[opensource-dev] Enhanced Script Editor Request

Ponzu lee.ponzu at gmail.com
Wed Oct 20 15:39:00 PDT 2010


Make the script editor use vi.


On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Ricky <kf6kjg at gmail.com> wrote:

> It used to stay up until clicked on or until certain characters were
> typed... Got in the the way at times, but was quite useful.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM, SuezanneC Baskerville
> <suezanne at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'd be pleased if the popup tip remained visible somewhere. My short term
> > memory is bad, if there are many parameters I have to make the popup
> appear
> > more than once.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Ricky <kf6kjg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think the idea here is to have the popup capable of doing
> >> auto-completion.  This would save a load of time, as well as make it
> >> easier to script, IMHO.
> >>
> >> An alternative would be to expand the usefulness of the code insert
> >> dropdown by having it add the parens and properties for events and
> >> functions using default values/place holders such as is seen in the
> >> hover tips.
> >>
> >> Ricky
> >> Cron Stardust
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Dave Booth <dave at meadowlakearts.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > On 10/20/2010 13:20, malachi wrote:
> >> >> Of all the developers who are working on the client someone has to be
> >> >> smart enough to implement this.
> >> >>
> >> >> For you windows developers who are using Visual Studio, When you type
> a
> >> >> function name and get to the ( point of the function it pops a tip up
> >> >> telling you what is needed to complete this function. I believe it is
> >> >> called intellisense. I could be mistaken. Why can we not have the
> same
> >> >> type of script editor? An auto complete type of compiler for the
> >> >> editor.
> >> >> As we type in our scripts popups would help us complete what it is we
> >> >> are
> >> >> typing. this would increase speed of script writing, help beginners
> >> >> learn
> >> >> LSL programming faster, and simplify the process. this is just my
> >> >> thoughts. it is already implemented in LSLEditor just figured it
> could
> >> >> be
> >> >> done in the client as well.
> >> >
> >> > hover the mouse over the highlighted function name and you get a tip
> >> > popup showing the functions prototype. Personally I prefer this to
> >> > environments where the popup happens automatically - the popup would
> be
> >> > a distraction for the functions I use really frequently and never need
> >> > reminding about their parameters but I'll use the tip to remind myself
> >> > of the correct parameter order for those I use infrequently. Perhaps
> >> > this should be a selectable behaviour - Theres already a hook to spot
> >> > when a function name is typed and highlight it, possibly leverage that
> >> > and have function tip popups in the editor be on-hover, on-highlight
> or
> >> > off?
> >> >
> >> > Dave.
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