04-29-2025, 07:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-29-2025, 07:13 PM by madscijr.
Edit Reason: fix typos
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Hey all!
I use the IDE for realtime syntax checking, autoformatting, and to run my code, but I use Notepad++ to do the bulk of my editing, and then copy path/filename & open in the IDE to syntax check, autoformat & run.
The main gripes I have about the IDE's editor are
I can grunt & bear 2 & 3, but that first one is a deal breaker for me using the IDE for anything but the most basic edits. So fixing that (or adding an option to keep insertion point on scroll, to accomodate those who prefer the default behavior) would make a HUGE difference to me.
Okay, so having said that, as is, I use Notepad++ to edit my code, and then open it in QB64PE when I'm ready to run. In Notepad++, you right-click the file's tab and click Copy to Clipboard > Copy Full File Path. I know that like a minor annoyance, but when you have to do it again and again, it's like Chinese water torture. This could be fixed by adding an option to the IDE that if it detects changes to the current file outside the editor (by simply monitoring the modified timestamp) it prompts you with a yes/no popup "Changes have been detected to your file outside the editor, reload?", and if you click Yes it automatically reloads the latest version from disk, that would save a lot of accumulated time.
Is there any chance of any of these changes being done?
OR, is there a way to get Notepad++ or even VS.code, to do the full realtime syntax checking and autoformatting that the IDE does? I know you can set up VS.Code to have QB64PE run the code using some key combination (though not the handy-dandy F5!) but not the full realtime syntax checking & autoformatting or console output the IDE does so well.
I use the IDE for realtime syntax checking, autoformatting, and to run my code, but I use Notepad++ to do the bulk of my editing, and then copy path/filename & open in the IDE to syntax check, autoformat & run.
The main gripes I have about the IDE's editor are
- The way the cursor's position gets lost when you scroll, making it hard to select text is the top reason. This to me is the #1 thing that makes it unusable for me for editing code.
- Limited find/replace options - in Notepad++ you can search + replace carriage returns & other special chars using backslash as escape char, i.e., "\r\n".
- The archaic keyboard shortcuts - no option to use the more modern Windows standard shortcuts, e.g., CTRL+F for find & CTRL+H for search/replace.
I can grunt & bear 2 & 3, but that first one is a deal breaker for me using the IDE for anything but the most basic edits. So fixing that (or adding an option to keep insertion point on scroll, to accomodate those who prefer the default behavior) would make a HUGE difference to me.
Okay, so having said that, as is, I use Notepad++ to edit my code, and then open it in QB64PE when I'm ready to run. In Notepad++, you right-click the file's tab and click Copy to Clipboard > Copy Full File Path. I know that like a minor annoyance, but when you have to do it again and again, it's like Chinese water torture. This could be fixed by adding an option to the IDE that if it detects changes to the current file outside the editor (by simply monitoring the modified timestamp) it prompts you with a yes/no popup "Changes have been detected to your file outside the editor, reload?", and if you click Yes it automatically reloads the latest version from disk, that would save a lot of accumulated time.
Is there any chance of any of these changes being done?
OR, is there a way to get Notepad++ or even VS.code, to do the full realtime syntax checking and autoformatting that the IDE does? I know you can set up VS.Code to have QB64PE run the code using some key combination (though not the handy-dandy F5!) but not the full realtime syntax checking & autoformatting or console output the IDE does so well.