[PD-dev] Tcl/Tk code formatting and file organization

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

I forgot to add, I found this website has useful advice on organizing  
and using Tcl packages:

http://www.wjduquette.com/tcl/namespaces.html

.hc

On Dec 24, 2008, at 6:29 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

>
> Now that I have done some coding on the new Tcl side of things, I  
> have some questions to pose here.  (crossing fingers, hoping to  
> avoid bike shed issues :D )
>
> - first, does anyone object to making the Tcl files use 90 or 100  
> character widths?  Tcl lines tend to be long and 80 char width  
> tends to cause a lot of really ugly lines.
>
> - second, I think we should use a similar tab format as the C side,  
> but cleaner: 4 char tabs, all spaces or maybe all tabs.
>
> - third, I am thinking that the Tcl should be broken up into single- 
> file packages where the package name and the file name are the  
> same.  For example:
>
> pd.tk
> menus.tcl
> menucommands.tcl
> bindings.tcl
> preferences.tcl
> ...
>
> or maybe:
>
> pd.tk
> pdmenus.tcl
> pdmenucommands.tcl
> pdbindings.tcl
> pdpreferences.tcl
> ...
>
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The arc of history bends towards justice.     - Dr. Martin Luther  
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