Re: Language-specific replacement for `formatter`

Maybe I am misunderstanding, but you can bind ^R^X... to a key. See:

https://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v3/nano.html

and search for "If you use such a formatting command regularly".

Best,
Wolfgang

-----Original Message-----
From: Help-nano [mailto:help-nano-bounces+wolfgang.viechtbauer=maastrichtuniversity.nl@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Anthony Sottile
Sent: Wednesday, 26 September, 2018 21:45
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Help-nano] Language-specific replacement for `formatter`

On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 12:37 PM Anthony Sottile <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:31 AM Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Anthony,
> >
> > Op 25-09-18 om 22:23 schreef Anthony Sottile:
> > > Hi! I've noticed that `formatter` has been removed in nano 3.x,
> > > however I've previously found it pretty useful for running things like
> > > `go fmt` (or sorting for gitignore for example).
> >
> > The formatter command was "made" for Go, so that you used it for that
> > is no surprise.  But... how often do you need to re-sort a .gitignore
> > file?  And if you really need to, how hard is it to type: ^R ^X |sort
> > <Enter>?
> >
>
> Any time I'm changing a .gitignore I run this.  And really any time
> I'm editing _any_ file I'll instinctively hit ^T to run the formatter
> / linter.  `^R^X|sort` is a *lot* to type over and over.
> Additionally, if `^R^X` replaces `formatter` surely it also replaces
> `linter` but that seems to remain?
>
> > > Whether I had a formatter or linter I could run ^T and it would
> > > usually do what I want.  With the removal of `formatter` from nanorc
> > > is there a way to restore that behaviour?
> >
> > No.  Not now.
> >
> > > I work on a _ton_ of different file types (20+) so setting up a
> > > shortcut for each formatter for each language is really not feasible.
> >
> > For how many of those syntaxes have you found a useful use of the
> > formatter command?  (Judging from your Github stuff, you have nanorc
> > files for just four syntaxes, and just one of them contains formatter.)
> >
>
> Ah yeah, those are just the ones I have posted publicly because they
> work "universally" on all the machines I install those dotfiles on --
> I have 10-15 other nanorc files that I don't have checked in there
> (with most of them containing formatters / linters).
>
> > > I'd be sad to see this feature removed permanently
> > >
> > > (maybe this is an email asking for restoration of `formatter`)
> >
> > Then please post a feature request on Savannah:
> >   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano
> >
> > In that request you may want to reference another complaint:
> >   https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54651
>
> It seems that link is exactly what I'm asking for as well, either
> restoration of ^T -> `formatter` or an equivalent replacement.  Though
> it is marked as `wontfix` :(
>
> >
> > Benno
> >

The implementation of `formatter` doesn't seem all that complicated
either: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/commit/?id=975b49123592e20c71860e7d44d5788c59928f7d

is it really _that_ much maintenance burden to remove given how
convenient it is (and how inconvenient ^R^X is?)

Anthony