Do not insert equal sign if one already

Deniz Dogan deniz.a.m.dogan at gmail.com
Fri Nov 5 08:45:40 EDT 2010


2010/11/5 Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep at gmail.com>:
> Ahh... haskell-indent-align-def is pretty much what I'm looking for. Why not
> have a smart interactive version of this?
>

I support that idea. You should submit a patch! :)

> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2010/11/4 Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep at gmail.com>:
>> > Well, I used this command mostly to get the equal signs aligned. When
>> > you
>> > change a functions arguments, the equal signs will not be aligned
>> > anymore.
>> > Then it great to be able to just quickly align them and in that case you
>> > don't want to insert an equal sign.
>>
>> Sorry, I had misunderstood the intent of the command.
>>
>> > Maybe the function could be split up into two? One that only aligns and
>> > one
>> > that aligns and insert the equal sign.
>>
>> I'm not sure there is any point in splitting it up into two functions
>> as you described as the body of one of them would essentially be only
>> (insert "="). And haskell-indent-align-def already does the other
>> part.
>>
>> > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> 2010/11/2 Johan Andersson <johan.rejeep at gmail.com>:
>> >> > Or maybe this is better so you can be anywhere in a line without
>> >> > inserting
>> >> > the equal sign:
>> >> > (unless (string-match "=" (buffer-substring-no-properties
>> >> > (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)))
>> >> >     (insert "= "))
>> >>
>> >> Consider this example:
>> >>
>> >> foo a | a == 1 = 2
>> >>  | a == 2 *
>> >>
>> >> Note that the second line needs indentation and you want to both
>> >> indent the line and insert "=". With your latest suggestion, it would
>> >> not insert the character.
>> >>
>> >> I think your first idea with looking-back is the better way to go,
>> >> even though I wonder why you use this command if you already have an
>> >> equals sign.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Deniz Dogan
>> >
>> >
>
>



-- 
Deniz Dogan



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