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Re: Using a text editor like interface for Mathematica?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg64502] Re: Using a text editor like interface for Mathematica?
• From: Bill Rowe <readnewsciv at earthlink.net>
• Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 05:36:15 -0500 (EST)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

On 2/18/06 at 2:50 AM, grub_snuffler at yahoo.com wrote:

>Try this:  Start a new notebook.  Type a single letter.  Then try
>to tab.

>Result:  Nothing happens.

>It's hard to align code easily under these circumstances.  Tell me
>a way to fix this and I will send you a dollar.

I am using version 5.2 on Mac OS 10.4.5. My default setup is to use StandardForm for input cells. In this mode, if I type a single letter than a tab the cursor doesn't move, i.e., it matches your "nothing happens".

But if I change the default input format type to InputForm, then typing a single letter followed by a tab causes the cursor to move as you would expect in a text editor.
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