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[uuf6429]

Intro on colour coding and Scintilla
Many of us GM users have always wanted to create syntax highlighters/colour coders for GM, HERE IS THE CHANCE.
Scintilla (scintilla.org) is a "free source code editing component" including features like "support for syntax styling, error indicators, code completion and call tips".

Colour coding example
An example of syntax highlighting is GM's code/script editor which looks like:
global.test=room_width //just a test

Intro on the GM interfacer
Using 7 GML scripts you may control this great component. The current zip file contains a gm6 file, an exe file and 2 dll files. The gm6 file, apart from explaining how this system works, it is a complete dll tester with features like:
clear document, undo, redo, selection highlight colour, selection text colour, caret colour, cut, copy, paste, zoom in, zoom out, wrap words, set lexer, use markers aka "breakpoints", disable right-mouse-click edit popup, destroy window, set margin width, save/load text to/from file.

Some words of warning:
-Right now you need 2 dlls for this to work, we will in the future complete wrap the code in one dll.
-The GML lexer does not exist, we will be creating one in the future.

Creator: Christian Sciberras
Version: v4.5
ZIP file size: 1.27 Mb
Includes: tester.exe | tester.gm6 | GMScintilla.dll | SciLexer.dll
Link: Download Now: GMSCINT.zip

Edited by uuf6429, 26 December 2008 - 02:51 PM.

[t6q4]

This has some potential. Looks good, but there aren't many things working. I was making my own syntax parser, but hey, you've made one too and with a lexer!

Only thing is, it is pretty useless, apart from the richtextbox control. All you can do is undo redo(nice addition) and use clipboard(already can do with gm.)

Zooming in just changes the text size.

Edited by t6q4, 17 March 2007 - 12:06 PM.

[uuf6429]

Zooming in does not change the text size. It is really zooming in!! At first I thought as you said but the Scintilla documentation saus otherwise.

There are a lot of other things you could do; just check the constants script.

The dll comes complete with MANY lexers such as:
Ada, assembler, batch, c/c++, c#, css, D, fortran, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Pascal, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, VB, VBScript, XML, YAML...

The only problem with the lexers is I can't seem to communicate to them for some reason.

Anyway this dll also supports folding (ie: lines between {} could be hidden or shown in a way similar how a GM's resource tree view works).

Regards,

Edited by uuf6429, 17 March 2007 - 02:10 PM.

[t6q4]

K, but i really think if the constants are not being modified, put them inside the constants tab in global game settings. It also helps when youre typing in the code. I might use this with my parser.

About the zooming in - How come the grey bar does not change size. That was the doubt that made me think it was just changing text size.

You should also add showing what line your on, etc

How can I add an object to the grey panel to show there is an error in the code?

Edited by t6q4, 17 March 2007 - 06:37 PM.

[uuf6429]

Wow you're using it alright!! Most functions i don't know how to use but here's a link to the complete documentation: http://scintilla.sou...intillaDoc.html
Note that most functions are readily available through my scripts but for some reason some doesn't work correctly.

[CyberTwister]

Great one

Is this dll still under developpement ?

[uuf6429]

Yes it is. I'm still mastering it's calls and functions.
I found a small fix for colours. I used hex rgb that is ie: FFFFFF. But i should have used red|green|blue ie: 255|0|0 the value returned is the colour.
To change the lexer, I need to use the CREATEDOCUMENT call once. Not sure about this.

[Robot Freak]

This needs a lot of work, but if I can highlight my own language I will definately use it in my Robot Simulator!

Edited by Murfy_the_game, 28 March 2007 - 06:39 PM.

[uuf6429]

Glad you liked it!! Scintilla supports external lexers saved as dll files. I'll write a tutorial when i get some time.

EDIT:
The lexers ARE working, I'll continue the project and edit this post.

Edited by uuf6429, 30 March 2007 - 08:33 AM.

[callum]

has any one figured out how to use it so u can set the colour of the text cause i have searched everywhere to figure out how to do it.

[uuf6429]

The Lexers are now working and colourising the text successfully!! Thanks for everyone's patience and comments.

Now for the next trick, building a GML lexer!!

Regards,
Christian

Edited by uuf6429, 30 March 2007 - 04:36 PM.

[Robot Freak]

There isn't a function to remove it yet.
When going to an other room, it stays on top of everything.

[uuf6429]

Nah i forgot that! There is an Api function but i can't rewrite the dll source yet! But I believe there is a message call for that, i'll look into it.
If you use cv_sa_sendI(global.sc,2,0,0) this should be the equivalent of sending a WM_DESTROY message, which in windows api, tells the control to destroy itself, i'm not sure this is the same for scintilla so i'll check it now...

Edited by uuf6429, 01 April 2007 - 11:10 AM.

[Robot Freak]

This is getting better and better!

I would like to see a manual (not between the GML) that shows how to:
- set the text (not the clipboard way from example)
- get the text

Edited by Murfy_the_game, 02 April 2007 - 08:25 PM.

[uuf6429]

The problem with get/set text in scintilla is that it uses constant string, that is LPCSTR in c++. Now the sendS uses LPSTR so the casts are inncompatible. I guess this is the same for getting text.
But don't despair, Scintilla has automatic file saving/loading functions so you could tell scintilla to save to a file and make your gm program read from the file.
By the way, did cv_sa_sendI(global.sc,2,0,0) work?

Edit:
When most issues will be solved i'll do the manual (unless someone would want to help?). If someone wants to help in the manual then pm me. We could work by recieving text excerpts and i'll compile them into chm format.

Regards,
Christian

Edited by uuf6429, 03 April 2007 - 07:02 AM.

[Robot Freak]

The problem with get/set text in scintilla is that it uses constant string, that is LPCSTR in c++. Now the sendS uses LPSTR so the casts are inncompatible. I guess this is the same for getting text.
But don't despair, Scintilla has automatic file saving/loading functions so you could tell scintilla to save to a file and make your gm program read from the file.
By the way, did cv_sa_sendI(global.sc,2,0,0) work?

Edit:
When most issues will be solved i'll do the manual (unless someone would want to help?). If someone wants to help in the manual then pm me. We could work by recieving text excerpts and i'll compile them into chm format.

Regards,
Christian

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would like to help, I will test cv_sa_sendI(global.sc,2,0,0) right now.
Automatic saving and loading is great, do you have a call for that yet?

Edit:
cv_sa_sendI(global.sc,2,0,0) doesn't work...

Edited by Murfy_the_game, 03 April 2007 - 12:09 PM.

[t6q4]

This is getting better, and when you've added a remove function, I'll use it for sure. If you have finished the GML lexer, then it might be an alternative to the standard code editor for GM! Can you make your own lexer, like give it a set of code and then what colour to give it?

btw, the MAKEFILE lexer is 0 and the ones after that are jumbled up, like BAAN thinking its VBSCRIPT and NSIS thinking its PS.

Edited by t6q4, 03 April 2007 - 01:45 PM.

[uuf6429]

There are two ways of making your own lexers:
- Putting lexers in a dll and then loading theminto scintilla [recomended]
- or sending messages to scintilla on how to create the new lexer [not recommended] very difficult.
So, cv_sa_sendI(global.sc,2,0,0) didn't work, anyone knows how to translate 0x0008 to decimal? I tried and got 2. Well I guess i'll have to add the usual DestroyWindow function. Untill that time, people might be interested to know that the handle returned by scintilla is a valid control handle a maybe controlled nearly like other controls (there are some deprecated and unused api calls that does not work with scintilla). Yet i guess the c++ api call DestroyWindow() should work, so people could use other dlls like h0bbel's and roach's common controls or our own listbox dll, which include that api call.

btw, the MAKEFILE lexer is 0 and the ones after that are jumbled up, like BAAN thinking its VBSCRIPT and NSIS thinking its PS.

Strange, how did you find that? I thought 0 was for none, very well i'll check it again and if possible i'll fix it for next release.
Edit: Oh, i forgot, thanks for all comments guys!

Edited by uuf6429, 03 April 2007 - 03:47 PM.

[Robot Freak]

Converters on the internet say:
1
8
8
So I think it's 8, that doesn't work... (1 also not)

Edited by Murfy_the_game, 03 April 2007 - 05:27 PM.

[t6q4]

btw, the MAKEFILE lexer is 0 and the ones after that are jumbled up, like BAAN thinking its VBSCRIPT and NSIS thinking its PS.

Strange, how did you find that? I thought 0 was for none, very well i'll check it again and if possible i'll fix it for next release.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Try checking the lexers list after MAKEFILE. 0 is for none, but all the list is like=
MAKEFILE
...
VBSCRIPT
BAAN
...
PS
NSIS
...
And the Current Lexer says BAAN is VBSCRIPT and so on. MAKEFILE is 0, which is also meaning nothing OR false
Get the error in it?

Converters say 8, but I say that doesnt work.

Edited by t6q4, 04 April 2007 - 11:03 AM.