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GDL script editor

Bruce
Expert
Is there a 3rd party GDL script editor one can use to write their scripts? The built-in one is a bit clunky (e.g. no line numbers, no auto-formatting of commands).

I notice that on Graphisofts GDL help page, their sample code blocks seem to use a different code editor...just wondering if this is something we can download and use?

e.g. http://gdl.graphisoft.com/gdl-docs/gdl-guide/chapter-1-general-overview-4/scripting/
Bruce Walker
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David Maudlin
Virtuoso
Bruce:

runxel posted about Sublime Text here: Code Snippet management, I have not tried it.

David
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Bruce
Expert
Thanks for that - a very intersting thread. I wonder if Graphisoft has any plans to upgrade their editor? Would make sense, given it's the backbone of ArchiCAD.
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David Maudlin
Virtuoso
There have been a number of polls/wishes:
GDL script window line number
Small improvements for GDL editor interface
GDL-Editor major improvements-wish..

David
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Bruce
Expert
Update: although it doesn't do GDL, it is a free script editor.

http://komodoide.com/komodo-edit/
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Joachim Suehlo
Advisor
Sublime Text is a very cool text editor with lots of features, that any GDL developer is missing in the ArchiCADs internal editor.
GDL-Sublime is the syntax highlighting package for Sublime Text (developed by Runxel).
Frank Beister and I developed a tool named GDLnucleus, which converts on the fly objects from ArchiCAD to Sublime text and visa verce (using the LP_XML_Converter tool).
So now it is possible to use high quality editing features and make script checkings in ArchiCAD as before. The conversion from one editor to the other only takes a shortcut in both apps.
For more information, see (sorry, onyl in German until now)
http://opengdl.org/Default.aspx?tabid=9748&language=de-DE
https://www.b-prisma.de/object-shop/index.php?cPath=10

And a short demonstration in English:
https://youtu.be/i7zEu4wtVvE
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