EditorFeaturesChecklist

Editor Features Checklist

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Navigation

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Go To Declaration	X	X								X
* In Comments (@see foo.bar.Baz)		X
* Disambiguation Popup	X	X								X
Go To Source	X									X
Go To Test	X	X
Go To Super Implementation	X
Go To Type	X	X			X					X
Go To Method		X								X
Go To Field										X
Inspect Members	X
Inspect Hierarchy	X
Navigation Outline	X	X			X					X
Tooltip behavior
* Documentation tooltips	X
* Show inherited members	X
Javadoc/documentation Window	X
Show/Go To Matching (paren, brace, begin/end)	X	X			X					X
AST-based Selection (Ctrl-Shift-.)	X	X								X
* Treat comments as logical element		X								X
Camel Case (and under_line) Caret Navigation	X	X			X
Identifier Acceptor (so double click “works”)	X	X

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Source

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Show Documentation (for caret symbol)	X	X								X
Show Comment as Documentation		X								X
Declaration Tooltips	X	X								X				(different behavior; Java shows full signature, Ruby shows documentation)
Parameter Tooltips	X	X								X
Indent		X			X					X
Format	X									X
Compound Indentation		X
Reformat Comment		X
Smart Indent (on newline)	X	X			X					X
Instant Rename	X	X								X
Mark Occurrences	X	X			X
* Mark Method Exit Points	X	X								X
* Mark Overriding Methods	X
* Mark Implementing Methods	X
* Keep Marks	X				X
Toggle Comment	X	X			X					X
Folding	X	X								X
* On Methods	X	X			X					X
* On First Comment	X	X			X					X
* On Relevant Comments	X				X
* On Non-Top Level	X	X			X

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Highlighting

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Method Definitions	X	X								X
Calls	X	X
Fields	X	X			X					X
Unused	X	X								X
Parameters	X	X								X
Deprecated API usage	X
String Escape Sequence Highlighting	X	X								X
Comment Highlighting (javadoc/rdoc etc.)	X	X								X

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Code Completion

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Local Symbols	X	X								X
Libraries	X	X								X
Other files in the project	X	X								X
Language Keywords	X	X			X					X
String Escapes		X								X
Regular Expressions		X								X
Comment Keywords (javadoc: @param etc)		X								X
Show Surrounding Method (when in parameters)		X								X
Live Code Templates	X	X								X
* Semantic Parameters (unique var names, etc.)	X	X
Auto-hide auto-popup'ed completion on 0-mtchs		X								X

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Refactoring

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Instant Rename	X	X								X
Rename updates documentation (@param) too										X
Find Usages	X	X								X
Rename	X	X								X
Copy	X
Move	X
Safe Delete	X
Introduce	X	X
Generate Code	X
Surround With	X	X								X
Create Test	X

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Quick Fixes

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Error Fixes	X	X								X
Semantic Errors/Warnings	X	X								X
Suggestions (tied to caret)	X	X			X					X
Suggestions (tied to selection)	X	X								X
Preview		X								X

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Tasklist

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Errors	X	X								X
Hints		X								X
Error Badges in Project View	X

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KeyStroke Handling

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Insert Matching Bracket -	X	X			X					X				“”, (), [[ | ]], etc
* Type Through	X	X			X					X
* Delete Matching	X	X			X					X
* Multi-char matching		X												(e.g. typing /* gives /** ... */ )
Surround Selection with quotes, braces, etc.		X			X					X
Reindent Structure Words Automatically	X	X								X				(end, } )
Newline
* Closes items opened on this line	X	X								X				(}, end, </foo>)
* Continues Block Comments	X	N/A								X
* Continues Line Comments		X								X

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Misc

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Run Test Under Caret		X

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Embedding

FEATURE/BEHAVIOR	Java	Ruby	PHP	JavaFX	Groovy	HTML	JSP	RHTML	XML	JS	CSS	SQL	Scala	COMMENTS
Nested syntax highlighting
Not sure what else to list here

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Wishes

• Transparent Highlights
• Embedding Highlights (Compositing Highlights)
• Mark Occurrences Tooltips
• Find Usages: Assignments Only
• Shortcut: List of IMPORTANT shortcuts available
• AST Path listed near bottom of editor window
• Set Mark - “NO!!!” - Hrebejk
• Unify “Generate Code”

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