GNU bug report logs - #12518
outline-minor-mode doesn't work well in C(++) mode

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: outline-minor-mode doesn't work well in C(++) mode
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:08:18 -0400

As the subject says.
It's not getting enough love,


        Stefan

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 12518 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12518: outline-minor-mode doesn't work well in C(++) mode
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 03:30:23 -0800

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> As the subject says.
> It's not getting enough love,

That was 12 years ago, and it has gotten a little bit of attention at
least in the time since.  Could you summarize some of the current issues
with `outline-minor-mode'?

It works relatively okay here, FWIW.  But I'm not a heavy user.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 12518-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12518: outline-minor-mode doesn't work well in C(++) mode
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:55:21 -0500

> That was 12 years ago, and it has gotten a little bit of attention at
> least in the time since.  Could you summarize some of the current issues
> with `outline-minor-mode'?

I stopped trying to use Outline minor mode in C and can't remember what
were the main annoyances.  Obviously my bug report was ...hmmm... really
poor, so it's not worth keeping.

IIRC I think one of the main things I wanted was to be able to fold "a
function" so we'd keep a single line for that function, whereas
currently a function like:

    static void
    myfun (blabla
           blabla)
    {
      bla blabla;
    }

is treated as 3 independent "headings".


        Stefan

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: 12518 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#12518: outline-minor-mode doesn't work well in C(++) mode
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:55:59 +0200

>> That was 12 years ago, and it has gotten a little bit of attention at
>> least in the time since.  Could you summarize some of the current issues
>> with `outline-minor-mode'?
>
> I stopped trying to use Outline minor mode in C and can't remember what
> were the main annoyances.  Obviously my bug report was ...hmmm... really
> poor, so it's not worth keeping.
>
> IIRC I think one of the main things I wanted was to be able to fold "a
> function" so we'd keep a single line for that function, whereas
> currently a function like:
>
>     static void
>     myfun (blabla
>            blabla)
>     {
>       bla blabla;
>     }
>
> is treated as 3 independent "headings".

The most reliable way would be to rely on the tree-sitter.
There is already treesit-simple-imenu-settings, but it has
no information about levels, and I have not figured out yet
how to get it.  But anyway this should be in a separate
feature request.

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