Re: mcedit: Center current line in middle of screen

PS. There's one more patch that I hope will be accepted (after I improve it
according to style guide): https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4160

On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 11:05, Sebastian Gniazdowski <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 15:24, <martin-eJ/[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> to me, mcedit is a hidden gem.
>
>
> For me too. It is so good that I've started to improve it recently. See my
> pending patches:
>
> - https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4165
> - http://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4169
> - http://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4174
> - http://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4171
>
> I'm also working on adding a S-Lang scripting to it :) It already works on
> my machine. It was really simple, just invoking SLang_init_all() and that
> was it, as libslang is already linked :) I have a plugin in it that
> implements adding and subtracting from number under cursor, for example.
> When I improve the support (e.g.: add some more S-Lang interface functions
> that would allow e.g.: moving the view) I submit the patch.
>
> It struck the right balance between ease of use, advanced features and
>> simplicity.
>
>
> Exactly. And IMO with a light scripting engine it could shine even more
> and be able to compete with other main editors.
>
> However, I miss an important
>> function: The ability to center the current line in the middle of the
>> screen.  I could not find it anywhere, maybe someone from the community
>> can help?
>>
>
> This is one of the most missed features by me and it was one of the main
> things that drove me to contribute to mc. Seeing that someone shares my
> view, I'll not wait until the scripting engine will be ready and I'll
> implement the centering in C ("CenterView", perhaps, for the name of the
> command?). It'll be there soon :)
>
> --
> Sebastian Gniazdowski
> IRC: https://kiwiirc.com/client/chat.freenode.net:+6697/#zinit
> Blog: http://zdharma.org
>


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Sebastian Gniazdowski
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