Suggestion for correcting the IDE's script editor

[xbury.cs at clearstream.com]

Jim, Bob,

I agree with you. However remember that you can use anything to edit the 
script...

put the script of the selobj into fld 1 of stack "myeditor"
and 
set the script of the selobj to fld 1 of stack "Myeditor"

Note that the plugin architecture of RunRev permits to trap the 
RevEditScript handler so you can insert your own plugin in there.

so if your stack is a plug in and has the corresponding RevEditScript 
message handler in its' stack script

on RevEditScript 
  put the script of the selobj into fld 1 of stack "myeditor"
end RevEditScript 

then, you're near home free ;-) except for all the good features i'll be 
releasing soon ;)

The debugging however doesn't require tabs so using Rev's SE to do this 
shouldn't be too shocking ;)

As far as i know there isn't a plugin hook to debug. And the RevEditScript 
has to be tested still (last i did, all i managed was to crash Rev but 
this is apparently fixed).

As a PC user, the Rev Script Editor has come a long way to something 
that's more than quite useable and simple to use.

Im sure you'll get used to it (as Mark said) before you know it or get 
used to your own way ;)

cheers
Xavier
http://monsieurx.com


On 01/07/2005 14:27:26 use-revolution-bounces wrote:
>Bob,
>
>A very reasonable post. As a PC programmer, the Tab key was news to me 
also.
>In the interest of "discussion" here's another idea:
>
>Over the years, I have found that editors (and word processors) are like
>religions. Everyone likes the one they are used to and are willing to go 
to
>war over it.
>
>Maybe the answer is, and I don't even know if this is possible in the Rev
>paradigm, is to give users a choice by allowing them to use 3rd party
>editors. The problem (and fear) here usually is that the debugging
>facilities of the IDE won't integrate with a 3rd party editor.
>
>So, maybe instead of trying to make The Editor a one size fits all (which
>will never happen), publish a standard against which 3rd party 
programmers
>can write alternate editors, which the debugger, and other elements of 
the
>IDE will use in the same fashion that it uses The Editor.
>
>There could be a list of approved editors and a place in Preferences to 
pick
>the one you are using. In the long run, I believe, this would be less
>programming for the Rev folks and more opportunity for the independent
>developer.
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com
>[mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of Bob Warren
>Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:21 PM
>To: use-revolution at lists.runrev.com
>Subject: Suggestion for correcting the IDE's script editor
>
>
>Can we go back to where it all started?
>
>
>
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