lol... That comment reminds me of this (tongue-in-cheek,) graphic representing the learning curves for a variety of common editors: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverowe/archive/2004/11/17/code-editor-learning-curves.aspx
vi indeed... I'm a pico guy myself, but I'll stoop to using Programmer's Notepad, TextWrangler, or even Eclipse depending on platform and language... All I ever learnt of vi was how to quit, and that took some hunting and help! :q! (while you're ahead) Ricky Cron Stadust On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Ponzu <lee.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > Make the script editor use vi. > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Ricky <kf6...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> It used to stay up until clicked on or until certain characters were >> typed... Got in the the way at times, but was quite useful. >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM, SuezanneC Baskerville >> <sueza...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I'd be pleased if the popup tip remained visible somewhere. My short >> > term >> > memory is bad, if there are many parameters I have to make the popup >> > appear >> > more than once. >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Ricky <kf6...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I think the idea here is to have the popup capable of doing >> >> auto-completion. This would save a load of time, as well as make it >> >> easier to script, IMHO. >> >> >> >> An alternative would be to expand the usefulness of the code insert >> >> dropdown by having it add the parens and properties for events and >> >> functions using default values/place holders such as is seen in the >> >> hover tips. >> >> >> >> Ricky >> >> Cron Stardust >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Dave Booth <d...@meadowlakearts.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> > On 10/20/2010 13:20, malachi wrote: >> >> >> Of all the developers who are working on the client someone has to >> >> >> be >> >> >> smart enough to implement this. >> >> >> >> >> >> For you windows developers who are using Visual Studio, When you >> >> >> type a >> >> >> function name and get to the ( point of the function it pops a tip >> >> >> up >> >> >> telling you what is needed to complete this function. I believe it >> >> >> is >> >> >> called intellisense. I could be mistaken. Why can we not have the >> >> >> same >> >> >> type of script editor? An auto complete type of compiler for the >> >> >> editor. >> >> >> As we type in our scripts popups would help us complete what it is >> >> >> we >> >> >> are >> >> >> typing. this would increase speed of script writing, help beginners >> >> >> learn >> >> >> LSL programming faster, and simplify the process. this is just my >> >> >> thoughts. it is already implemented in LSLEditor just figured it >> >> >> could >> >> >> be >> >> >> done in the client as well. >> >> > >> >> > hover the mouse over the highlighted function name and you get a tip >> >> > popup showing the functions prototype. Personally I prefer this to >> >> > environments where the popup happens automatically - the popup would >> >> > be >> >> > a distraction for the functions I use really frequently and never >> >> > need >> >> > reminding about their parameters but I'll use the tip to remind >> >> > myself >> >> > of the correct parameter order for those I use infrequently. Perhaps >> >> > this should be a selectable behaviour - Theres already a hook to spot >> >> > when a function name is typed and highlight it, possibly leverage >> >> > that >> >> > and have function tip popups in the editor be on-hover, on-highlight >> >> > or >> >> > off? >> >> > >> >> > Dave. >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: >> >> > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev >> >> > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting >> >> > privileges >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: >> >> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev >> >> Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting >> >> privileges >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > v i r t u a l w o r l d e n t h u s i a s t >> > -- http://www.google.com/profiles/s u e z a n n e -- >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: >> http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev >> Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting >> privileges > > _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
