Wishlist for PureBasic v4.0

[Kale]

A command like GroupGadgets would be nice. This command would associated clumps of gadgetry and allow some actions to then be applied to all gadgets in a group. Gadgets should also be allowed to belong to more than one group.

It could be used for HideGadget, DisableGadget, etc, to do block actions.
eg:

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...
  OptionGadget(#Option1,X,Y,40,20,"ONE")
  OptionGadget(#Option2,X,Y,40,20,"TWO")
  OptionGadget(#Option3,X,Y,40,20,"Whee")
...
  ButtonGadget(#ButtonA, etc)
...
  ComboBoxGadget(#ComboZ, etc)
...
  GroupGadgets(#Group1, #Option1,#Option2,#Option3[, ...])
  GroupGadgets(#Group2, #ButtonA,ComboZ,#Option3[, ...])
...
  HideGadget(#Group2,#True)
  SetGadgetState(#Group1,1)

Some of this can be done in other ways (eg a procedure that does all the hiding/disabling/etc of a clump of gadgetry) but it would be neat.

For OptionGadgets it is a very intuitive way of lumping associated radio buttons together. So if one is chosen others in the group are unselected.

? I dont get this! PB can already do this with container gadgets and the option gadgets unselect others automatically. I dont get what else you need?

[Dare2]

Hi Kale,

True, however containers are rectangular gadgets. Stick a container on, say, a skinned window and you see it. Scatter items around the window and some skinning issues can happen. (As an example)

Whereas a grouping is a "nothing" (not a gadget or object). It is just a list of gadgets that the compiler (versus the final executable) understands. A sort of macro-ish thing, if that makes sense.

So, for example, with HideGadget(#group1,#True) the compiler could generate "n" hide commands, one per gadget in that group.

Also with grouping, gadgets could belong to more than one group.

Just a wish. I think it would be nice, and I think it would make some concepts (like associated OptionGadgets) more obvious.

[Straker]

REM. This is a standard BASIC command that can just be used as a optional synonym for ";". Before I get flamed by suggesting two additional keystrokes for a comment, my reasoning is that this is standard in almost every other BASIC language and if PureBasic claims "All Standard BASIC keywords: If-Else-EndIf, Repeat-Until, etc", then adding it would be prudent for completeness.

But my real reason for this post is that I would like to see a comment-start/comment-end structure. For example, another BASIC language I used has:

REMSTART
comment 1
comment 2
comment 3
REMEND

and other languages have:

/*
comment 1
comment 2
comment 3
*/

just a suggestion....

[va!n]

the idea to have not only the ";" sign isnt bad! but i really think commands like REM are really very old skool basic syntax i dont like to see in future for purebasic!

futuremore i would like to have the old ";" sing and creating commented lines and commneted blocks same as in C/C++ !! That would be nice but its not a must to have for me...,

[dracflamloc]

I wish I might I wish I may have the wish I wish today

It would be nice to be able to link object and lib files. This could perhaps be done with new command-line parameters (and with the ability to set this in the IDE) and a declaration. Example:

LINK [filelist]
or
LINK:file LINK:file
or
whatever format turns people on.

And in the source:

External procname.type ( par.type ....)
or
LinkedProc procname.type ( par.type ....)
or
whatever syntax presses the right buttons.

Would be nice to be able to link to C compiled obj files directly.

Also the idea of a "tailbite" built into PB which produces a encrypted but not compiled file that could be included would be a great idea, so that libs can be created to work in future versions even if the auther doesnt want to release the source code.

[Nik]

Is better Network support planned for pb 4.0 I would love native getClientIP() and other cool Stuff. As some of you know I am working on an Instant Messenger completley written in PB and IT IS POSSIBLE. But Database functions and some Network Stuff could be optimised.
On the other Hand my Server written in PB is really fast 4 Users and more can login within a milli second wich is really cool.
bye Nik

[Psychophanta]

Another petition:
Allowing a pointer as parameter for Restore command instead a label name, it should be easy to access to any part of the data, else we must to cross datas using Read command repeatedly or use a label for each memory position into the datasection :roll:

[Dr. Dri]

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DataSection
  
  Functions:
  Data.l @MyFunction1(), @MyFunction2()
  
  Labels:
  Data.l ?MyLabel1, ?MyLabel2, ?MyLabel3
  
EndDataSection

Dri

[Killswitch]

I'd like the compiler to automatically exit when it encounters an error. Well, this may be an IDE issue - but when an error occurs and the line is highlighted you have to manually kill the program befrore editing the source. It's a bit annoying.

[Fred]

There is preference for this IIRC.

[Shannara]

REM. This is a standard BASIC command that can just be used as a optional synonym for ";". Before I get flamed by suggesting two additional keystrokes for a comment, my reasoning is that this is standard in almost every other BASIC language and if PureBasic claims "All Standard BASIC keywords: If-Else-EndIf, Repeat-Until, etc", then adding it would be prudent for completeness.

But my real reason for this post is that I would like to see a comment-start/comment-end structure. For example, another BASIC language I used has:

REMSTART
comment 1
comment 2
comment 3
REMEND

and other languages have:

/*
comment 1
comment 2
comment 3
*/

just a suggestion....

The thing is, PureBasic has removed itself from the basic family sort to speak. It has quite a few commands and ideas that are not in the BASIC family that it might be a good idea of renaming PureBasic all together.

[Killswitch]

I always seem to suggest things that are already there! I can't seem to find this option, can you point me to it?

[Num3]

Another petition:
Allowing a pointer as parameter for Restore command instead a label name, it should be easy to access to any part of the data, else we must to cross datas using Read command repeatedly or use a label for each memory position into the datasection :roll:

This would be neat...
We could load data from files loaded into memory!

[Straker]

@Shannara

You are right. I was merely point out what PureBasic claims to be:

PureBasic is a new "high level" programming language based on established "BASIC" rules. It is compatible with any other "BASIC" compiler, whether its for the Amiga or PC format.

That's from the introduction.

I personally think PureBasic is truly its own dialect, plus I have never before used a "basic" language that requires a working knowledge of ASM and C.

Anyway, regardless of REM or not, my main suggestion was and is the ability to block out comments instead of a line-by-line basis.

[Fred]

killswicth: try in the preferences/debugger/kill the program after an error.