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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 12:28 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by wcardoso.
Can you include in the help file a chapter with all the PureBasic constants listed ?.
Thanks
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 1:18 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fred.
Ok, but I don't see exactly the purpose of such listing ?
Fred - AlphaSND
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 3:36 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by wcardoso.
Ok Fred, simply to serve as a remainder to speed up coding, specially in my case because I'm new to PureBasic; and for all those people like me who forget everything.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:04 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Andre.
Maybe a good suggestion would be: include a table with two columns in the manual. First columns contain the PB_xxx constants in alphabetical order, second column contain all commands (with link to help site) where the constant could be used as parameter.
This could also be done in a reverse way: table with alphabetical command names in first column, second column contain the possible constants.
This could be a nice addition for all lazy coders (which don't like to call the command relating help site), which know the command and its parameters, but don't know all possible constants. Such a site is also good for printing...
Regards
André
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:13 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by tinman.
Originally posted by Andre
This could be a nice addition for all lazy coders
But it would not be good for lazy documentaion writers like me
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:31 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fred.
Fred - AlphaSND
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 4:00 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by SoulTaker.
Fred,
You can use an external html file and call it from html help this way it can be upgraded without effecting the rest of the pb help file.
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 4:26 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.
> You can use an external html file
What about making the "Search" option of the CHM help file work? I don't know how a
CHM file works internally but surely the "Search" tab should let you search for any
text in the file? If so, you could search for "#PB_" to see all PureBasic constants.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:42 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by GPI.
or in a window like the structure-viewer.
Also it would be nice to have a "quick"-tip.
for exampe, when i write
waitwindowevent()
automatical a little window with
#PB_Event_Menu
#PB_Event_Gadget
#PB_Event_CloseWindow
#PB_Event_Repaint
#PB_Event_MoveWindow
should be open.
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2003 8:27 pm
by BackupUser
Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Amiga5k.
I'm not a big fan of V****l Basic, but one of the things it does that I like is: When you're typing in a line of code and you get to a part where there are different 'options', a drop down list box appears and allows you to select from that list. Granted, this would be difficult to implement in PB, as there are a LOT of constants, but imagine how powerful this could be. Carried even further, when you enter the name of a structure and "\", then the list of fields you've defined for it appear in a drop down list box. This could make RAD programming even faster!
Imagine the whole Win32 API constant set in there... (YIKES!)
Russell
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