Re: User Requested Enhanced IDE - Simplified Version
- Posted by Isaac Raway <isaac-topica at blueapples.org> Nov 05, 2003
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Hello. I think it would be really nice if you could allow a seperate editor to be launched for editing event code. You could generate a temporary file with a name like (ObjectName_EventName.ex), then launch the editor with that file, watching the disck file for changes (while of course letting the user do other things in the IDE). This could be done as many times as the user wanted. It'd take care of the multiple editor windows problem, and allow the external editor to do whatever it wants with new files (add them to it's current MDI environment, open a new instance, whatever). I personally would love this, as I'd probably link it up to MSDEVSTD for it's MDI interface. Judith Evans wrote: > > >Thanks for your suggestions for Enhanced IDE, Patrick. I will add them to my >ToDo list. A problem is IDE is getting too large and unmanageable. > >BTW you can already have the Hint placed in the statusbar instead of the >floating window -- look at Options in Code Editor. > >For clarification: I was not suggesting removing anything from Enhanced IDE. >Several users simply want a tool that is fast and sleak and only produces >the createEx statements. They like how Design allows them to develop window >layouts and that is all they want. The Simplified Version would be an >additional tool and alternative to the full-blown Enhanced IDE. It would be >a separate download and not forced upon anyone who is not interested in >using the application. >--judith > > >Patrick Barnes writes: > > >>Ugh.... no! >> >> >SNIP > > >>*Put the popup for procedure help in the statusbar at the bottom, or >>something. Either that, or make it a tooltip that doesn't cover over any >>text, like to the right of the cursor? >> >> >SNIP > > > >TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! > >