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    Hot key to launch LPEX Editor

    I usually use the COBOL Editor, but some operations are easier to do in LPEX, so it would be handy to easily launch the LPEX editor with a hotkey when I need. Now I need to right click the file, and find the LPEX editor, which is more clumpsy
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    LPEX editor : new preference to save blank lines in a VB member of a PDSE as records with length 1

    In our environment our PL/1 source libraries are PDSE libraries with RECFM=VB and LRECL=259 When we add a blank line to a member of such a library with the ISPF editor a record is created containing 1 blank (length 1) However when we add a blank l...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Continue commenting when inserting a line break within a comment

    Hi IBM, when you edit a comment in a COBOL source in the COBOL editor and you hit ENTER (aka you insert a new line), the new line should be automatically a comment line. At the moment, the cursor is being positioned on the beginning of the text in...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Cobol Editor should have the preference: Host Characters (like LPEX editor)

    The Cobol Editor does not display non-displayable characters correctly. The LPEX editor does have the option to replace characters (LPEX Editor -> Appeareance -> Host Characters) . This allows us that for certain non-displayable characters (...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Implement binary copy/paste in PL/I and COBOL editors

    Allowing in edition the copy-cut/paste of binary characters in COBOL and PL/I editors
    about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    ID/z does not uses tags set by chtag to translate the USS-file in it's set codepage

    ID/z does not uses tags set by chtag to translate the USS-file in it's set codepage, but only uses it's default codepage setting (IBM-1047)You have to manually set the correct codepage within ID/z to view the USS-file in its proper format
    about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Not under consideration

    Add feature to open Sequential flat files from JCL Editor window

    Currently only PDS members can be opened directly from within JCL that is opened with the JCL Editor. You can move your cursor to the member name and right-click and you have the option to open, view, browse. With flat files there is no option to ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    More capitalization options in auto formatter

    We would like to have some more specific options on capitalization/uppercase/lowercase/mixed-case functions for "user defined words" in the Cobol Editors autoformatter: A) An option only to rework user defined words in Procedure Divison matching t...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Auto Refresh Outline View on changes

    Currently the "outline view" is updated only after saving a file. We would like to get it updated on each change to section names or inserting/deleting sections prior saving the file.
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Not under consideration

    LPEX editor should hilight debug lines depending on setting

    Similar to the COBOL editor, LPEX should highlight debug lines (lines with 'D' in column 7) depending on the existence of the 'With Debugging Mode' phrase of Source Computer command.COBOL editor highlights these as active code or as comment lines,...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

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