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There's a difference between premature optimization and just plain bad ideas. I'm trying to rule out the latter here. I can't do anything much about performance until I see the finished result and how it compares to the Java version.

I'm accessing an XML database exported from a Java Properties file. The nodes are coded as key/value pairs thusly:

<entry key="aKey">aValue</entry>

I have extracted the pairs into a map, but it seems the values are stored as UTF-16 rather than the UTF-8 from the file. When I try to stuff a value ...

Wow, ton of usefil info. Thanks everyone.

I'm beginning to remember this from when I wrote some C code to call out to Cocoa, which I don't recommend to anyone. It seems to me that the float special treatment goes back to changes made when Apple transitioned from PPC->Intel in regards to method ...

Thanks, Shardik. That worked as well. This is getting embarrassing. I'm not used to having to ask so many questions. Normally, if I can't figure it out, there's something on StackOverflow that can point me in the right direction.

Also, Is there areference for CocoaMessage beyond what's in the manual?

I'm not at my Mac right now....

Should work like this

rowHeigth.d = 32.0
CocoaMessage(0,GadgetID(gadget?), "setRowHeight:@", @rowHeigth)


Internally, PB draws the cells using Owner Draw. Unfortunately, this means that some older examples for NSTableView no longer work.

That worked a treat ...

Is there a way to change this? I don't see anything in the PB docs. I'm using a 12x12 png icon, which is fine, with a 12-point font, but the margins/insets are too big.

Does this gadget map to an NSTableView? Using "setRowSizeStyle:" or "setIntercellSpacing:" doesn't seem to affect it. Once again ...

Preferences : Issues
Select TODO -> Change Color -> (X) Change issue background -> Button Update -> Button Apply or Ok


Wow! Thanks! I totally missed that Update button which I must have clicked before in a state of confusion acclimating to a new IDE.

So it's not a bug, it's just weirdly ...

I can no longer change any settings regarding Issues. This worked fine in the Demo version.

I tossed my old prefs file in ~/.puebasic and redid them. No change.

Using: PureBasic 6.30 - C Backend (MacOS X - x64)
Monterey 12.7.6

Please help me stamp out the ugly orange TODOs in my code ...

I often see expressions like thiese in example code:


Event = Event()
EventWindow = EventWindow()
...


This was an old trick for getting compilers to save values in registers rather than re-evaluating the function each time.

Is this still suggested with the PB compiler? Or, is this just old ...

OOP is a lot more than just that. In most of my projects, I need class inheritance, method overriding, private and protected values. These are all things that are difficult to solve with procedural programming.

Oh,I agree, for the most part. I love my simple top-down inheritance, Interfaces and ...

Thatshould be GadgetHelper.Niece("Penny")! Just another AI fail...

DrClaw is running rampant in the crime-infested city!

PS: I'm a "percussionist", whatever that means :wink:


You like to hit things? :D
I never had the coordination to be a drummer. Same reason you need to get off the road if I'm driving a stick-shift.

My computer's hard drive died a few weeks ago, First time in 30+ years that's ever happened ...

Since Purebasic will never be an object oriented language and because it costs money, it will never be a best option for modern projects, and even less for OpenSource projects. Also the syntax is very clunky and there could be more syntactic sugar in some areas.
But still: I like the way Purebasic ...

I have made my purchase! Yes, dear Bank, people do do business in Europe. Even in France.

I do have a complaint/suggestion. I suffer from some visual impairment regarding bright light. The order page was blinding! If you could fix the contrast with a little more Early Mondriaan and less Late ...