/plugins/Tags/tags/tags-rel-1-0/intro.txt

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  1. Subject:  Tags plugin (0.3) available
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  3. I recently left XEmacs for JEdit, but before I could make the full time switch
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  4. I needed tagging.  This plugin will provide tagging around source files.       
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  6. Excerpt from the Exuberant C Tags man page:
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  8.        Tag index files are supported by numerous  editors,  which
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  9.        allow the user to locate the object associated with a name
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  10.        appearing in a source file and jump to the file  and  line
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  11.        which  defines  the name.
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  13. HOW TO USE
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  14. ----------
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  16. From the Plugin > Tags menu:
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  18.   Follow Tag:  Find the tag under the cursor (or optionally the selected text).
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  19.   For object oriented languages (currently only Java), a drop down list will
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  20.   appear with possible fully qualified tags.  Placing the cursor on (or before
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  21.   when using the bar cursor) the dot/period of a method call will populate the 
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  22.   drop down list with possible object types of the variable.  
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  24.   Follow Tag (New View):  Find the tag under the cursor in a new view.
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  26.   Follow Tag...:  A dialog will appear where you can enter a tag name.
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  28.   Pop Tag:  Return to the location previous to following a tag. 
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  30.   Tagging Options:  Use this dialog to set the various options for tagging.
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  31.      Tag file type:  The type of tag files used.  This will affect the
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  32.      searching of the tag files.  It should be set based on the program used 
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  33.      to generate the tag files 
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  35.      Tag search files:  The set of tag files for searching.  The order of the
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  36.      list will be the order of the search.
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  38. This information is in the short README which is included in the jar.  Also see
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  39. TODO.TXT for future plans, limitations, and known bugs.
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  41. Questions, comments, suggestions, bug reports, and large bags of money
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  42. welcome.  This is my first ever plugin (and open source offering) so please be
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  43. gentle. 
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  45. If and when you find bugs, if it is not easily reproduceable, please send the
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  46. tag file along with the related source files (or a short example).
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  48. Download:
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  50.    http://home.earthlink.net/~kdrew/Tags.jar
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  52. Currently you can find the source jared with the jar file.
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  54. Enjoy,
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  56. Ken Drew
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