BBCode Code Block & Microsoft Edge.

[Thunder93]

I wish PureBasic compiler wouldn't through Syntax error(S) ALWAYS when testing copied code via BBCode Code Block w/Microsoft Edge. I have to keep switching to Internet Explorer to copy every-time, real annoyance.

I don't know why PB IDE can't automatically handle the conversion when pasting copied contents from Microsoft Edge.

I can't be the only one using Microsoft Edge on here...

[Bisonte]

I can't be the only one using Microsoft Edge on here...

Highlander.... There can be only one

[Fred]

the IDE just paste the clipboard content, how can it be an IDE fault ? Better send your report to MS

[davido]

The problem appears to be non-breaking space characters interspersed with normal spaces.
Perhaps the IDE could accept both?

[Thunder93]

Exactly.

The problem appears to be non-breaking space characters interspersed with normal spaces.

I like to help people on the PB forums to troubleshoot codes. However I'm finding it annoying as Microsoft Edge user to need be jumping to hoops now to have PB not complain about syntax error(S) on copied and pasted codes into PB IDE. I'm not going to switch browsers, so I guess this is a conundrum.

Perhaps the IDE could accept both?

[#NULL]

edge gives you a different text as was given by the website, and then a third party application like PB is supposed to guess what was meant in the first place?

[Thunder93]

The only problem I see is with PB IDE for not accepting non-breaking space interspersed with normal spaces. However PB IDE wants to cry syntax error.

What's with the closed-mindedness that I'm receiving here? What is wrong with accepting this style in PB IDE? You guys treating this as if we living still in the stone ages. whatever.........!

[davido]

We could ask Fred, politely, if he could allow the IDE to accept $A0 characters.

[TI-994A]

You guys treating this as if we living still in the stone ages. whatever.........!

Microsoft Edge is simply too advanced for us cavemen.

[Josh]

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/m ... /11004541/

[davido]

@Josh,
Thank you.
Didn't find that: I'll have to improve my searching technique.

[Thunder93]

Indeed, That was a nice find. It was just posted, last Saturday.

Hopefully the annoyance won't continue with Edge copying for another two years.

[Demivec]

The only problem I see is with PB IDE for not accepting non-breaking space interspersed with normal spaces. However PB IDE wants to cry syntax error.

What's with the closed-mindedness that I'm receiving here? What is wrong with accepting this style in PB IDE? You guys treating this as if we living still in the stone ages. whatever.........!

You could write a special tool for the PB IDE to paste your clipboard content by first replacing the non-breaking spaces with spaces. You would just compile it to an executable and link it into the PB IDE tools.

Something like this:

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; Tool "InsertClipFromME"      This version written by Demivec, inspired by Michael Vogel and kenmo

; Replaces Non-Breaking Space ($A0) with space in clipboard text before pasting it in a source.
; 

; Command Line:     InsertClipFromME.exe
; Working Directory:   %COMPILEFILE
; Name:            Insert Clip from ME
; Run Hidden

SCID = Val(GetEnvironmentVariable("PB_TOOL_Scintilla"))
Orig.s = GetClipboardText()
If (SCID And Orig)
  Mod.s = ReplaceString(Orig, #CRLF$, #LF$)
  Mod = ReplaceString(Mod, Chr($A0), Space(1))
  SetClipboardText(Mod)
  SendMessage_(SCID, #SCI_PASTE, 0, 0)
  SetClipboardText(Orig)
EndIf

[Thunder93]

Demivec, you are clever. This approach would save me from the extra click even by normal means. Thanks

[Dude]

What is wrong with accepting this style in PB IDE?

Well, it's wrong because frankly it's not a PureBasic IDE problem. The bug is solely with Edge, and PureBasic doesn't need to change to fix another app's bugs. Once you do that, you need to start doing it for any browser or app that doesn't present the correct clipboard text to PureBasic properly. Where does it end?

As an example, here's a line of PureBasic code that I copied from a hex editor:

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55 73 65 50 4E 47 49 6D 61 67 65 45 6E 63 6F 64 65 72 28 29

Why can't PureBasic also convert that to real code, to not give a syntax error?

Don't get offended: I'm NOT trying to p*ss you off. Just showing why it shouldn't be done.