[Eric] Request for proposal

[detlev]

On Sonntag, 20. Dezember 2009, Stjujsckij Nickolaj wrote:
>   Hello maillist and Detlev.
> 
> Personally I don't see much need in porting to Python3 right now — Py3k
> hasn't hit major distros yet (at least stable ones), vast majority of
> Python code is still written in 2.x branch and so on. Full support for
> Py3k (debuugging etc) would be nice, but I suggest it's not that easy for
> app written in 2.x.
> 
>   I vote for Git/Mercurial plugin, whichever you feel more needed — Git is
> more widespread, Mercurial is written in Python (and I like it more). I'd
> wanted to help with it (it's a little bit confusing to write everything
> myself, but I'd wanted to learn).
> 
> Another suggestion is to improve autocompletion — it's a little bit too
> complicated in using, in my opinion, what with all those APIs for
> project/system/etc. If you want, I can write down my ideas etc.

Please do so. But be aware, that the basic autocompletion is provided by 
QScintilla. Maybe you have a look at the QScintilla autocompletion and the 
"eric assistant" autocompletion provided by the plugin.

> 
> And more question, than suggestion — could Eric use system Pygments
> installation? 

It will, if there is one.

> Wouldn't it be more convenient and logical? And those who is
> happy with QScintilla lexers might spare few Kb of HDD-space 

That is just ~3 MB. Not much compared to nowadays hard disks.

> (-:E
> 
>   And thank you for great tool!
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to plan the next steps for eric4 development and would like
> > to ask the community. Here are the choices.
> >
> > 1. Port eric4 to Python3 (resulting in eric5; that may take some time)
> > 2. Create a Mercurila VCS plugin (could be done by a volunteer as well)
> > 3. Create a GIT VCS plugin (could be done by a volunteer as well)
> > 4. Give a suggestion
> >
> > My vote goes to option 1.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Detlev
> 
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