hope you will consider this further. Thanks.
Uh, I'm sorry, I really misunderstood this. As for #1 and #2 I think they could be implemented together in form of a selection for each option that now has a tick box. The #3 is IMO what issue #129817 is about. If you line up declarations like that, you probably want to tell the formatter to do this automatically for you. Please don't expect this to get implemented for Nb 6.1.
I'm glad I pressed. :) Agreed on #3. I look forward to #1 and #2 sometime after 6.1. (hopefully, soon after) Thanks!
this is very important to me as well (#1 and #2). also, atleast for #1, it shouldn't be a RFE, it's a regression. nb5.5 was able to indent without destroying the carefully hand-formatted lines. #3 would be nice, but is far from necessary, where it's difficult to write code without #1. that said, the format engine does a really nice job most of the time, so being able to apply it (the full thing, like it is now) to a region (presumably that i haven't hand formatted), would be a nice feature. not sure if #1 above covers this case that's of interest to me: i'd like to be able to have: public foobar() { /* stuff */ } and have that left intact (nb5.5 handled this as well)
*** Issue 154590 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
I wonder if <a href="http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=123560">Issue 123560</a> shouldn't be "bundled" or something with this one since both basically request the same thing: being able to toggle specific formatting aspects (lines, spaces, etc.).
*** Issue 168733 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***