Dynamic Command Highlighting?
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| hi everyone, i wasnt exactly shure where to post this, im @ school right now but i had an idea, what if you made a C++/PureBasic file, and added all the 'Major' functions that you use in you programs with the same input etc... but make them empty, then compile it, and put the file + the .dcls file in the Userlib file. then since blitz DOES NOT reserve key words, the blank C++ commands would be overloaded and you would get Command Highlighting for any function you wanted, its just an idea which i will test when i get home :D tell me what you think |
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| A lot of incomprehensible information, but let's say... But if I understood well, it could be that you want "Print" to be highlighted diffrently in a diffrent color because you use it much and so you put it in your highlight list and then it would be... AppTitle "Test program" Print "Hello there..." A$ = Input("What is yer name?") Print "Hello there: "+A$ End Is this what you mean? |
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| nope not at all, but in re reading my post it was quite confusing... iv tested it out and it works tho, so here is a beter explanation let us say you wanted syntax highlighting of the command UpdateAI() then what you could do is make a dll which had the function UpdateAI() in it, you could then make a dcls file in which you had UpdateAI():"_UpdateAI@0" then in your main code it would be like this
function UpdateAI()
;Update Code in here
end function
your function updateAI would now be highlighted like Graphics, Print, or Input etc... is that clearer, i hope someone finds that usefull :D |
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| In other words, all homemade functions will be highlighted as well, just as internal Blitz commands... Do I get the information better this time? |
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| yup, but only the ones in your .dcls file |
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| That perfectly makes sense, but Jedive mentioned in another thread that you can even make "fake" .decls files and get syntax highlighting, without any need for such a fake DLL. Check this thread. |
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| oh, i hadnt seen that + i had right after i posted figured out the fake part :D |
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| yup, but only the ones in your .dcls file Is good... If you could turn your normal Functions also into highlight (only if you wish), this would be really good... |
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| This is exactly what we're talking about: syntax highlighting for normal Blitz function by doing fake .decls for these functions. You should also check the thread. |
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| Hey, that looks nice, but what is a .decls and could someone explain exactly how to do this to someone as thick as me? |
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| Check the thread I mentioned, Jedive has already given some example. |
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