About templates and this file format ------------------------------------ If you didn't read the manual, you'll want to know how to use this: type the name of an entry, then hit to replace the name with its template. To advance to the next logical insertion point, keep hitting . Case counts in the template name. hAWK templates are a special case (see the first entries below): if your entry name expands to something that starts with "hAWK", EnterAct will select all of it instead of advancing the insertion point. And if you press with a hAWK template selected, EnterAct will run the hAWK program. You can also press to run a selected program. If you change and save this file with EnterAct, changes take effect immediately (no need to restart EnterAct). Keep this file in the same folder where you have EnterAct, at the same level, and don't change its name. Please change this file to suit your needs--just follow the rules below. Feel free to add or delete entries, or change entry names or contents. Keep each entry in an ENTRY/END sandwich. Following ENTRY, on a new line put the name of the template--note it can contain any non-blank characters. Put the template (or definition if you like) for the name on a new line immediately below the name line. Each template ends with "END" on a new line. Arbitrary text like this is OK between entries (just don't start any comment line, or for that matter any line inside a template, with "ENTRY" or "END"). If you put the special symbol '@' in your template, then insertion point advances (automatic when you put in a template, command-return thereafter) will stop at the '@' and select it. Non-code insertion points should be specially marked with '@', but you mostly don't have to specially mark obvious places in a C or C++ code template. Keep all your entries flush-left, and EnterAct will adjust your indentation when pasting your template in. Just open up a new line and tab in to the right position before typing the entry name and pressing . Tip: if you change your templates a lot, add this file to your "Locations" menu. First up, some hAWK templates: ENTRY echo hAWK -f$EchoFullPathNames -- MFS END ENTRY compare hAWK -f$CompareFiles -- MFS END ENTRY boiler hAWK -f$BoilerPlate -vputInComment=1 -vfile="@.c" -vauthor="KE" -vcompany="bdibdi" -ss END ENTRY time hAWK -f$Time END ENTRY ff hAWK -f$FormatFunctionIntro END Some standard templates: ENTRY for for (; ; ) { } END ENTRY fori for (i = 0; i < @; ++i) { } END ENTRY while while () { } END ENTRY switch switch () { case : break; default: break; } END ENTRY switch' switch () { case '': break; default: break; } END ENTRY if if () { } END ENTRY else else { } END ENTRY ife if () { } else { } END ENTRY iff if () { } else if () { } END ENTRY elif else if () { } END ENTRY do do { } while (); END ENTRY struct typedef struct @ { ; // } @, *@Ptr; END If you type something a lot--make a template for it! Error checking, maybe... ENTRY e if (theErr == noErr) { } END ...or looping a lot ENTRY while-- while (--@ >= 0) { } END A quick&dirty file top (see "boiler" above if you want a time stamp) ENTRY top /**** File.....: @ Date.....: @, 1996 .........: © 1996 yourCompany / yourname. All rights reserved. Status...: under development Spec.....: @ ****/ END ENTRY i #include "@.h" END Make a quick comment by typing just a forward slash, then cmd-return: ENTRY / /* @ */ END Start up a function definition ENTRY func /* @ */ OSErr @ (, // // ) { } END Dereference a Handle ENTRY d (**@).@ END An HTML template ENTRY html @

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