Minimap test request
Peter Cheung <[email protected]>
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Hi All Can you test this for me http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/71031/?show=true ? The technique i use to generate a code map is : loop through the Elements in HighlightContainer, get the color of each character then generate a map. It is better than take a screen shoot of the code and minimize it to be the code map. Because each character is represented by a small box of color in the map, not just zooming the character and put it on the map. This make the code look more sharp and clear. Personally i think atom editor's has the best minimap and i will add these feature to beat them: 1) allow ignore all white space or tab in the beginning of line. Some people think this make the map sharper. I believe normal people overlook the map by seeing the tail of each line, so if i put white-box in the beginning of lines, just lesser sharp of the map. 2) allow people to ignore the white space or tab in the middle of line 3) change the scaling, longer line become longer, shorter line become shorter 4) build in several color theme (including gray theme), the color in atom editor minimap is same as the text on the editor, not good enough 5) Atom's minimap is scrollable, which mean you cannot overlook the whole code by look at the minimap. We are in retina display age, i think this should be cancel. So i just display the whole code minimap without scroll 6) highlight word occurrence, very useful i think. Instead of highligh those words in minimap, may be make it blink is better. 7) highlight the bookmark line, atom has it, but i would like to support it too. thanks from Peter