1. New Version of IDE about ready
I've just about gotten the latest version of IDE for WinLib ready. For the
last month I've been maintaining a dual version at my home page. One version
is the original Floating IDE and the other is single screen. The advantage
of the floating is that a full screen window may be created but the
advantage of the single screen is that it is easier to use.
Maintaining both is getting more difficult with new enhancements. I may have
to abandon one in favor of the other. I would like to get some feedback on
which one the group is in favor of, if either version is desired at all.
The version about ready is the single screen. Enhancements include
TabControls, a better emulation of TabItems and many changes in the Code
Editor.
Judith Evans
2. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:23:40 -0500, Judith Evans <camping at FLASH.NET> wrote:
>is the original Floating IDE and the other is single screen. The advantage
>of the floating is that a full screen window may be created but the
>advantage of the single screen is that it is easier to use.
Judith:
All you need is to assign a HOT KEY to so that if the user
wants to look at the full screen version they press that hot
key and the floating screen goes to FULL SCREEN, but the
last control selected is still active and it can be droped on
and moved around on the FULL screen. When the HOT KEY is pressed
again the FULL screen returns to the smaller FLOATING screen,
Bernie
3. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
- Posted by Ray Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
Nov 01, 2000
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Last edited Nov 02, 2000
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:23:40 -0500, Judith Evans <camping at FLASH.NET> wrote:
My own personal preference is for s single screen with docked child windows,
I find the floating windows look messy and little fiddly to control.
Ray Smith
>I've just about gotten the latest version of IDE for WinLib ready. For the
>last month I've been maintaining a dual version at my home page. One
version
>is the original Floating IDE and the other is single screen. The advantage
>of the floating is that a full screen window may be created but the
>advantage of the single screen is that it is easier to use.
>
>Maintaining both is getting more difficult with new enhancements. I may
have
>to abandon one in favor of the other. I would like to get some feedback on
>which one the group is in favor of, if either version is desired at all.
>
>The version about ready is the single screen. Enhancements include
>TabControls, a better emulation of TabItems and many changes in the Code
>Editor.
>
>Judith Evans
4. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
Judith,
I'd vote for single screen, maybe with the addition of Bernie's suggestion
for a HOT KEY to swap from single screen to
floating-control-kit-on-full-design-screen & back again.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith Evans"
> I've just about gotten the latest version of IDE for WinLib ready. For the
> last month I've been maintaining a dual version at my home page. One
version
> is the original Floating IDE and the other is single screen. The advantage
> of the floating is that a full screen window may be created but the
> advantage of the single screen is that it is easier to use.
>
> Maintaining both is getting more difficult with new enhancements. I may
have
> to abandon one in favor of the other. I would like to get some feedback on
> which one the group is in favor of, if either version is desired at all.
>
> The version about ready is the single screen. Enhancements include
> TabControls, a better emulation of TabItems and many changes in the Code
> Editor.
>
> Judith Evans
5. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
Bernie,
That HOT KEY SWAP is a good idea! But I think you misunderstood what Judith
meant: the SINGLE screen version has a FIXED "controls kit" toolbar above a
NOT full screen Design Pad; the FLOATING version has a "controls kit"
window which floats over a FULL SCREEN Design Pad.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernie" <xotron at PCOM.NET>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: New Version of IDE about ready
> On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:23:40 -0500, Judith Evans <camping at FLASH.NET> wrote:
>
> >is the original Floating IDE and the other is single screen. The
advantage
> >of the floating is that a full screen window may be created but the
> >advantage of the single screen is that it is easier to use.
>
> Judith:
>
> All you need is to assign a HOT KEY to so that if the user
> wants to look at the full screen version they press that hot
> key and the floating screen goes to FULL SCREEN, but the
> last control selected is still active and it can be droped on
> and moved around on the FULL screen. When the HOT KEY is pressed
> again the FULL screen returns to the smaller FLOATING screen,
>
> Bernie
6. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
- Posted by Jim <futures8 at PCOLA.GULF.NET>
Nov 01, 2000
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Last edited Nov 02, 2000
Judith;
I'm just taking my first tentative steps into programming for Windows via David
Cuny's Win32Lib, and am completely
convinced that an IDE would be a tremendous help to me. I'd like very much to
look at your web page. Would you post the
URL?
Thanks.
Regards,
Jim Duffy
Judith Evans wrote:
> I've just about gotten the latest version of IDE for WinLib ready. For the
> last month I've been maintaining a dual version at my home page. ...
7. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
On Wed, 01 Nov 2000, Jim Duffy wrote:
> Judith;
>
> I'm just taking my first tentative steps into programming for Windows via
> David Cuny's Win32Lib, and am completely
> convinced that an IDE would be a tremendous help to me. I'd like very much to
> look at your web page. Would you post the
> URL?
Dave's IDE that comes with Win32lib works pretty well. There are a couple
of rough spots, but it's possible to work around them. I've been using it
for almost a year without any serious trouble. Judith's will no doubt be
more complete and polished, but Dave's _is_ usable.
Regards,
Irv
8. Re: New Version of IDE about ready
Hi, Jim,
The URL is http://home.flash.net/~camping/judith.htm but be advised that the
versions out there right now have bugs. But it will give you a feel for what
has been done. I expect to have the new single window version out this
weekend, if not sooner. They will NOT have WinLib version .54 changes
applied. Both versions use the same file names, so if you download both of
them, you might want to extract the zip files into seperate folders.
I'm mulling over the HOT KEY idea and will try to incorporate that concept
before I start modifying the floating screen version. If that works, it sure
will save me some time. I also want to incorporate the new Property Sheet
that David Cuny wrote to give real-time updates to controls.
Thanks for your interest,
Judith Evans
