BB2 User Defined Language for Notepad++

[BippyM]

Originally Posted by witchmaster

Cool! There are 8 different groups you can use when defining user defined language in N++. The current groups could be rearranged (look at the image).

I have started editing the xml files directly. It's much easier

I have so far seperate all the os library commands as they are easy to do as they end in a "_" like activatescreen_ for example

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[BippyM]

Originally Posted by Daedalus

Yes, excellent idea. You could start with the AB3 colour scheme, which works very well IMHO. For example:

Comments - pale green italic
Commands using the native chipset - red bold
Constants - purple
Literal strings - grey
Standard commands - blue bold
Procedures - green
Newtypes - dark blue
Everything else - black

Can you send me a screenshot with all this demonstrated please.

One of us will look into this

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

[Havie]

Is it me or are the links not working? Was hoping to try this out tonight as I have a few BB projects that needs finishing and have the urge...

[BippyM]

Guys,

Attached is an updated UDL file. Simply import it in the styler

There are approx 3500 commands included. These have been split as follows:

• General blitz commands
• System commands (ActivateGadget_) for example. (Taken from system libraries)
• Assembler commands
• Program control (If, Then, For, Else etc..)
• Blitz specific stuff (Blitz, Amiga, QAmiga)
• Constants

Newtypes are foldable, and the only thing foldable. Nothing else folds properly (even comments, but it is enabled still).

I will be splitting this up further as I figure bits out. I also want to add blitz labels to the function list and also the full command help, but that will be a LOT of work!

Colour scheme can be worked on, I have just made it pleasing to my eyes lol



@witchmaster maybe we should work together on this

[Daedalus]

Originally Posted by BippyM

Can you send me a screenshot with all this demonstrated please.

One of us will look into this

Cool Sorry, only saw this message today. Syntax examples from AmiBlitz 3 attached.

[Havie]

Originally Posted by Havie

Is it me or are the links not working? Was hoping to try this out tonight as I have a few BB projects that needs finishing and have the urge...

Hello - still not working today. Can anyone upload to The Zone please?

[Havie]

Today everything is ok. Downloading and will try!

[MickGyver]

Originally Posted by BippyM

Newtypes are foldable, and the only thing foldable. Nothing else folds properly (even comments, but it is enabled still).

I will be splitting this up further as I figure bits out. I also want to add blitz labels to the function list and also the full command help, but that will be a LOT of work!

Colour scheme can be worked on, I have just made it pleasing to my eyes lol

@witchmaster maybe we should work together on this

I guess we already are working together on this!

Code folding in Notepad++ does not work properly for UNIX encoded line breaks (required by Blitz Basic). In the instructions I explain a workaround using proxy files encoded with Windows/DOS line breaks.

It's good to split up the keywords but in my opinion it's not good to have too many colours. That is a matter of taste though, splitting up the keywords will make it possible for the users to change colours as they see fit.

Full command help would be awesome, a lot of work for sure!

Originally Posted by Havie

Today everything is ok. Downloading and will try!

I'm glad you were able to download it finally, I have been so busy with the game I'm working on (soon to be released), so I haven't had the time to check in here.

[E-Penguin]

I can't get the rexx automation to work. The batch file correctly renames (and presumably EOL converts) the _win.bb2 file to .bb2, then WinUAE pops up. Nothing appears to happen in SuperTED though. Shouldn't I be seeing the file and some sort of compiler output?

Serial settings in WinUAE are as per the PDF.

[E-Penguin]

This might seem a silly question, but do I need to do something to start AREXX?

I followed the instructions in the pdf to the letter, but perhaps there's a step missing, to get it listening?

[MickGyver]

Originally Posted by E-Penguin

This might seem a silly question, but do I need to do something to start AREXX?

I followed the instructions in the pdf to the letter, but perhaps there's a step missing, to get it listening?

Hi, sorry for not getting to this earlier, I was meaning to reply but then I forgot. Hmm, AREXX need to be started at boot, I think it is by default but check S:startup-sequence and S:user-startup, the line:

SYS:System/RexxMast >NIL:

should exist in either one, if not, add it to user-startup.

You can also test the arexx script directly in a shell window (configure the path to the bb2 file and have TED running):

rx blitzbasic2 "WB31:Blitz2/Projects/Test/test.bb2"

[E-Penguin]

Thanks, that did it.

I have to leave a blank line at the bottom of the source file, otherwise I get a pop-up saying "Garbage at EOL". Is this normal?

My program is literally:
NPrint "Hello World!"

[MickGyver]

Originally Posted by E-Penguin

Thanks, that did it.

I have to leave a blank line at the bottom of the source file, otherwise I get a pop-up saying "Garbage at EOL". Is this normal?

My program is literally:
NPrint "Hello World!"

Your source file is probably using Windows style line breaks (CR+LF). In Notepad++ with your source file open, go to the menu Edit / EOL conversion and select Unix (LF).

EDIT1: What I said about line breaks is not the case, I tried this myself and could reproduce the same error. I somehow remember seeing this problem earlier. This might be a bug with SuperTED opening ascii files, so I guess you need to have blank line at the end to be safe, please someone correct me if I'm wrong!

EDIT2: I tested with a bigger source file, an empty line at the end was not needed there...

[Zener]

The system is working for me but my problem is that it only works for a single file, when the project has multiple source files using include or xinclude I run into errors.

This is with Amiblitz2, I haven't tried it yet other versions.

[MickGyver]

Originally Posted by Zener

The system is working for me but my problem is that it only works for a single file, when the project has multiple source files using include or xinclude I run into errors.

This is with Amiblitz2, I haven't tried it yet other versions.

You are right about that yes, include files in Blitz Basic can't be normal ascii files. Hmm, it should be possible to have an arexx script open and save the include files as part of the compile process. I will investigate the possibilites. Please somebody chime in if they have a solution!

[MickGyver]

Originally Posted by Zener

The system is working for me but my problem is that it only works for a single file, when the project has multiple source files using include or xinclude I run into errors.

This is with Amiblitz2, I haven't tried it yet other versions.

I have found a solution to the single file problem and have updated the documentation. The rexx script is now more advanced and will convert included files to the tokenized format in the compile process.

The updated documentation also describes how to create a keyword help lookup system (uses the Amiga Developer Site for lookups). That site does not have documentation for all BB2 keywords but it's the most suited site I have found thus far.

Here is the updated documentation:
http://gamephase.net/files/linked/BB...HowTo-v1.2.pdf

NOTE: If this link doesn't work then the latest version can be found in the first post of this thread.

[idrougge]

It should be possible to use TED's ARexx port to interrogate help, something like this:

OPTIONS RESULTS
ADDRESS 'TED_REXX1'
'PASTE'
'LIBGUIDE'
SAY RESULT

PASTE will paste something from the clipboard into TED. You can of course instead generate a totally new one-line file and load that in case you can't access the Amiga clipboard directly.
The result of LIBGUIDE will be found in the RESULT variable.
Also note that you may need to manipulate TED so that the cursor is moved to the right line and the code has been tokenised. The RC variable may contain any errors that have arisen, that depends on how SuperTED is implemented.
TED_REXX1 is the port of the first TED, I think you can open several documents at once.

[ma693541]

I can't download this updated documentation; BB2-NPP-HowTo-v1.2.pdf It seems that the site that holds it is offline or have other problems.

[MickGyver]

Originally Posted by ma693541

I can't download this updated documentation; BB2-NPP-HowTo-v1.2.pdf It seems that the site that holds it is offline or have other problems.

I attached the most up to date files to the first post of this thread. You should be able to download the documentation from there.

[Zener]

Originally Posted by witchmaster

I have found a solution to the single file problem and have updated the documentation. The rexx script is now more advanced and will convert included files to the tokenized format in the compile process.

The updated documentation also describes how to create a keyword help lookup system (uses the Amiga Developer Site for lookups). That site does not have documentation for all BB2 keywords but it's the most suited site I have found thus far.

Here is the updated documentation:
http://gamephase.net/files/linked/BB...HowTo-v1.2.pdf

NOTE: If this link doesn't work then the latest version can be found in the first post of this thread.

Awesome, I will try it as soon as possible and let you know about the result