Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-12 Thread Mike Kerner via use-livecode
Might this be a reason to think about working tighter integration between LC and some other text editor? Then the TE can do what TE's do best, and LC can worry less about adding TE features. OR, what about taking one of the OSS TE's and working on integrating them into LC, eventually removing

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Monte Goulding via use-livecode
> On 11 May 2017, at 10:32 pm, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode > wrote: > > Am I the only one, working like this, or is it my overflowed brain > requesting such a feature? I have wanted something like this for a while. Xcode has it and I use it all the time.

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: > Well, I don't usually jump only once. If I do, I just use the > built-in trick I described. But what I usually need to do is follow > script flow from one handler to the one that called it, to the one > that called that, the back to the second one until I see another >

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Phil Davis via use-livecode
Maybe show something like the executionContexts as a list in a palette, and be able to go back and forth to the referenced lines by clicking the lines? Phil Davis On 5/11/17 12:18 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: On 5/11/17 2:09 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: J.

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 5/11/17 2:09 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: J. Landman Gay wrote: On 5/11/17 9:45 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Isn't that the use-case that in other editors is supported with split views? That would be really good for editing, but back/forward is better for

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: On 5/11/17 9:45 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Isn't that the use-case that in other editors is supported with split views? That would be really good for editing, but back/forward is better for tracing script flow which is mostly what I want it for. Yes,

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 5/11/17 9:45 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Tiemo Hollmann wrote: When working on longer scripts with a lot of handlers, I often work on handler 1 and have to jump to handler 2 to have a look at it. Afterwords I have to go back to my handler 1. Nowadays I have to keep in mind,

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Randy Hengst wrote: > I’m a little late to this party, but I’ve thought it would be handy > to have a “sort by most recent” button on the handler list… like in > apple mail and desktop folders. With all due respect to those who've worked on the SE, the last thing I'd want to see added to is

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Randy Hengst via use-livecode
I’m a little late to this party, but I’ve thought it would be handy to have a “sort by most recent” button on the handler list… like in apple mail and desktop folders. be well, randy > On May 11, 2017, at 12:23 PM, Richmond via use-livecode > wrote: > > I

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Richmond via use-livecode
I will, Thanks. Richmond. On 11.05.2017 20:11, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote: No. Try it. I use it all the time. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On May 11, 2017 11:23:32 AM Richmond

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
No. Try it. I use it all the time. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On May 11, 2017 11:23:32 AM Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode wrote: Jacque, are you

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread pink via use-livecode
Have you looked into lcTaskList? I often use it to give myself quick bookmarks/placeholders, so long as you already know where you are going to want to be. It is reasonably priced and tops my listed of recommended plugins. - --- Greg (pink) Miller mad, pink and dangerous to code -- View

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 05/11/2017 07:51 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote: GLX2 had a neat concept called breadcrumbs. Maybe someone could dig into the code and see what made breadcrumbs work, then incorporate it into the main script editor. Bob S Feel free to do so. https://bitbucket.org/mwieder/glx2 --

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
Jacque, are you confusing the dictionary with the script editor? On May 11, 2017 7:17 PM, "J. Landman Gay via use-livecode" < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I've wanted this for years. There is half a way to do it, but it's very > limited. Right click on a handler name in calling

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
I've wanted this for years. There is half a way to do it, but it's very limited. Right click on a handler name in calling handler and choose "go to definition". It will scroll to the handler in the script or open a new script tab if necessary. The orginal start position in the handler list

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
GLX2 had a neat concept called breadcrumbs. Maybe someone could dig into the code and see what made breadcrumbs work, then incorporate it into the main script editor. Bob S > On May 11, 2017, at 05:32 , Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode > wrote: > > When

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Tiemo Hollmann wrote: > When working on longer scripts with a lot of handlers, I often work on > handler 1 and have to jump to handler 2 to have a look at it. > Afterwords I have to go back to my handler 1. Nowadays I have to keep > in mind, at which handler I was coming from and click at it in

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread prothero--- via use-livecode
Tiemo, +1 Bill P William Prothero http://es.earthednet.org > On May 11, 2017, at 6:16 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode > wrote: > > This would be a great enhancement. Coming from VB land I really miss the VB > IDE right click "Last position" menu option in LC.

RE: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Ralph DiMola via use-livecode
This would be a great enhancement. Coming from VB land I really miss the VB IDE right click "Last position" menu option in LC. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode

AW: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
Done: 19683 You can vote for it :) Tiemo -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] Im Auftrag von panagiotis merakos via use-livecode Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Mai 2017 14:39 An: How to use LiveCode Cc:

Re: Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread panagiotis merakos via use-livecode
Tiemo, This feature would be really really useful. Please feel free to file an enhancement request. Panos -- On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > When working on longer scripts with a lot of handlers, I often work on >

Wouldn't it be nice to have a "back/forward" button in script editor?

2017-05-11 Thread Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode
When working on longer scripts with a lot of handlers, I often work on handler 1 and have to jump to handler 2 to have a look at it. Afterwords I have to go back to my handler 1. Nowadays I have to keep in mind, at which handler I was coming from and click at it in the list of handlers. Wouldn't