RE: Bugs in latest IDE (0.18.6o)
- Posted by CoJaBo <cojabo at suscom.net> Feb 17, 2004
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Judith wrote: > > > Requests for Multiple Code Editors have come up many times. The present > structure of Code Editor does not lend itself well to multiple > instances. > However I have an idea or two on the back-burner for a future release. I > want to get IDE stable and most bugs out before I start requests such as > multiple Code Editors, plugins and custom controls. Release 0.19.0 > (coming > next after the 0.18.n series of bug fixes) will concentrate on improving > IDE > internally, overhaul IDE.htm and set up some new routines which will > pave > the way for Code Editor enhancements. That is fine, I saw the way it is set up, and I can wait... But not too long! > > The error messages from getOpenFileName and getSaveFileName come from > win32lib routines. I notice there is an offering in Recent Contributions > that will help with getSaveFileName. Can anyone work up getOpenFileName > to > supply the ext from FileTypes if user does not enter the ext? If IDE doesn't find the ext, then couldn't it just append the default? > > I'm unclear which files you want highlighted. If you mean non > Win32lib/Euphoria files then they are Euphoria and Win32lib highlighted > already. Those added to the project also have their global routines > highlighted. Some of the support files that come in the Win32lib package > are > not currently highlighted. You can run winlibscan.exw in the IDE > distribution and indicate all the win32lib associated files you want > syntax > colored. This program is useful also when changing to newer versions of > win32lib to update the syntax list for new routine names. > I mean if I wanted hilighting on a file named file.other_ext then there would be a checkbox to enable hilighting on all files, regardless of extension. > I've fixed the problem with UnDo and will be distributing IDE 0.18.6p in > a > few days. > Thanks. > I will make the other changes you have requested for 0.18.6p. > Thanksa gain. > Thanks for reporting these problems. > > Since 0.19.0 may take longer than the normal 2-3 month turn-around, > expect > several updates within a week or two time frame until all reported bugs > (that I know how to fix) are removed. After that time it may be 4-6 > months > before 0.19.0 is available. > ~judith > > CoJaBo wrote: > Also, if I put my computer in standby mode or logoff, I get a zillion > warning messages. > Adding: > setWarning(0) > somewere in IDE should correct this, the warnings are harmless, but > annoying. > Will this be done? > Also, it would be nice to be able to have more than one code editor open > in IDE, but that can be done later. > > In IDE: > If you type in the project name without ".prj" it displays an error, I > don't see why it couldn't just add ".prj" to the end of the name. > > In Editor.exw: > There should be an option to enable hilighting for all files, not just > the defaults. > > I think this (about control+right-click) should be added to the hint > text > when you point to > the layers tabs, it doesn't say that there. > >