Using Tellico as a Code snipplet manager

[Daniel Marcel Eichler]

Robby Stephenson wrote:

>> >While I can already do this with Tellico by selecting an Entry Field,
>> >two important features are missing: syntax colors and automatic
>> >indentation ( the text often
>> >gets messed up during the copy/paste, and I would like to have it
>> >properly indented with the '{' in the same column as the '}' if you
>> > see what I mean).
>>
>> The cheapest way would be the integration of the kate-kpart. I think,
>> tellico could also gain some outliner-abilities, this would the
>> snipplets-managment make faster.
>
>To be frank, I'm a bit reluctant to add a field type for code snippets
> using a kate-part. That's rather heavy, and a very niche use case. 

Sure, but if you add the option, to use the kate-part as an editor, or 
better, to use the embedded editor-part of kde for this, like it should 
be, then it's make totally sense. 

Probably, you could combine this with some scripting-abilities.

> Can you explain what gets messed up on copy/paste? Maybe there's an easy
> way to make sure the clipboard doesn't lose formatting info.

This part is not from me ;)


mfg

Daniel