Chris Reuter wrote:

> On Sun, May 28, 2000 at 07:46:02PM +0200, Stefan Matthias Aust wrote:
> > [Yes, I'll shut up in a minute]
> >
> > PROPOSAL
> >
> > Currently, pretty printing doesn't keep the original assignment operator of
> > the source but replaces it with "_".  It should however have three modi
> >
> >   * keep it (only applicable if source is available)
> >   * always use _
> >   * always use :=
> [...]
>
> What I'd like to see (taking this to extremes) is a pretty-printer
> that is highly configurable so that everybody can define their own
> favourite indentation/formatting style.  (Think indentation styles in
> emacs' C mode.)  Choice of assignment operator would, of course be
> part of this.
>
> This way, we can all have our favourite styles automagically.  Plus, a
> reformat won't erase your painstakingly hand-formatted code into the
> default style, nor will the code browser show all sorts of spurious
> differences between the same method but with different formats (well,
> not if it first formats them both to the same style, that is.)
>
>                              --Chris

I agree !!! This would make life easier, flame wars shorter
and most people happy. Then everybody could sit at home
and make their own syntax and file it out as ansi or Squeak
or whatever.

Karl