app-emacs/ecb/metadata.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
<pkgmetadata>
<herd>emacs</herd>
<longdescription>
ECB stands for "Emacs Code Browser". While Emacs already has good editing
support for many modes, its browsing support is somewhat lacking. That's where
ECB comes in: it displays a number of informational windows that allow for easy
source code navigation and overview.

The informational windows can contain:

  * A directory tree,
  * a list of source files in the current directory,

  * a list of functions/classes/methods/... in the current file, (ECB uses the
    Semantic Bovinator, or Imenu, or etags, for getting this list so all
    languages supported by any of these tools are automatically supported by ECB
    too)

  * a history of recently visited files,
  * the Speedbar and

  * output from compilation (the compilation window) and other modes like help,
    grep etc. or whatever a user defines to be displayed in this window.

As an added bonus, ECB makes sure to keep these informational windows visible,
even when you use C-x 1 and similar commands.

It goes without saying that you can configure the layout, ie. which
informational windows should be displayed where. ECB comes with a number of
ready-made window layouts to choose from.
</longdescription>
</pkgmetadata>