How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in a 24x80?

[Jose Lerebours]

I thought Nancy's reply was excellent!


On 08/26/2016 04:28 PM, Stanley - stanlyn.com via Filepro-list wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> But, how do you edit your code when doing dev work?  As I develop, I really
> need to see more than the 6 lines the fp shows.  I too use Anzio and its
> copy paste has helped a lot, bit only a line at a time.  No way to copy
> blocks other that fp's ide.
>
> Thanks,
> Stanley
>
>   
>
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> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 11:38 AM
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> Subject: RE: How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in a
> 24x80?
>
> We are running filePro on Linux and using AnzioWin to connect to the server.
> I've modified the menu script that calls rcabe to export to PDF when I print
> my code.  I then configure my PDF viewer to display two pages at one time so
> I can see a lot of code at one time.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stanley - stanlyn.com via Filepro-list
> [mailto:filepro-list at lists.celestial.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 1:02 AM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: How do you maximize productivity when writing filepro code in a
> 24x80?
>
> Hi,
>
>   
>
> Just wondering how I can interact with filepro's 24x80 fixed screen
> environment where I can only see  6 logic lines at any one time.  This is
> really becoming a problem when writing complicated code.  For the past 18
> years, I've grown accustomed to using large monitors and being able to see
> 70-100 lines at once and being able to copy and paste blocks of code.
>
>   
>
> Thanks to Anzio, I am able to copy and paste segments of code, but only a
> line at a time.  I also wished Anzio respected the traditional crtl-c and
> ctrl-v commands instead of only the right-click menu copy/paste commands.
>
>   
>
> In the old days with an env variable ascii  turned on, I used Scripsit to
> edit the raw prc.tables.  I really don't want to deal with all the embedded
> colons.  Hard to quickly read and check its syntax.
>
>   
>
> Also note that my filepro is running on SCO instead of Windows, where I
> imagine the prc could be easily opened in something as simple as notepad.
>
>   
>
> THE QUESTION IS.  How are you doing developing in filepro?  I'm sure most of
> you are developing on multi large screen monitors with each running in 1920
> mode.  I'm just trying to be more productive in the filepro ide and
> struggling is an understatement.
>
>   
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stanley
>
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