PureBasic Editor improvement

[Droopy]

Comments in the PureBasic editor is less readable than JaPBe
JaPBe use this tags :

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; standard comment
;/ the background of this line is green
;- The background of this line is grey

Commented out an area (CTRL+B) : JaPBe vs PureBasic editor

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; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PureBasic editor

; If OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 220, 150, "ClearGadgetItems", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
;   ListViewGadget(0,10,10,200,100)
;   For a = 1 To 10 : AddGadgetItem (0, -1, "Item "+Str(a)) : Next    ; add 10 items
;   ButtonGadget(1, 10, 120, 150, 20, "Clear Listview contents")
;   Repeat
;     Event = WaitWindowEvent()
;     If Event = #PB_Event_Gadget
;       If EventGadget() = 1
;         ClearGadgetItems(0)
;       EndIf
;     EndIf
;   Until Event = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
; EndIf


; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JaPBe

; If OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 220, 150, "ClearGadgetItems", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
  ; ListViewGadget(0,10,10,200,100)
  ; For a = 1 To 10 : AddGadgetItem (0, -1, "Item "+Str(a)) : Next    ; add 10 items
  ; ButtonGadget(1, 10, 120, 150, 20, "Clear Listview contents")
  ; Repeat
    ; Event = WaitWindowEvent()
    ; If Event = #PB_Event_Gadget
      ; If EventGadget() = 1
        ; ClearGadgetItems(0)
      ; EndIf
    ; EndIf
  ; Until Event = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
; EndIf

I prefer the method of jaPBe because it's easier to uncomment the lines (when reading source).

Could this features be added to the editor ?

[Tenaja]

I prefer the method of jaPBe because it's easier to uncomment the lines (when reading source).

Could this features be added to the editor ?

I like the first idea, but this one would have to be optional--I find the "first character comment" much easier in every way. It is one of the things that is most annoying about Japbe! The first-character style is much cleaner looking, does not mess with indentation, many lines can easily be uncommented (using delete and down-arrow OR the uncomment shift-ctrl-b)...

[IdeasVacuum]

I agree with Tenaja - with the comment char in the left column, the code is also compatible with UltraEdit. Also, it distinguishes between a few lines of code commented out in sequence and a line that is in fact a comment.

[davido]

I, too, prefer it at it is.

[ozzie]

Comments in the PureBasic editor is less readable than JaPBe
JaPBe use this tags :

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; standard comment
;/ the background of this line is green
;- The background of this line is grey

I use jaPBe and the above is one reason that I do. I have a line containing nothing but ;- before each Procedure and Macro so I get a grey line between all my Procedure etc. I find this makes it easy to see where Procedures start and end. I use ;/ for 'important' comments as the green background makes them stand out from other comments.

So +1 for this feature to be added to the PB editor.

[Danilo]

Comments in the PureBasic editor is less readable than JaPBe
JaPBe use this tags :

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; standard comment
;/ the background of this line is green
;- The background of this line is grey

I use jaPBe and the above is one reason that I do. I have a line containing nothing but ;- before each Procedure and Macro so I get a grey line between all my Procedure etc. I find this makes it easy to see where Procedures start and end. I use ;/ for 'important' comments as the green background makes them stand out from other comments.

So +1 for this feature to be added to the PB editor.

If this gets added to the IDE, i would like it to be more general. If we could configure it (add new characters/words and specify colors), it could be useful.
For example:

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;TODO - this line has background color 2 (green)
;BUG  - this line has background color 3 (dark red)

[Tenaja]

If this gets added to the IDE, i would like it to be more general. If we could configure it (add new characters/words and specify colors), it could be useful.
For example:

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;TODO - this line has background color 2 (green)
;BUG  - this line has background color 3 (dark red)

+1 to this!

I have a line containing nothing but ;- before each Procedure and Macro so I get a grey line between all my Procedure etc. I find this makes it easy to see where Procedures start and end. I use ;/ for 'important' comments as the green background makes them stand out from other comments.

You could just change the background color of your procedures...

[Le Soldat Inconnu]

I agree with Droopy, can be great.

Another point in PB IDE, ";{-" is not supported like ";-"

[Thunder93]

When I disable / comment lines out on the IDE screen via right-click Edit Menu, it places the semicolon at the very first of that line. When 'Enter'ing to move to the next line it breaks my existing indentation system and puts me to the very beginning on the next line. It doesn't really bother me how they do it, but when entering from the commented line to a new line, it should preserve my existing indentation system.

[Danilo]

When I disable / comment lines out on the IDE screen via right-click Edit Menu, it places the semicolon at the very first of that line. When 'Enter'ing to move to the next line it breaks my existing indentation system and puts me to the very beginning on the next line. It doesn't really bother me how they do it, but when entering from the commented line to a new line, it should preserve my existing indentation system.

When I write a comment and press <RETURN>, I expect the cursor to have the same indention as the first visible character
on the (commented) line before. If not, you simply press <TAB> or <BACKSPACE> until you arrive at the location you want. I do that sometimes, it is no problem.
It is how it usually works, because in some way it makes sense to continue on same indention as last line, except for special block starts like 'Select', 'If', etc.,
that start a new indention block.

[Thunder93]

Alright, I started up a new source instead of working with existing sources. I'm experiencing something different which makes me assume that my existing sources needs to be completely formatted via right-click Edit Menu with the new IDE.


Anyways now I'm with another dislike / annoyance.

For instance using the following example;

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If 1 = k
  If 1 = i
    If 1 = ONE$
      If 2 = TWO$
        CommentMe.s = "This Line To be commented out."
      EndIf
    EndIf
  EndIf
EndIf

When I commented out the line containing CommentMe.s then enter from that line to the next line. It indents the line properly and moving the semicolon, the spaces and what follows .. over to the proper positioning. However when I remove the comment via right-click Edit Menu. It removes the semicolon but doesn't restore the original line positioning as it originally was before commenting it out.

Commented it out;

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If 1 = k
  If 1 = i
    If 1 = ONE$
      If 2 = TWO$
;         CommentMe.s = "This Line To be commented out."
      EndIf
    EndIf
  EndIf
EndIf

Entering off that commented line;

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If 1 = k
  If 1 = i
    If 1 = ONE$
      If 2 = TWO$
        ;         CommentMe.s = "This Line To be commented out."
        
      EndIf
    EndIf
  EndIf
EndIf

Removing the comment;

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If 1 = k
  If 1 = i
    If 1 = ONE$
      If 2 = TWO$
                CommentMe.s = "This Line To be commented out."
        
      EndIf
    EndIf
  EndIf
EndIf

[Le Soldat Inconnu]

@Thunder93 : Your remarks is in another subject
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... =3&t=56677

[freak]

I would like to keep the block comments at the beginning of the line if possible. However, if somebody has a good idea how to better handle comments and the auto-indent, please post here: http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 46#p431046

[Phantomas]

Please, add CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW_UP/ARROW_DOWN shortcut for move lines like in Notepad++:


Also:
CTRL + 0-9 NUMBER for select desired TAB like in FireFox:

[PB]

> so I get a grey line between all my Procedure etc.
> I find this makes it easy to see where Procedures
> start and end

There's a setting in the PB IDE that automatically
colors procedure backgrounds different to the rest
of the source code.