Collapsible Code! - Spider Writer Suggestions and Support Forum

The latest build of this product (v5.2.0) was released 24 years ago, which was before this thread was created.

Posted 23 years ago by PDAlien - Sunnyvale, CA

A feature I would find useful is collapsible code. Basically, I'd like to be able to select a block of code by dragging along a special area of the gutter (next to the line numbers) to collapse the selected code into a label. Here's a mockup:

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This helps keep the screen uncluttered and makes looking at your code a lot easier. It's also a great way to organize your code into logical chunks that you can display or hide at will.

Please consider this type of functionality. Thanks! And thanks for a great product!

-Ed

Comments (3)

Posted 23 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA

Thanks for the great suggestion. The problem is that we didn't write the actual editor control so we can't add that ourselves, even though we'd like to.

However we are designing an editor control for the .NET framework and will try to incorporate that suggestion there.

Actipro Software Support

Posted 23 years ago by PDAlien - Sunnyvale, CA

When you say the .NET framework, do you mean you will have a new version of Spiderwriter that will use .NET technologuy? Or are you writing a whole new editor from scratch?

And do you have any release dates for any new versions?

Posted 23 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA

We're focusing more on components and controls right now for other developers to use. Eventually after we have enough powerful UI components designed, we may port Spider Writer to .NET.

Actipro Software Support