A New QB64 IDE

[SpriggsySpriggs]

I like the indicator that the compiler is working; however, it should disappear again after the translation is finished. It would be a good addition, as you can see how the compilation is progressing, similar to the download.

I am planning on adding a button to collapse the terminal pane

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I think the only reason I have stuck with current IDE is the syntax checking. Any chance that might be included?

Heck, having some type of plug-in support would be awesome.

Keep up the good work!

It's on my to-do list. Once I have more stuff knocked out, I'll focus on adding a syntax checker. I want it to be not as heavy as what the QB64 IDE uses. So I won't be checking every keypress.

[SpriggsySpriggs]

I haven't coded the logic for actually toggling the terminal yet but as you can see, I have added a button for it with an appropriate tooltip and the ability to shrink and expand the terminal.

[hsiangch_ong]

It's on my to-do list. Once I have more stuff knocked out, I'll focus on adding a syntax checker. I want it to be not as heavy as what the QB64 IDE uses. So I won't be checking every keypress.

yes please, so this. it's what i always resented from the qb64 ide. that cannot be disabled. i mean, waiting until the user gets away from the "current" line. then checking syntax. has to do it with every keypress. in earlier versions of the ide. undo is managed like that too. besides it being too slow to tolerate. for non-touch typist. it kept me away from the ide for a long time.

without a syntax checker. it's good enough for me. i think the checking could be done. using qb64pe executable at the command line. something to do with "format code to text file" option.

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Added the ability to show and hide the terminal. It remembers the last position of the pane and will restore it to that height. So you can make it as small or as large as you want and it will go back to that position. Apologies for the look, I recorded this on a Windows machine and ran the program in WSL.

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Asian characters can be displayed in the IDE. You would still need to know how to handle them in order to make them work in your programs, though. But, if you wanted, you could have a Chinese, Korean, or Japanese comment in your code:
   

[ahenry3068]

Asian characters can be displayed in the IDE. You would still need to know how to handle them in order to make them work in your programs, though. But, if you wanted, you could have a Chinese, Korean, or Japanese comment in your code:

   This is looking really nice as a lightweight IDE.    Very possible I will be using this !

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Using qb64pe's command line switches, I'm calling my pipecom library to run "qb64pe -z" on the source file to try translating to C. If it fails, I catch it, parse the error line from the output, and then automatically highlight the line that is problematic. I have also added the ability to press F5 to compile and run and F11 to just compile.

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Color in the virtual terminal pane and auto scrolling to the problem line.

[Dav]

Cool!  Go, Spriggsy, go! 

- Dav

[SpriggsySpriggs]

Opening a file with the dialog and dynamically updating the title bar with the file name.