About Split Comments (Visual LISP IDE)

The Visual LISP code formatter can split long comments into multiple comments when they extend past the right margin.

Note: The Visual LISP IDE is available on Windows only.

Comments are split when

• the Split Comments option is enabled in the Format Options dialog box,
• the comment extends past the right margin, and
• either the Format Edit Window or Format Selection tools are used.

For example, if the Right Text Margin setting is 60, and Single-Semicolon comment indentation is 40, the code formatter will split the comment as follows:

Before formatting

(if (/= s "Function canceled")
(princ (strcat "\nError: " s)) ;single semicolon cmt
)

After formatting

(if (/= s "Function canceled")
  (princ (strcat "\nError: " s))	; single semicolon
				        ; cmt
)

Related Concepts

• About Preserving Existing Line Breaks (Visual LISP IDE)
• About Formatting Code (Visual LISP IDE)

Related Tasks

• To Format Text in the Active Text Editor Window (Visual LISP IDE)