PB IDE Plugin : Print colored sources from IDE

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:10 am

PureBasicPrint, a PureBasic IDE Tool for printing colored .PB files

This program is a tool to print colored source codes from the IDE.
You can easily add it to the ToolMenu and/or the ToolBar

PureBasicPrint is nearly finished, so it is proposed here as a beta.

Download

Beta 1 : http://dl.free.fr/tOFlxLTL5
Beta 2 : http://dl.free.fr/oDx1fPTeZ

August Release (Source code provided) : http://dl.free.fr/gLxnfOf1k

PDF Sheet

http://dl.free.fr/mZiW3BHq1

Example of output sheets

http://dl.free.fr/r8Sn82RQl

PureBasicPrint is more or less inspired by these posts

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=17127
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=19876
http://www.purebasic.fr/german/viewtopic.php?t=5159

PureBasicPrint output using a virtual printer (PDFCreator)

Roadmap

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; 
; TODO :
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; [ ] Add       : Implements Line Spacing.
; [ ] Add       : Graphical User Interface (?).
; [ ] Add       : Installer (Copy files, ToolMenu, ToolBar, Shortcuts).
; [ ] Add       : Do not prints IDE Options at the bottom of the .PB file.
; [x] Add       : [ADDED] Better language support (English, Deutsch, Francais, Spanish).
; [ ] Add       : Linux/MacOS Compatible.
;                 Should be but the Syntax Hilighting SDK 
;                 is not available on Linux/MacOS at the moment.
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; [ ] Optimize  : Some redundant calculations can be optimized.
; [ ] Optimize  : Read IDE Options starting from end of .PB file.
;                 This should increase a bit the loading part especially with big files.
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; [ ] Known Bug : Line Wrapping do not works on large comments at the moment.
; [x] Known Bug : [FIXED] Color mistake when wrapping a line which is inside %CURSOR.
; [x] Known Bug : [FIXED] PageBreaks were processed even if outside of the %SELECTION.
; [x] Known Bug : [FIXED] Some problems with non-fixed fonts (line numbers).
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Jacobus · Post by **Jacobus** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:57 am

It is a magnificent work. Thank you for it Flype.

But the usefulness seems me limited to a programmer code changes almost constantly. This will do the quantities of printed pages to keep up-to-date. However, for a backup of the rights and keep the paternity of source code, why not. It only remains that you do there a sacred job, yet bravo!

srod · Post by **srod** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:19 am

Looks great Flype - some excellent work.

Thanks.

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:22 am

Thank you jacobus and srod.

It's still work in progress and there are some bugs.

If someones can quickly help me, I need to know :

Bytes -> Translation for Francais -> Octets
Bytes -> Translation for Deutsch -> Bytes

Bytes -> Translation for Spanish -> Octetos

FormatDate() for English -> YYYY-MM-DD
FormatDate() for Francais -> DD-MM-YYYY
FormatDate() for Deutsch -> YYYY-MM-DD

FormatDate() for Spanish -> YYYY-MM-DD

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:29 am

Jacobus wrote:But the usefulness seems me limited to a programmer code changes almost constantly.
This will do the quantities of printed pages to keep up-to-date.
However, for a backup of the rights and keep the paternity of source code, why not.

Yes of course, printing 50 pages of PB codes is more wasting paper than useful.
But i think, it is especially useful for me when i print just a little part (some procedures, some importants routines) of the source code using %SELECTION argument.
And then i read it at lunch, in train, where i do not have computer but wanted to check/annotate some parts of my code.

walker · Post by **walker** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:40 pm

Flype wrote: Bytes -> Translation for Deutsch -> Bytes

FormatDate() for Deutsch -> DD-MM-YYYY

that's it for german... If you need further help.....let me know

we use the english word for bytes too and the date is formated usually as in french

ts-soft · Post by **ts-soft** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 3:55 pm

For Germany you can use: DD.MM.YYYY or the international Form YYYY-MM-DD

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:18 pm

thanks guy

and for 'Page X' ? should be 'Seite'...

walker · Post by **walker** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:34 pm

yes... that's correct

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:55 pm

Beta 2 - See 1rst post.

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; [x] Add       : [ADDED] Better language support (English, Deutsch, Francais, Spanish).
; [x] Known Bug : [FIXED] Color mistake when wrapping a line which is inside %CURSOR.
; [x] Known Bug : [FIXED] PageBreaks were processed even if outside of the %SELECTION.
; [x] Known Bug : [FIXED] Some problems with non-fixed fonts (line numbers).

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:25 am

First post updated.

August Release with Source code provided

http://dl.free.fr/gLxnfOf1k

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QUICK GUIDE

Feel free to do what you want with this package.
It's a PureBasic communauty gift.

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If you want to test this package,

You'll need :

1/ PureBasic 4.3+
2/ Open "PureBasicPrint.pb"
3/ Go to compiler options -> executable arguments
4/ "PureBasicPrint.pb" MAGNIFICATION=1.5 COLORMODE=IDE PAGEBREAKS=1
5/ Read the PureBasicPrint.PDF sheet to learn more

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Supported Command Line Arguments :

Parameter: "%FILE"
Parameter: "%TEMPFILE"

Parameter: CURSOR=%CURSOR
Parameter: SELECTION=%SELECTION

Parameter: REQUESTER=0|1
Parameter: PAGEBREAKS=0|1
Parameter: MAGNIFICATION=3
Parameter: MARGINS=LEFTxRIGHTxTOPxBOTTOM
Parameter: COLORMODE=IDE|IDEONWHITE|BLACKONWHITE

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PureBasic IDE TOOL - Example of command line argument :

"%FILE" "%TEMPFILE" CURSOR=%CURSOR SELECTION=%SELECTION MAGNIFICATION=3 PAGEBREAKS=1 COLORMODE=IDE MARGINS=80x80x80x80

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Post by **flaith** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:25 pm

Nice one Flype, but just a little suggestion: my background's IDE colour is gray, and when i print my code, a lot of ink is used

I know source code is provided, but there is a lot of code to read

And what about a requester before printing ? (i know it's almost in your todo list)

Thanks

Flype · Post by **Flype** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:34 pm

flaith wrote: Nice one Flype, but just a little suggestion: my background's IDE colour is gray, and when i print my code, a lot of ink is used
I know source code is provided, but there is a lot of code to read
And what about a requester before printing ? (i know it's almost in your todo list)

Thanks

Hi flaith,

Both requested features are yet implemented.

my background's IDE colour is gray
--> use COLORMODE=IDEONWHITE inside the command line argument.

requester before printing
--> use REQUESTER=1 inside the command line argument.

from previous post :
5/ Read the PureBasicPrint.PDF sheet to learn more

Post by **flaith** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 5:45 pm

Flype wrote:Hi flaith,

Both requested features are yet implemented.

my background's IDE colour is gray
--> use COLORMODE=IDEONWHITE inside the command line argument.

requester before printing
--> use REQUESTER=1 inside the command line argument.

from previous post :
5/ Read the PureBasicPrint.PDF sheet to learn more

As usual, i really need to read more precisely, reading in diagonal is not the best way - Sorry Flype and thanks for answer me

akj · Post by **akj** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:01 am

@Flype:

I am having trouble downloading your PureBasicPrint source code and .PDF file [perhaps due to a problem I'm currently experiencing of finding it impossible to enable cookies on my PC - possibly a virus].

Is there any other location from which I can download your source code and .PDF file. Alternatively could you provide them to me via a private message?

Thanks