Code Formatting Live Writer Plugins.

That’s It!  I have had enough of my code snippets going awry when posting to the Blogger platform.  I typically use Live Writer to blog so I am now going to review the code syntax formatters and declare a winner.  Well my preferred formatter anyway.  The Live Writer plugins are:

1. Code Snippet
2. Insert Code
3. Source Code
4. Source Code (another one)
5. WintyCodeArea

Lets take a look at how they format the same bit of code.

Code Snippet

   1: public class DynaTable implements EntryPoint {

   2:  

   3:   public void onModuleLoad() {

   4:     // Find the slot for the calendar widget.

   5:     //

   6:     RootPanel slot = RootPanel.get("calendar");

   7:     if (slot != null) {

   8:       SchoolCalendarWidget calendar = new SchoolCalendarWidget(15);

   9:       slot.add(calendar);

  10:  

  11:       // Find the slot for the days filter widget.

  12:       //

  13:       slot = RootPanel.get("days");

  14:       if (slot != null) {

  15:         DayFilterWidget filter = new DayFilterWidget(calendar);

  16:         slot.add(filter);

  17:       }

  18:     }

  19:   }

  20: }

Insert Code

   1:  public class DynaTable implements EntryPoint {

   2:   

   3:    public void onModuleLoad() {

   4:      // Find the slot for the calendar widget.

   5:      //

   6:      RootPanel slot = RootPanel.get("calendar");

   7:      if (slot != null) {

   8:        SchoolCalendarWidget calendar = new SchoolCalendarWidget(15);

   9:        slot.add(calendar);

  10:   

  11:        // Find the slot for the days filter widget.

  12:        //

  13:        slot = RootPanel.get("days");

  14:        if (slot != null) {

  15:          DayFilterWidget filter = new DayFilterWidget(calendar);

  16:          slot.add(filter);

  17:        }

  18:      }

  19:    }

  20:  }

Source Code (1)

public class DynaTable implements EntryPoint {

  public void onModuleLoad() {
    // Find the slot for the calendar widget.
    //
    RootPanel slot = RootPanel.get("calendar");
    if (slot != null) {
      SchoolCalendarWidget calendar = new SchoolCalendarWidget(15);
      slot.add(calendar);

      // Find the slot for the days filter widget.
      //
      slot = RootPanel.get("days");
      if (slot != null) {
        DayFilterWidget filter = new DayFilterWidget(calendar);
        slot.add(filter);
      }
    }
  }
}

Source Code (2)

public class DynaTable implements EntryPoint {
  public void onModuleLoad() {
    // Find the slot for the calendar widget.
    //
    RootPanel slot = RootPanel.get("calendar");
    if (slot != null) {
      SchoolCalendarWidget calendar = new SchoolCalendarWidget(15);
      slot.add(calendar);
      // Find the slot for the days filter widget.
      //
      slot = RootPanel.get("days");
      if (slot != null) {
        DayFilterWidget filter = new DayFilterWidget(calendar);
        slot.add(filter);
      }
    }
  }
}

Winty Code Area

Didn’t work.

Conclusions

Based on the visuals above and interface in Windows Live Writer.  My nomination goes to…. drum roll please… Code Snippet.