Topic: Suggested minor fix for Scribe (1 of 4), Read 13 times Conf: VEDIT User Applications From: Howard Goldstein Date: Saturday, December 04, 2010 07:46 PM Recent versions of Scribe.vdm contain the following code: if(#52<>-1 && #53==-1) { block_end(cur_pos) // if block_end not set, assume current position #53=cur_pos } // end of if To allow for selecting in the opposite direction, I would suggest adding the following just above this: if(#52==-1 && #53<>-1) { block_begin(cur_pos) // if block_begin not set, assume current position #52=cur_pos } // end of if There are probably more elegant ways of doing this, but my suggestion is simple and straightforward. I have tested it and know it works. Thanks.

Topic: Suggested minor fix for Scribe (2 of 4), Read 14 times Conf: VEDIT User Applications From: Scott Lambert Date: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:43 AM Hi Howard, Thank you for your suggestion, I will give your code a try. Appreciate the feedback! Scott On 12/4/2010 7:46:59 PM, Howard Goldstein wrote: >Recent versions of Scribe.vdm >contain the following code: > >if(#52<>-1 && #53==-1) { >block_end(cur_pos) // if >block_end not set, assume >current position >#53=cur_pos >} // end of if > >To allow for selecting in the >opposite direction, I would >suggest adding the following >just above this: > >if(#52==-1 && #53<>-1) { >block_begin(cur_pos) // if >block_begin not set, assume >current position >#52=cur_pos >} // end of if > >There are probably more >elegant ways of doing this, >but my suggestion is simple >and straightforward. I have >tested it and know it works. > >Thanks.

Topic: Suggested minor fix for Scribe (3 of 4), Read 11 times Conf: VEDIT User Applications From: Scott Lambert Date: Monday, December 06, 2010 01:15 PM Hi Howard, you suggested: if(#52==-1 && #53<>-1) { block_begin(cur_pos) // if block_begin not set, assume current position #52=cur_pos } // end of if I am unsure under what conditions your code would execute. Except in the case of a future strange bug in Vedit, when is it possible to have a block_end not equal to -1 if block_begin is -1 ? Can you create a condition manually where your code would execute? I am unable to do so. Even if you drop to the command line with no block set, and force block_end to another value then -1, block begin is set to the same value. Scott

Topic: Suggested minor fix for Scribe (4 of 4), Read 17 times Conf: VEDIT User Applications From: Howard Goldstein Date: Monday, December 06, 2010 03:06 PM On 12/6/2010 1:15:39 PM, Scott Lambert wrote: >Hi Howard, > >you suggested: > >if(#52==-1 && #53<>-1) { >block_begin(cur_pos) // if >block_begin not set, assume >current position >#52=cur_pos >} // end of if > > >I am unsure under what >conditions your code would >execute. Except in the case of >a future strange bug in Vedit, >when is it possible to have a >block_end not equal to -1 if >block_begin is -1 ? Can you >create a condition manually >where your code would execute? >I am unable to do >so. > >Even if you drop to the >command line with no block >set, and force block_end to >another value >then -1, block begin is set to >the same value. > Scott, You're right. The code I suggested is completely unnecessary. I don't know what I was thinking. Your code is fine as-is. -- Howard