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are there alternatives for the included editor?

(yes there are, perhaps i should rephrase the question :-))

is there an editor that does...

1. keyword highlighting
2. procedure folding
3. auto formatting (auto indent, i.e. when scrolling, code is indented depending on what is encountered, endif, if, etc.)

especially numbers 2 and 3... those who ever used gfabasic (16 bits) know what i mean, i really do miss those functions... (and the online spell check, but that's a different issue)

any suggestions?
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jaPBe by GPI

Its extraordinary, does what you want and even more!!
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does it reformat on the fly? i couldn't figure that out from the posts...
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blueznl wrote:does it reformat on the fly? i couldn't figure that out from the posts...
Why don't you find out for yourself. I promise, you won't regret it.
BTW: jaPBe is now self installing, but doesn't alter your System to much (just adding an Entry in the Start Menu).
jaPBe itself only needs a folder to exist and work, nothing more.
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blueznl wrote:does it reformat on the fly? i couldn't figure that out from the posts...
Yes, it does everything you ask and even more, its really nice and its FREE. Try it :wink:
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downloaded it and tried it, yes, it's an improvement, although there are some minor things i don't like :-)

(don't like underlined lines for folded procedures, for example, gfabasic used a > sign in front of every folded procedure, but that's nitpicking)

but... realtime reformatting, or smart reformatting at all, is something i couldn't find... did i overlook it?
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I found this INCREDIBLE new editor that COMES WITH WINDOWS.. It's called notepad.exe - simply amazing....

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Post by Rings »

blueznl: The editor (Purebasic's one and also JaPBe ) comes with full source code for Purebasic, so you can make your own 100% Editor you like.
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i think that, for the moment, i will refrain from hacking the source codes of the editors... japbe does most of the things i want, and adding an external formatter will do for now...

i tried now pbsyntax, and at a first glance it's okay, except for the change from " ; - " to " ;- "... dashes are something i use a lot in bullet lists in my code comments... i don't need to have them changed into bookmarks :-/

but... playing around and fooling around, if there are any (potential) gfa converts out there i might be able to help them or the other way around :-)
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Ever tried [Ctrl]+[Tab]?

Select the Code ([Ctrl]+[A]???) you want to reformat and then try these Keys.
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Re notepad.exe - don't knock it, I use it for 3D modelling :lol:
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And before you ask: You insert the autocompletation with tab or ctrl+return!
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every day i learn something new :-)

thanks guys, is it me not reading the f* manual? where to find all this info? except here on the board :-)
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blueznl wrote:every day i learn something new :-)

thanks guys, is it me not reading the f* manual?
Manual? Which manual? I don't write a manual for japbe....
where to find all this info? except here on the board :-)
When you mean PB: Testing, Reading, Testing and www.purearea.net
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well, if there is one thing lacking when dealing with purebasic it's perhaps documentation in general... but then again, this forum is great :-)
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