[nfbcs] 2 questions: most accessible text editor/compiler and formatting C++ code

[Aaron Cannon]

I second the recommendation of EdSharp.

I have to follow my companies code standards at work, which hasn't
really posed a major problem with EdSharp.

I would also look into an old Linux/Unix command that's been around
for a while "indent".  This utility will autoformat C code.  I've
never tried it, so YMMV, but it should be pretty good, as it seems to
have a good understanding of C syntax.

If I can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact
me, either on or off list.

Good luck.

Aaron

On 9/6/13, Rasmussen, Lloyd <lras at loc.gov> wrote:
> You might want to look into Ed Sharp, an editor written by Jamal Mazrui,
> which has many functions.  I think you can find it at
>   www.empowermentzone.com/edsetup.exe
> .  If I didn't give the correct address, go to
>   www.nonvisualdevelopment.org
> and look around.
>
> Many blind programmers, especially if they are using braille displays, use
> two spaces as the standard indent amount.  JAWS and Ed Sharp can announce
> indent levels, and there is also a musical sound scheme for use with JAWS
> for indicating indent level.
>
> I have recently been looking at some log files with the UltraEdit text
> editor.  I set Window-Eyes so that, when pressing down-arrow, speech only
> reads from the cursor to the right.  By setting the cursor to the correct
> column, I can hear event names, then look at the left side of the braille
> display to see at what time they occurred, if I am curious.  There are many
> ways to increase efficiency, but I don't think two braille displays would be
> one of them.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
> Library of Congress   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of
> the Library of Congress, NLS.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tara Annis
> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 12:00 PM
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbcs] 2 questions: most accessible text editor/compiler and
> formatting C++ code
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Have you all found a text editor and/or compiler  that works well with JAWS.
> I'm currently using VIM that works okay, but  I thought there might be
> something more Windows based  like Microsoft  Visual (think that's the
> name).  I've  been using notepad and then cut/pasting the code into the
> compiler.
> I don't like having to use the HJKL keys to move up/down in VIM since it
> seems to mess up  JAWS. I'm currently writing C++ code, but  will be moving
> on to C, JAVA,  and PERL.
>
> A second question: when writing C++ code, how do you all format it,
> specifically the blocks of code nested in other blocks?  For example,  when
> you are writing a series of if else statements.    How many spaces do  you
> indent this portion of the code?  Also, do you indent the opening and
> closing braces or just the code between them?  I can explain in  more depth
> if needed.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Tara
>
>
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