[opensource-dev] Enhanced Script Editor Request

[Ricky]

lol... That comment reminds me of this (tongue-in-cheek,) graphic
representing the learning curves for a variety of common editors:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverowe/archive/2004/11/17/code-editor-learning-curves.aspx

vi indeed...  I'm a pico guy myself, but I'll stoop to using
Programmer's Notepad, TextWrangler, or even Eclipse depending on
platform and language...  All I ever learnt of vi was how to quit, and
that took some hunting and help!

:q!  (while you're ahead)

Ricky
Cron Stadust

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Ponzu <lee.ponzu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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