Bookmarks for Spyder Editor

[spyder-bot]

From w.hortsc...@gmail.com on 2012-01-15T11:12:30Z

Hallo,

The spyder editor should support bookmarks like the VIM-editor or the editor in MATLAB.
Both bookmark-systems differ in the way you set and access the bookmarks and have their own charm.

MALAB:
In Matlab all bookmarks were set with the same bookmark-keyboard-shortcut (Ctrl-F2). This bookmarks can then be cycled trough by pressing a different shortcut like F2.
A short description (including pictures) about the behaviour of the bookmark-system can be found here http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2007/06/15/scroll-less-with-editor-bookmarks/ This variant is better if you have only two or three bookmarks because you do not have to worry about remembering the specific shortcuts for different locations.

VIM
In VIM it is possible to set several bookmarks which can be accessed (moved to) separately.
See http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/02/how-to-add-bookmarks-inside-vi-and-vim-editor/ Especially if you use bookmarks a lot it is better to have specific jump-locations so you do not have to cycle trough all of them.

Thanks in advance,
HoWil

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/spyderlib/issues/detail?id=910

[spyder-bot]

From ccordoba12 on 2013-02-13T09:21:58Z

We'll consider them for 2.3

Labels: Cat-Editor MS-v2.3

[spyder-bot]

From pierre.raybaut on 2013-05-11T05:42:37Z

Labels: -MS-v2.3 MS-v2.4

[spyder-bot]

From caleb.ha...@gmail.com on 2013-09-02T17:43:49Z

I have much experience with the Vim method and the method in Delphi (objectpascal) IDE.

In Vim the keystroke to set a bookmark (or "mark") is followed by the name of the mark, e.g. . Then, to jump back to mark "a", the keystrokes are <`>. I am used to the Vim method, but I don't think it makes sense to implement this exactly as-is.

For spyder, I would much prefer the Delphi method: to set a bookmark, the keystrokes are

<[0-9]>

So you have 10 slots in which to store a bookmark. Then, to jump back to such a numbered bookmark, say, number 3, the keystrokes are:

<3>

In Delphi, a little icon with the number of the bookmark is drawn into the gutter of the editor.

I am happy to help out with implementing this feature, unless anyone else has already started?

[spyder-bot]

From fsald...@gmail.com on 2013-09-07T07:58:26Z

An easy way to implement this would be to replicate most of the functionality that already exists for breakpoints, namely:

1. Setting or clearing bookmarks by double-clicking on the margin of the editor (Ctrl-double-click or something else to differentiate from breakpoints)
2. Have a window that shows the bookmarks. Double-clicking on an item takes you to the bookmark.

All one would have to add would be a key combination that would jump to the next bookmark.

[Ademir-Francisco-da-Silva]

No matter how but I really think that is very important implement it, asap ...

[ccordoba12]

@goanpeca, what do you think?

[goanpeca]

I do not see as so important to be honest, users could use the outline explorer and special comments to have quick access "bookmarks". Overloading functionality on the linenumber does not sound so good...

....
# --- Bookmark 1     This will appear in the outline explorer
.... 
# --- Bookmark 2      This will appear in the outline explorer

We could provide a "Special comments" view to create a better experience

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@ccordoba12 , PR #2885 #2861 and #2184 are waiting 😈