Turn of Auto Parens

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> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Rick Zaccone
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:34 AM
> To: The Squeak Enterprise Aubergines Server - general discussion.
> Subject: [Seaside] Turn of Auto Parens
>
> I recently installed the latest web image.  When I type code, it
> automatically enters closing parens and brackets which I find more
> annoying than helpful.
>
> Where do I find the option to turn this off?  I looked under
> "keyboard" (it seemed like the obvious choice), but it wasn't there.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>
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> 2007/8/28, Rick Zaccone <[hidden email]>:
>> I recently installed the latest web image.  When I type code, it
>> automatically enters closing parens and brackets which I find more
>> annoying than helpful.
>>
>> Where do I find the option to turn this off?  I looked under
>> "keyboard" (it seemed like the obvious choice), but it wasn't there.
>
> Look open the preferences tool and serach for "smart". There should be
> an option called "smart parens" or something like this. You need to
> turn it off.
>
> Cheers
> Philippe

> Hi Rick,
>
> 2007/8/28, Rick Zaccone <[hidden email]>:
>> I recently installed the latest web image.  When I type code, it
>> automatically enters closing parens and brackets which I find more
>> annoying than helpful.
>
> I have to say that this feature annoyed me too. But I tried to get
> used to because I thought it would help. And now, I really can't live
> without. It's so cool to select the expression and press $( to have
> both $( and $) added.

> On Sep 3, 2007, at 12:44 AM, Damien Cassou wrote:
>
>> Hi Rick,
>>
>> 2007/8/28, Rick Zaccone <[hidden email]>:
>>> I recently installed the latest web image.  When I type code, it
>>> automatically enters closing parens and brackets which I find more
>>> annoying than helpful.
>>
>> I have to say that this feature annoyed me too. But I tried to get
>> used to because I thought it would help. And now, I really can't live
>> without. It's so cool to select the expression and press $( to have
>> both $( and $) added.
>
> This is so frustrating. The fact is that Squeak has been able to do  
> exactly that forever. Select the expression and press cmd-shift-9.  
> That sounds obscure, but it's only one more key than shift-9 for $
> (. It works with $[, ${, $<, $' and $" too.
>
> My guess is that this "new feature" is popular because people don't  
> know about the existing feature that does the same thing. The  
> really tragic thing is that it gets in your way when you don't want  
> it, which makes it discoverable, whereas the old way of doing it  
> stays out of the way when you don't need it, and thus stays  
> undiscovered.
>
> AutoParens or SmartKeys or whatever you want to call, it is a step  
> backwards.