topic Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++ in Libraries & objects

GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:41:49 GMT

[Moderator note: for some reason the message associated with this post simply said 'banned'. I opened the attached zip file and it seems to contain an XML description of the GDL language for Notepad++ which can be downloaded here:
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

This is a Windows-only program.

I haven't taken the time to try it out myself yet though. Obviously, one would have to paste their GDL into Notepad++ to see the highlighting, but this could still be a great help in tracking down problems. Perhaps the original poster would post a screenshot of some color-coded text. --Karl]

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:17:17 GMT

ScreenShot

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Erich — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:51:23 GMT

Now, if we could only get this with the internal GDL scripting environment...

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

vistasp — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:30:11 GMT

Must give this a try. Thank you dinnye.

Erich wrote:
Now, if we could only get this with the internal GDL scripting environment...

I'm sure it's not that difficult to implement syntax highlighting and line-numbering.

GS, if you can't give us a sophisticated tool to work with GDL, can we at least have something as basic as this?

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:19:15 GMT

For Imperial users (USA, etc), the syntax highlighting is a little tougher - whether in Notepad++ or in XCode - because constants can be entered in the GDL editor using feet and inches (and often are for US parts), which are the same symbols used for delimiting text strings.

The simple logic of the syntax highlighting in Notepad++ and XCode will highlight delimited strings such as "hello" and 'hello' - but will fail when it encounters Imperial constants such as in

x=5'-0"

x=5' : y=10'

which has to be handled as a very special case. In the second example, a standard highlighter will treat ' : y=10' as a text string for highlighting purposes.

So, for both convenience - and for best color-coding including Imperial - the color coding should be offered via the GDL editor itself. 😉

Cheers,
Karl

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:33:38 GMT

Erich wrote:
Now, if we could only get this with the internal GDL scripting environment...

Sorry to cold your enthusiasm, I don't think this will happen.

GS answer is XML Editor, and believe me, I am not satisfied at all with that.
Since 20 years, if they didn't wrote such an environment, it is clear that they won't.
You can shout or cry, it leads nowhere.

Some users may remember of "Black Turtle"/(White Rabbit), and other attempts (3DNF scripter).
Not perfect, but pleasant. They worked both for Mac and Windows.

XML is hudge. This is not the correct answer.

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Erich — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:45:45 GMT

Oliver,

No, not enthusiasm, just pie in the sky wishing.

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:29:09 GMT

If we never dream it, it will never happen.
So I dream.

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Djordje — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:15:56 GMT

Also, if we keep quiet, it will never happen.

A wish for New Year 2009?

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

nideKer — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:54:54 GMT

Thanks dinnye it's nice addon for N++!

ouch, tomorrow 2014... We still have what we have in AC 17...

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

stefan — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:15:03 GMT

FWIW, I did pose the question to a GS representative at ArchiCAD Summer School in September this year, and there are no plans…

So (unless they have something under the hood), GDL editing is still doomed to occur in a non-syntax-colored, non-line-numbered, non-auto-completing mode.

Most Open Source software tools have this functionality. All commercial software developer systems have it. There are even complete Javascript and JQuery implementations to do this on a webpage, in a forum or whatever you use.

Please?

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Frank Beister — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:49:47 GMT

Some users may remember of "Black Turtle"/(White Rabbit), and other attempts (3DNF scripter).
Not perfect, but pleasant. They worked both for Mac and Windows.

Yes I remember. It brought a lot of other problems.

It would be a first step, if AC would allow to open the source in an external editor like N++, which saves changes back to AC-IDE . A bit like the old Windows-DDE. I am shure GS will find an open source editor, which would offer an interface.

Re: GDL Syntax HighLight wit NotePad++

Frank Beister — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:46:24 GMT

I have made some tiny corrections: sorting the types of commands and added some new ones. Work with current version. Thanks for the basic file! Defining composed commands like "IF THEN " is still missing.
But very helpful for a quick look into a GDL file.