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Key: IDEABKL-4418
Type: New Feature New Feature
Status: Open Open
Priority: Normal Normal
Assignee: Unassigned
Reporter: Arne Evertsson
Votes: 1
Watchers: 1
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Change code style without reformatting java source file

Created: 11 Oct 05 20:19   Updated: 20 Feb 07 12:57
Component/s: Code Formatting and Code Style
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A constant problem for a developers is that the project does not use the code style of his/her preference. The Java coding conventions does not recommend lines longer the 80 characters. But that rule becomes ridicolous on larger screens.

What I need is a way to View the code, without reformatting the code. It seems only natural that the visual layout should be separated from the actual text file characters in the java file.

Most of the settings in "Global Code Style" should be available within "Colors & Fonts" (rename!).

Also, to Colors & Fonts, add more customization, like Font name and size.



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Jonas Kvarnstrom - 20 Feb 07 12:32
Related to (but maybe not a duplicate of) the ideas in http://jetbrains.net/jira/browse/IDEABKL-397.

Arne Evertsson - 20 Feb 07 12:57
Yup, definitely related. But in my suggestion there is no reformatting of the text file at all. Only the view of your code changes with your preferences. That is much more powerful and kinda points in the direction of Domain Specific Languages that JetBrains also is working on.