The greatest code editor feature of all time - Page 4

TheDarkCoder · 09 November 2014, 10:22

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Originally Posted by Asman

- calculate registers usage for block of code (omit comments) and for subroutines.

Yes!

Very very

This one will really make a difference between a generic text-editor or a all-programming-languages editor and an ASM-oriented text editor!

Michael · 10 November 2014, 17:20

FrexxEd... Very interesting...

How do you get it to do syntax colouring ?

The GUI is bad and needs update, does not check all border sizes and fonts :-(

While playing with the speller and some other things got several enforcer hits :-(

Seems to be very powerful indeed, but slow.

StingRay · 10 November 2014, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asman

- calculate registers usage for block of code (omit comments) and for subroutines.

That would be a "MUST HAVE" feature for me too, I use this all the time in Asm-One/Pro (mark block, right amiga+k to show all used registers).

kamelito · 10 November 2014, 18:28

- Keep codes frequently used closeby in the form of snippets. This makes it easy to retrieve and access them easily instead of searching them and use copy and paste.

Kamelito

Thorham · 10 November 2014, 20:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

FrexxEd... Very interesting...

Indeed, but the default setup is quite awful. It's the script system that saves it, otherwise it would be a very mediocre editor. I've spent quite a lot of time overhauling it, and it's much better now (although not finished).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

How do you get it to do syntax colouring ?

You have to add modes by placing the right scripts in a folder called FrexxEd:startup/ basically. For C you can put CMode.FPL in FrexxEd:startup/. If the folder doesn't exist, make it. You can find CMode.FPL in the FPL folder.

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Originally Posted by Michael

The GUI is bad and needs update, does not check all border sizes and fonts :-(

Some parts indeed suck. You should see the part where you change syntax colors. Truly horrible. I replaced that with something MUCH better. As for the fonts, I've never had any issues with those, strange.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

While playing with the speller and some other things got several enforcer hits :-(

Speller? You mean spell checker? Never tried it. Is a script, right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

Seems to be very powerful indeed, but slow.

Yeah, needs a 68030 to be really useful. That and FBlit+FText.

It can look nice, but NOT with the out of the box system. I already made some small changes to the source code to allow coloring of the line numbers, and to make the syntax coloring system handle numbers better. The way the syntax coloring system works actually sucks turds, and I'm thinking about replacing it, because that doesn't seem too hard.

Anyway, don't expect anything like this with the standard setup and scripts in the FPL folder:

Lonewolf10 · 10 November 2014, 20:50

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Originally Posted by kamelito

-put somewhere on each line of 680x0 code the cycle taken by the instruction.
-if I select a bunch of line code inform the user of the cycles taken by the selected code.

I really like those suggestions. It's great for when I don't have the necessary documentation at hand

Michael · 12 November 2014, 04:17

@Thorham

Cool job, can you make a full pack of it ?
And since you are messing with the code already, I will advise you some places in the GUI to fix (simple things) but will make it much more system compliant.

As for speed, 060+RTG does not help much. Maybe debugging tools slow it down too...

Thorham · 12 November 2014, 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

can you make a full pack of it ?

Sure, I'll put it in the Zone today. Just be warned that it's still a work in progress, and that there may be some rough edges here and there.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

And since you are messing with the code already, I will advise you some places in the GUI to fix (simple things) but will make it much more system compliant.

Which parts?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

can you make a full pack of it ?

As for speed, 060+RTG does not help much. Maybe debugging tools slow it down too...[/QUOTE]
MMU using tools slow down everything, but is it really so bad? I'm using a 50 mhz 68030 with a 16 color double scan mode, and it's fine here.

Thorham · 12 November 2014, 13:29

To Michael:

FrexxEd is in the Zone. Some notes: The screen mode is a double scan mode, sorry about that. Hadn't realized until after uploading the archive. Bookmarks are saved as file comments currently, so take that in account. Is easy to remove if unwanted, and those bookmarks don't seem to work properly yet anyway (wrote a script for it, but it seems incomplete, perhaps adding them to the software directly is a better idea).

This package doesn't need an assign in user-startup anymore. I've added a little program that makes the assign based on PROGDIR:, I really need to get rid of this assign nonsense by updating the source code.

Michael · 13 November 2014, 05:57

@Thorham

Could not find it

Thorham · 13 November 2014, 08:36

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Originally Posted by Michael

Could not find it

Really? The file is called frexxed.lha.

Michael · 13 November 2014, 16:12

Nope N/A

Thorham · 13 November 2014, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

Nope N/A

Well, that's strange, it's really in there, almost at the top of the list. Have you reported the issue?

Here's the file as an attachment then: frexxed.lha

Lonewolf10 · 13 November 2014, 19:21

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Originally Posted by Thorham

Well, that's strange, it's really in there, almost at the top of the list.

Agreed, it's currently 3rd from top.

What browser are you using Michael? (I'm using Firefox 3)

Michael · 14 November 2014, 04:23

I used an FTP, and the 'zone' and upload area don't have it.
Guess we have a different Z in mind

whitegiant89 · 14 November 2014, 06:31

The zone, look at the top of this page and click the link

http://eab.abime.net/faq.php?faq=vb_...ezone_faq_item

Michael · 14 November 2014, 17:30

Solved it ;-) Strangely, all other files are available on the ftp side, but not this file.
This setup works better and much faster! Also it might be better to set the def prefs to clone WB.
Indeed it requires a lot of work to make it more comfortable to use and make things work.
But configuration options are amazing!
The screen mode with different file type opened at once looks cool, all files get their colour scheme.

The major bugs/limitations are:
+ Scroller does not know the size of the window size gadget and title bar.
+ All requester windows have the bottom buttons that touch the bottom border (need some extra space)
+ Can not use public screens, since it corrupts the palette
+ Palette limited to first 16 colours only (can not allocate free pen on WB)
+ Palette editing is funny, drag any colour slider, and other sliders move with it too.

Thorham · 14 November 2014, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

This setup works better and much faster!

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

Also it might be better to set the def prefs to clone WB.

Why?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

But configuration options are amazing!

Yeah, they're pretty insane.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

The screen mode with different file type opened at once looks cool, all files get their colour
scheme.

You mey noticed a slight delay when opening a file of a type that wasn't loaded yet, because the editor
now loads syntax coloring files on demand (but only needs to load them once).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

The major bugs/limitations are:
+ Scroller does not know the size of the window size gadget and title bar.
+ All requester windows have the bottom buttons that touch the bottom border (need some extra space)

I don't have that problem. Any OS enhancements you're using prhaps?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

+ Can not use public screens, since it corrupts the palette

Really? I'll check that out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

+ Palette limited to first 16 colours only (can not allocate free pen on WB)

You should be able to use more colors. Never noticed, becaus I don't like it when editors use the Workbench
screen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

+ Palette editing is funny, drag any colour slider, and other sliders move with it too.

That shouldn't be happening, very strange.

Michael · 15 November 2014, 04:15

CloneWB - since otherwise it will not start properly on all machines with different monitor setups.
GUI - yes, visual prefs, everything set to nice square aspect.
On public screen it does not care about pens locked by other progs, and only allows to make a choice from first 16 (ECS legacy limit?) Should be all 256.
Editing/changing the background colour is a pain. Unless a global option is hiding somewhere.

Michael · 15 November 2014, 10:08

The small cosmetic GUI issues (at the bottom you see shell window with correct looking gadgets and scroller OS3 style)

15 November 2014, 10:08	#80
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	The small cosmetic GUI issues (at the bottom you see shell window with correct looking gadgets and scroller OS3 style) Attached Thumbnails

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10 November 2014, 17:20	#62
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	FrexxEd... Very interesting... How do you get it to do syntax colouring ? The GUI is bad and needs update, does not check all border sizes and fonts :-( While playing with the speller and some other things got several enforcer hits :-( Seems to be very powerful indeed, but slow.

10 November 2014, 18:28	#64
kamelito Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: France Posts: 1,801	- Keep codes frequently used closeby in the form of snippets. This makes it easy to retrieve and access them easily instead of searching them and use copy and paste. Kamelito

12 November 2014, 04:17	#67
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	@Thorham Cool job, can you make a full pack of it ? And since you are messing with the code already, I will advise you some places in the GUI to fix (simple things) but will make it much more system compliant. As for speed, 060+RTG does not help much. Maybe debugging tools slow it down too...

12 November 2014, 13:29	#69
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 3,751	To Michael: FrexxEd is in the Zone. Some notes: The screen mode is a double scan mode, sorry about that. Hadn't realized until after uploading the archive. Bookmarks are saved as file comments currently, so take that in account. Is easy to remove if unwanted, and those bookmarks don't seem to work properly yet anyway (wrote a script for it, but it seems incomplete, perhaps adding them to the software directly is a better idea). This package doesn't need an assign in user-startup anymore. I've added a little program that makes the assign based on PROGDIR:, I really need to get rid of this assign nonsense by updating the source code.

13 November 2014, 05:57	#70
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	@Thorham Could not find it

13 November 2014, 16:12	#72
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	Nope N/A

14 November 2014, 04:23	#75
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	I used an FTP, and the 'zone' and upload area don't have it. Guess we have a different Z in mind

14 November 2014, 06:31	#76
whitegiant89 Lone CBM user Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atherton / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 148	The zone, look at the top of this page and click the link http://eab.abime.net/faq.php?faq=vb_...ezone_faq_item

14 November 2014, 17:30	#77
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	Solved it ;-) Strangely, all other files are available on the ftp side, but not this file. This setup works better and much faster! Also it might be better to set the def prefs to clone WB. Indeed it requires a lot of work to make it more comfortable to use and make things work. But configuration options are amazing! The screen mode with different file type opened at once looks cool, all files get their colour scheme. The major bugs/limitations are: + Scroller does not know the size of the window size gadget and title bar. + All requester windows have the bottom buttons that touch the bottom border (need some extra space) + Can not use public screens, since it corrupts the palette + Palette limited to first 16 colours only (can not allocate free pen on WB) + Palette editing is funny, drag any colour slider, and other sliders move with it too.

15 November 2014, 04:15	#79
Michael A1260T/PPC/BV/SCSI/NET Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Moscow / Russia Posts: 839	CloneWB - since otherwise it will not start properly on all machines with different monitor setups. GUI - yes, visual prefs, everything set to nice square aspect. On public screen it does not care about pens locked by other progs, and only allows to make a choice from first 16 (ECS legacy limit?) Should be all 256. Editing/changing the background colour is a pain. Unless a global option is hiding somewhere.

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