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... In the meantime, search for srod's goscintilla library.....

I heard about goscintilla,but,its a library i have to distribute with an .exe
some of the features mentioned are only two three line of code,
not a big thing, what i mean is that text-/editor-gadgets can have more
possibilitys to ...

Hello

I would like to have something similair to BlitzBasics(B+)editor-functions like

getgatgetline():returns the row, the caret is actually in
getgatgedcolum():returns the colum the caret is actually in
getgadgetlineindex():returns the textindex of the caret of the entire text ...

This is what makes PureBasic so helpful when browsing code.
I know immediately I am staring at a string variable x$ or a pointer *ptr.
C drops the pointer(*) after defining and that is a big reason for so many memory bugs.
PureBasic syntax also allows you to retain the .type tail, but I find that ...

Hello,

I totally agree,that the $-sign is useless for declaration-keywords,
but,on the other hand, as a trailing-sign for functions/procedures,also for userwritten , it make sence.
every now and then,i find myself writing it and then wondering,what syntax-error i have made.
IMHO,get rid of it on ...