From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Heime Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Matching parenthesis for long constructs Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 14:22:55 +0000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="7976"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor To: Pierre Rouleau Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu May 09 16:23:18 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1s54g2-0001sF-84 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 09 May 2024 16:23:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s54ft-0002WT-DJ; Thu, 09 May 2024 10:23:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s54fp-0002UQ-H3 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 May 2024 10:23:07 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-4318.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.18]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s54fn-0002Yz-6R for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 09 May 2024 10:23:05 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail3; t=1715264580; x=1715523780; bh=nICM3SMgqUhGfYMX1gomB3ylaU8f08ibIuwu/oDyRT4=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: Feedback-ID:From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:Reply-To:Feedback-ID: Message-ID:BIMI-Selector; b=HtpfnNd1nyYJTMNCmagtvJ1Ud0dG/nQabQRaKLeW6+mUB6JaDmMWOdzQnxZAvsqij difcXHhzOSVZ28EqxEM3uXKEx+avbZQR4KMVF1pnMzhjgnSTW/UxML8ymB6XF+/ZGQ H8CJQ55oXu8rOju2Vp+GFVtI/TjrXQqpBFqxwHGW5UodZmchoupiv6mmhIx1W9EEh7 2WYbnlFGObCh7YOQmUZQHkn5o39mWBcH7/5MUChwR5zqeGEqE9G72B2q9Haxt88CUq VShDjK96PBKkl9qeETHvSzSRk07J0e3JgOeSGljuz2aVn0VgdpuZOPjTmbciHSZWUz ETN/8FunnFo2w== In-Reply-To: Feedback-ID: 57735886:user:proton X-Pm-Message-ID: 593081abf3d79494e9e3d02d23df08df6d026cf5 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.18; envelope-from=heimeborgia@protonmail.com; helo=mail-4318.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:146622 Archived-At: On Friday, May 10th, 2024 at 2:00 AM, Pierre Rouleau wrote: > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 8:34=E2=80=AFAM Heime heimeborgia@protonmail.com w= rote: >=20 > > When I have long constructs the current way that parenthesis are > > highlighted > > is not very useful because the matching parenthesis resides outside the > > work > > window. Are there future possibilities or capabilities to address this = ? > >=20 > > There's already plenty of ways to handle this. >=20 > 1- You can spend your money and buy a monitor that tilts vertically and u= se > small fonts. I cannot recognise words in small font. It is a problem even with a large = monitor. In a few decades, you might find you have a problem as well.=20 > 2- OR you can use time to learn: > - coding techniques to reduce code size, but mostly This is for most things not possible=20 > - navigation techniques with the editor you use. > Emacs is wonderful for Lisp editing. > - Without anything added: use C-M- to move from ( to ) and >=20 > C-M- from ) to ( I do not want myself to move from one to another. But to display for me the line content of the corresponding match whilst staying at point. =20 > - Learn how to use Lispy. Typing 'd' with point before ( or after ) > does the same. >=20 > When I started learning Emacs, I wrote documentation for myself. > I learn better by reading, and writing about it. > I organized the information in topics while I learned and the way, > for me, was to organize the info in tables. > You may be interested in the tables I created for Emacs Lisp and Lispy. > They are part of my PEL project. >=20 > See : > - PEL @ Github: https://github.com/pierre-rouleau/pel#readme > - PDF files (use a browser that renders them, not download them): > - Index (links to all others): > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pierre-rouleau/pel/master/doc/pdf/-inde= x.pdf > - Emacs Lisp table: > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pierre-rouleau/pel/master/doc/pdf/pl-em= acs-lisp.pdf > - Lispy: > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pierre-rouleau/pel/master/doc/pdf/plm-l= ispy.pdf >=20 > You should be able to find all you need. > -- > /Pierre