Editor and Auto Format have conflicting multi-line comment styles
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Component: IDE user interface
Type: Bug
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- Java
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Description
Using Arduino IDE 1.6.6 2015/10/08 05:43
- type: /*
- press enter key
editor produces the following:
```
/*
*
*/
```
- Tools>Auto Format
auto format changes it to:
```
/*
*/
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the example in Arduino IDE 1.6.6 by entering a multi-line comment and then running Tools > Auto Format. Compare the editor-produced and auto-formatted comment styles; done means both paths use the same formatting without removing the comment's interior spacing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100