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    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

    Code formatter

    Sometimes I have a feeling that somebody forgets IDz is a development tool and needs to be able to handle non parsable code. Off course not as perfect as parsable code but a compromise.I can't use the code formatter if the code is not parsable. It...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    LPEX / Eclipse : Enable context-sensitive help for C/C++ and assembler

    The functionality is already present for Cobol and PL/I - it seems logical to also have it for C/C++ and assembler (at least for the IBM macros, but would certainly be cool for individual instructions too). In a nutshell, place cursor on "printf",...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    IDz - Unsplit the program lines in the COBOL editor

    Hello In the IDz test version (14.2.3.x or 15.0.x), if any component has unusual splitted lines of code in the source library, then formatting option in IDz editor doesn't unsplit the lines. Pls find a sample case as below ; ------Move tmp-x(2:4)t...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Add new option 'FIND ONLY/REPLACE' in the IDz cobol editor

    Hello, In the test IDz version (14.2.3.x or 15.0.x), there is a need to enhance find/replace option. When user wants to find and replace particular occurrences of a word, it wouldn't be possible in the existing 'find/replace' combination. For exam...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    JSON Editor for IDz

    Please add a JSON Editor (similar to the XML or SQL Editor)
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    SQL and XQuery Editor should "Insert spaces for tabs" as default

    The COBOL and JCL Editor of IBM Developer for z/OS convert tabs to spaces by default when editing a Remote z/OS File. The SQL and XQuery Editor within IBM Devolper for z/OS does NOT convert tabs to spaces by default when editing a Remote z/OS File...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    IDz LPEX editor should ask if files need to be locked when the user start editing them.

    When z/OS developer teams have the policy that files need to be locked when they start editing them. In the 'modern' editors this is asked as soon as people start modifying the source. That is the kind of behavior that we are looking for in the LP...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Add Choice of CodePage

    When we go through the Personalize my Workspace wizard, a new page Set The Codepage would be really helpful rather than having to remember to change it later.
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

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