Remark Blocks

[bigsofty]

Can we change the way that remaking a block applies its remark can be very frustrating sometimes...

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GETSCREENSIZE screenwidth,screenheight
sx=screenwidth*.2;sy=screenheight*.5   //start point
//ex=screenwidth*.8;ey=screenheight*.5   //end point
bx=screenwidth*.5;by=screenheight*.5   //curve towards point
//animTime=5000   //animation time of 2 secondsBlock remarked, becomes...

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//GETSCREENSIZE screenwidth,screenheight
//sx=screenwidth*.2;sy=screenheight*.5   //start point
ex=screenwidth*.8;ey=screenheight*.5   //end point
//bx=screenwidth*.5;by=screenheight*.5   //curve towards point
animTime=5000   //animation time of 2 secondsWhat I wanted was...

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//GETSCREENSIZE screenwidth,screenheight
////sx=screenwidth*.2;sy=screenheight*.5   //start point
//ex=screenwidth*.8;ey=screenheight*.5   //end point
////bx=screenwidth*.5;by=screenheight*.5   //curve towards point
//animTime=5000   //animation time of 2 secondsand if I reapply block remark...

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GETSCREENSIZE screenwidth,screenheight
sx=screenwidth*.2;sy=screenheight*.5   //start point
//ex=screenwidth*.8;ey=screenheight*.5   //end point
bx=screenwidth*.5;by=screenheight*.5   //curve towards point
//animTime=5000   //animation time of 2 secondsNow this allows for large blocks of code to be remarked out, without having to worry if the code has already gotten remarks, 'unremarked' and then causing compilation errors...

How is this done?

This is how it could be applied in pseudo code...

IF first_two_block_chars$ = '//' THEN
BEGIN
   REPEAT
     READBLOCKLINE(Current_line$)
     IF First_Two_Chars_Of_Current_Line$ = '//' THEN
        DELETE First_Two_Chars_Of_Current_Line$
     WRITEBLOCKLINE(Current_line$)
   UNTIL End_Of_Block
END
ELSE
BEGIN
   REPEAT
     READBLOCKLINE(Current_line$)
        Current_line$ =  '//' + Current_Line$
     WRITEBLOCKLINE(Current_line$)
   UNTIL End_Of_Block
END

This is how most languages apply block code remarking. It allows large blocks of code to be remarked in and out without having to worry if the block already contains remarks.

[Moru]

Temporary solution: I usually put an IF block around larger codeblocks so I don't have to worry about it.

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IF 1 = 0
     Code you want commented out
ENDIF

[Kitty Hello]

That's what I do, too
Anyway - It's a "unexpected feature". I'll fix it.

[bigsofty]

Temporary solution: I usually put an IF block around larger codeblocks so I don't have to worry about it.

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IF 1 = 0
     Code you want commented out
ENDIF

No use for complete Functions I'm afraid. Funny enough commenting out large blocks of code has become a integral part of my debugging... a bit like a doctor removing body parts till he finds the infected limb!

[Kitty Hello]

a bit like a doctor removing body parts till he finds the infected limb!

...I'd start with the brain.

[Moru]

For commenting out whole functions you just rename them and create a new dummy one or put the if statemen inside the whole function :-)

[PeeJay]

or just comment out the call to the function .....

[bigsofty]

a bit like a doctor removing body parts till he finds the infected limb!

...I'd start with the brain.

What brain?