1. [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Summary:
========
Well over a year since the last release, so alot has happened. Major problems
with hardware killed about four months, and it has been tough getting back on
top, particularly with one stupid problem (tab-8) eating up nearly six months.
Suddenly though, I'm back, with major advances (albeit incomplete 
in FTP,
wordwrap, and even a new ditty for printing via html (which ended up taking
me all of 3hrs, a massive DOH! there then), just in the past week.
There are at least 38 significant changes, and I do know that some of these
later things are incomplete, so this is officially "Re-Beta" for feedback
only, though it is the self-same software I use every day. Hence there is
a source version only, no pre-built executables this time round.
Download version 0.2.8 from
http://palacebuilders.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/edita.htm#download
More detailed info is given in the readme file, which is viewable online at
http://palacebuilders.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/readme.txt
Regards,
Pete
2. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Pete Lomax wrote:
> There are at least 38 significant changes, and I do know that some of these
> later things are incomplete ...
This is the first time I've downloaded edita, so maybe its just me ... but when
I ran the edita.exw file I get
edita.exw:1674
can't find eaerr.e
So I figured that this should be "eaerror.ew" instead and then I ran it again
and got ...
edita.exw:1790
preprocessErr has not been declared
return preprocessErr(file[1..lineno])
At which point I thought that maybe you should know this ...
--
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Skype name: derek.j.parnell
3. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Derek Parnell wrote:
>
> Pete Lomax wrote:
>
> > There are at least 38 significant changes, and I do know that some of these
> > later things are incomplete ...
LOL. So if I build a zip file in C:\temp\edita, and then upload one that is
about an hour out of date from C:\temp\p, you mean it doesn't work??
There was quite a bit missing, should be a bit better now.
Regards,
Pete
4. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Pete Lomax wrote:
> ... should be a bit better now.
Yes. It runs now. Funny about that :)
However, closing the last tab using Right-Click/Close gets a problem ...
.\arwen.ew:1551 in function getIndex()
type_check failure, count is 4294967296
... called from .\arwen.ew:5426 in function SubProc()
^^^ call-back from Windows
... called from .\arwen.ew:6021 in function pumpMessage()
... called from .\arwen.ew:6103 in procedure WinMain()
... called from edita.exw:5664
For some reason, arwen:getIndex() is trying to get the number of items selected
in a list box that isn't a multi-select box. In that case Windows returns LB_ERR,
which cannot fit into a Euphoria integer.
One UI issue I came across is that you can't chnage the color of the bookmark
tag or its background. On my screen (or eyes) it is quite hard to see bookmarks
that are bright yellow on dull-grey.
--
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Skype name: derek.j.parnell
5. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Hello Pete,
I downloaded and ran your new version of Edita. It seems to work alright.
The tabs are at the top. I forgot how to get them to the bottom. Maybe you
should put a switch in the Options Menu. Maybe I'm the only one who cares where
the tabs are. I haven't tried any of the new features, but I will.
Don Cole
6. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Derek Parnell wrote:
>
> Pete Lomax wrote:
> > ... should be a bit better now.
>
> Yes. It runs now. Funny about that :)
>
> However, closing the last tab using Right-Click/Close gets a problem ...
>
>
> .\arwen.ew:1551 in function getIndex()
> type_check failure, count is 4294967296
> ... called from .\arwen.ew:5426 in function SubProc()
> ^^^ call-back from Windows
> ... called from .\arwen.ew:6021 in function pumpMessage()
> ... called from .\arwen.ew:6103 in procedure WinMain()
> ... called from edita.exw:5664
>
> For some reason, arwen:getIndex() is trying to get the number of items
> selected
> in a list box that isn't a multi-select box. In that case Windows returns
> LB_ERR,
> which cannot fit into a Euphoria integer.
>
>
> One UI issue I came across is that you can't chnage the color of the bookmark
> tag or its background. On my screen (or eyes) it is quite hard to see
> bookmarks
> that are bright yellow on dull-grey.
The first thing I do is change the text BK_COLOR to bright white.
Turn the brightness down on your monitor.
Don Cole
7. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Derek Parnell wrote:
> closing the last tab using Right-Click/Close gets a problem ...
>
> .\arwen.ew:1551 in function getIndex()
> type_check failure, count is 4294967296
Ah, I was struggling with a WM_COPYDATA message earlier this week and pratted
about with the definition of xSendMessage in dll_links.ew; I
just put this back to {ptr,uint,uint,uint},long and the prob went away
as LB_ERR is then properly returned as -1. Sorry about that.
(btw, I think it failed doing a TCM_GETCURSEL on a TabControl)
> you can't change the color of the bookmark tag or its background.
Yup, at the mo that is hard coded via marginColour = Yellow on line 5008 in
edita.exw, routine IdleHandler(), plus there are a couple of uses of Black and
White in easynclr.e (on examining which I realised you can actually change the
colour of the margin background, but only by setting the main background to
E0E0E0 )
I'll do something within colour options for the next release.
Thanks,
Pete
8. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
don cole wrote:
> The tabs are at the top. I forgot how to get them to the bottom. Maybe you
> should put a switch in the Options Menu.
Look in Display Options and you will find one...
Regards,
Pete
9. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
Pete Lomax wrote:
>
> don cole wrote:
> > The tabs are at the top. I forgot how to get them to the bottom. Maybe you
> > should put a switch in the Options Menu.
> Look in Display Options and you will find one...
>
> Regards,
> Pete
I see it now but it wasn't in there in the old version.
Good work Pete.
Don Cole
10. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
I'm getting this message in a box:
error creating edita.edb
then I get this:
\\Foadserver\Euphoria Code\Edita\eaedb.e:959 in procedure initEditaEdb()
attempt to divide by 0
... called from \\Foadserver\Euphoria Code\Edita\eaedb.e:10
12
--> See ex.err
Press Enter...
11. Re: [ANN] Edita Re-Beta 0.2.8 uploaded
c.k.lester wrote:
> I'm getting this message in a box:
> error creating edita.edb
Well, it runs fine when I run it from the local drive.
