GuideLines v1.1

[Carlo Hogeveen]

https://ecarlo.nl/tse/ToolsAndExtensions.html#GuideLines

This extension makes TSE draw indentation guide lines.
In Windows graphically and in Linux with the vertical bar character.
You can configure the guide lines' color and in Windows also their density.

Bad news first:
It turns out the extension is incompatible with Windows Console TSE.
Ironically it turns out that graphics works just fine in Windows Console TSE.
Default the extension will silently no longer run in Windows Console TSE.
To see the incompatibility for yourself there is a switch: Read the macro's technical background info.

Good news:
In Windows guide lines are now drawn graphically.
Besides their color you can now also set their density,
from a very sparsely dotted line to a solid one.

Carlo

[Knud van Eeden]

Very good.

with friendly greetings

Knud van Eeden

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[zhong zhao]

I think the guideline function is not as good as searching for different functions up and down, especially when looking for the same indentation across pages.

[H P]

Carlo,

I found 2 strange errors with giodelines 1.1.1.

1. If you look at the jpg file you'll find that the line between proc at end stops at the blank line before the end.

2. Also in the nested if after the else branche you'll find a redsundant line.

 

Met vriendelijke groet,
With kind regards,

Muy atentamente,
Mit Freundliche Gruß,

Sinceramente,


H. Pikaar
Henri...@gmail.com

Op di 11 nov 2025 om 02:11 schreef zhong zhao <zhao4...@gmail.com>:

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[Carlo Hogeveen]

Hi H,

> I found 2 strange errors with guidelines 1.1.1.

> 1. If you look at the jpg file you'll find that the line between proc at end stops at the blank line before the end.

This is deliberate, and is even documented as a "nerdy detail" in its documentation.
It could be argued to be an imperfect detail, but because (in my opinion) it has two (documented) bigger advantages, I choose to keep the guide line drawing algorithm as it is.

> 2. Also in the nested if after the else branch you'll find a redundant line.

This extension's intent is to draw indentation guide lines, not syntax guide lines or code block guide lines.
Your "redundant" guide line is there, because indented far to the right there is a comment in the edited line.

So, in both cases you are not wrong, but your expectations do not match my intentions.
I determined an as simple as possible identation guide line algorithm that for all its simplicity gives a very good result.
Unless it turns out to have an outright flaw, I have no plans to make it smarter or more complex.

Carlo