CodeJumper for Delphi v1.01
10 Feb 2003
I have had a bug report related to the D6 binary included in version
1.01. As a temporary fix, you may want to download the previous
version, 1.0
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Updates
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| This Delphi 5-7
plug-in implements a keymapping enhancement module, extending the
functionality of the IDE editor for .PAS,.DPR
and .DPK files. It provides block-end matching for
Object Pascal block statement constructs - toggling the cursor position
from anywhere to either end of the enclosing block, or highlighting
the enclosing block. Block statement boundaries are matched instances
of keyword end with the ObjectPascal keyword at the
opposite end of the block (asm, begin,
case, class, interface,
library, package, record,
try, unit). The overloaded keywords
case, class and interface
are ignored in their other contexts.
It also provides cyclic jumps between all uses
clauses and the current position, and cyclic jumps to the interface,
implementation, initialization,
finalization sections and the current position.
The current position is automatically bookmarked before any of
these jumps or toggles, and can be revisited even after subsequent
editing at the jump location.
Invocation on syntactically incomplete or incorrect files will
generate tool messages in the IDE's MessageView.
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Installation |
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After downloading,
run this self-extracting setup program.
You have the choice of installing for any combination of Delphi
5, 6 and 7. The binary package will be installed in $(DELPHI)\Projects\Bpl,
and the README, licence and source code for the package will be
installed under the directory you choose in the setup program. The
setup program makes a registry entry in Delphi's design-time package
list, so the wizard will be active the next time you (re)start Delphi.
I don't think there should be any problems compiling this package
in Kylix, I just haven't got around to it. I would like to hear
of your experience if you go down this route...
This wizard makes use of OpenTools API features only available
in Delphi 5 or later, so can't be compiled for earlier versions
of Delphi.
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Keybindings |
Ctrl+B
acts as a toggle. |
The first press will
select all the minimally enclosing block statement for the current
cursor position. The second press unselects the block and restores
the previous cursor position. |
Ctrl+[
acts as a toggle. |
The first press will
move the cursor from current position to the start of the minimally
enclosing block statement. The second press restores the previous
cursor position. |
Ctrl+]
acts as a toggle. |
The first press will
move the cursor from current position to the end of the minimally
enclosing block statement. The second press restores the previous
cursor position. |
| Ctrl+I |
Repetitive presses
cycles through: interface, implementation, initialization,
finalization sections, current position. |
| Ctrl+U |
Repetitive presses
cycles through: interface uses clause,implementation uses
clause, current position |
| Ctrl+Shift+B |
Moves the text cursor
back to its position before any of the jump or toggle keystrokes |
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Changing the keybindings |
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I have taken pains to produce a relatively unused and hopefully
logical set of keybindings for this Wizard. There are potential
clashes with the IDE on Ctrl+B (Buffer list demo
popup) and the Default and Classic keyboard mappings on Ctrl+I
(insert TAB).
However, if you want to reassign the keybindings, the source code
is included along with the wizard. Modify the method TCodeJumpWizard.BindKeyboard
in the file XPCodeJumpWizard.pas. Compile and install
the Delphi package (.DPK file). I am assuming you are using the
default package output directory, $(DELPHI)\Projects\Bpl,
so the recompiled package will overwrite the package installed by
the setup program. Otherwise, the new package will not install because
of unit name clashes with the existing package.
Having said all that, some words of caution....
- Most of the common combinations are already taken for the Default
and Classic keyboard mappings, so you may be masking exisiting
IDE behaviour.
- Similarly, watch out for menu and OS shortcuts.
- Also watch out for other installed packages with keybinding
modules. Look in Tools|Editor Options...|Key Mappings|Enhancement Modules
to see what's installed. These modules have a top to bottom precedence
order for IDE keystrokes, so reorder the list (via the MoveUp
and MoveDown buttons) or disable modules if you aren't getting
your desired keystroke behaviour.
- Most punctuation keys have no virtual key code, and in my experience
their ordinal values don't work with Menus.ShortCut().
- Note that some keystroke combinations either don't bind or cause
Delphi to AV, usually when the package is loaded or unloaded.
As a general rule, avoid using the Alt key in
combinations.
- For examples have a look at the method TClassicBinding.BindKeyboard()
in $(DELPHI)\Demos\ToolsAPI\Editor Keybinding\BufferList.pas
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