New Macro Tag Request

[pwdiener]

Would it be possible to add a new macro tag to reflect the language (document type) of the current file? This isn't that hard to detect from the file extension, I realize, but since Zeus has already done that classification, it might make language-dependent macros a little bit more robust, with less code redundancy. Some languages also use multiple file extensions for a document type (depends on shop conventions, I guess), so specifying this in one place rather than Zeus config + one or more language-dependent macros would be a nice convenience.

Bill Diener

[jussij]

Hi Bill,

Would it be possible to add a new macro tag to reflect the language (document type) of the current file?

Sure. I create a new macro tag described as follows:

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$DTD   i.e the DocumentTypeDescription

So for example given a COBOL active document this new tag would return the following string:

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Cobol Document Type

Even though it the Zeus configuration is wrong since it should have been configured as COBOL Document Type

That should work don't you think

PS: I could also parse the string to remove the Document Type portion but I am not sure that is a good idea.

Cheers Jussi

[pwdiener]

That would work perfectly!

To me, this is one of the key things that sets Zeus apart from some of the other editors I've used - your willingness to consider suggestions and the responsiveness with which they get implemented are excellent!

Bill Diener

[jussij]

Hi Bill,

This latest patch include the new $DTD macro tag: http://www.zeusedit.com/z300/zeus-beta-patch.zip

Here's an example:

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function key_macro()
    document_type = macro_tag("$DTD")
    message(document_type)
end

key_macro() -- run the macro

your willingness to consider suggestions and the responsiveness with which they get implemented are excellent!

Thanks

Generally I am always very happy when people offer suggestion on how to make Zeus better.

Cheers Jussi