2020-06-17 01:07 PM - last edited on 2022-09-26 10:50 PM by Daniel Kassai
2020-10-02 11:53 AM
2020-10-03 08:28 PM
2020-10-03 10:11 PM
vdentello wrote:
Yet can we still dream as something as simple as line numbering in GDL window inside Archicad? Or even like an extra text color (could be one for comment sections only), would make things much simpler.
2020-10-04 08:39 PM
Joe wrote:Yes, it's modern, it's useful and yet quite scary for new users. I still believe that a lot can be achieved inside Archicad, not having to go through something else, sorting folders, etc.
vdentello wrote:
Yet can we still dream as something as simple as line numbering in GDL window inside Archicad? Or even like an extra text color (could be one for comment sections only), would make things much simpler.
That would be nice but Visual Studio Code is already a modern IDE. To me it would make much more sense for Graphisoft to continue to develop this extension and workflow to include remote debugging and execution of a running ArchiCAD instance in a way that is compatible with the existing workflow within ArchiCAD.
No need to use the internal editor if we can use a modern IDE that is tightly integrated. Unfortunately it is my understanding that the API does not yet allow for this. Most important is that they are not wasting development time and money on the IDE but putting that effort into modernizing and improving the scripting workflow.
2020-10-26 02:00 AM
Joe wrote:yes! Agree!
Peter wrote:Great news. It would also be good to add a series of best practice tutorials to the you tube site. Similar to what is done for ArchiCAD in general. Something that would blow my mind would be if Graphisoft setup a github account similar to McNeel and had GDL and API samples that are as in depth as those found here.
Yes, the intent is that it will be open-source, we need some time to organize it in a company-standard way.
https://github.com/mcneel/rhino-developer-samples
https://github.com/mcneel
It might be too much to ask but try open sourcing Param-O Look what that has done for Dynamo
https://dynamobim.org/
2020-10-26 07:02 AM
2020-10-26 05:13 PM
Hmooslechner wrote:
The benefit of scripting directly in Archicad is, that you get immediate results without loosing your time by copy-paste-actions or compiling actions and the need of loading libraries again and again into Archicad.
The need of using "alien programs" to script GDL slows down GDL-Development a lot - especially for me who does much in trial-error..
All this time-thiefing would not be nescessary if Graphisoft would renew the inner scripting. What is so difficult on it?
Graphisoft - develop a better GDL-Editor within!
Whats the problem, getting line-numbers, syntx highlighting and similar improvements within Archcad. That should be peanuts!
Did Graphisoft by this GDL from someone else and now they have no access to the original code? Just guessing..
Similar thoughts came up in me thinking about the old stairmaker..
2020-10-26 06:57 PM
Joe wrote:@Joe, I see the point. Yet, Line numbering sounds to trivial, it's kinda hard to believe that it would consume a lot of resources to implement. Or even like I said, colored comments.
Hmooslechner wrote:
The benefit of scripting directly in Archicad is, that you get immediate results without loosing your time by copy-paste-actions or compiling actions and the need of loading libraries again and again into Archicad.
The need of using "alien programs" to script GDL slows down GDL-Development a lot - especially for me who does much in trial-error..
All this time-thiefing would not be nescessary if Graphisoft would renew the inner scripting. What is so difficult on it?
Graphisoft - develop a better GDL-Editor within!
Whats the problem, getting line-numbers, syntx highlighting and similar improvements within Archcad. That should be peanuts!
Did Graphisoft by this GDL from someone else and now they have no access to the original code? Just guessing..
Similar thoughts came up in me thinking about the old stairmaker..
I think what you are all missing is that there is no reason to develop the in app editor any further and I am 110% certain they will never do this as it would be a waste of funds and time. All they need to do is expose the GDL engine to the API and we could have a first class IDE that has all of the functions of the built in tools but much better. Many apps work this way with external tools and the worry about "slow down" and iteration issues are non existent.
2020-10-26 11:34 PM
All they need to do is expose the GDL engine to the API and we could have a first class IDE that has all of the functions of the built in tools but much better.Would you be kind enough to explain this statement since I don't quiet get it.
2020-10-27 05:19 PM
Would you be kind enough to explain this statement since I don't quiet get it.