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Propeller IDE Suggestions or Bugs

Direct Digital LabsDirect Digital Labs Posts: 27
edited 2006-08-25 03:01 in Propeller 1
Maybe we can start a thread (maybe sticky) with suggestions or bugs found in the current IDE for the propeller.
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Example:
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When doing a Find/Replace, when it completes a dialog comes up stating how many instances of the task were completed. When you click “OK” it closes the find replace window making it hard to do multiple passes with different parameters.
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When using a DAT element the variable and constants cannot be mixed and must be grouped together. It took me a while to figure this out. Maybe the IDE can flag this.

Maybe add a small toolbar to teh top of the IDE with icons such as "Open, Save, Save As, Compile, Load RAM, Update Status" and so on.
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-Dan

Post Edited (Direct Digital Labs) : 7/27/2006 8:29:16 PM GMT

Comments

  • parskoparsko Posts: 501
    edited 2006-07-27 22:04
    Dan, I think there is a sticky, the "Propeller and IDE" subject.

    -Parsko
  • acantostegaacantostega Posts: 105
    edited 2006-07-29 01:28
    Um, Parsko, there's no "Propeller and IDE" sticky, but a "Propeller and OS" sticky, which is about why the Propeller tool currently only is supported in Win32 and not OS X or Linux.
    OS != IDE, with the exception of Emacs, I guess smile.gif
  • John AbshierJohn Abshier Posts: 1,116
    edited 2006-08-23 02:11
    I would like a "File View" or else the ability to make a file in the IDE read-only.

    A rant:· Searching for "ide, suggestions" does not find this topic.· I hate the search function on the forum.
  • simonlsimonl Posts: 866
    edited 2006-08-23 08:18
    Good idea. Sticky would be good too.

    I've already posted an issue regarding printing - namely:

    If I try to print landscape, the print appears in landscape orientation, but only as wide as protrait and it 'misses' a load of lines between pages (i.e. it still thinks it's printing portrait).

    I've also found that adding line numbers to the print 'chops' characters from the right-hand edge of the print.

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    Cheers,

    Simon
  • David BDavid B Posts: 592
    edited 2006-08-24 22:19
    I just ran into an IDE bug. Is this the most appropriate place to report it?

    My project was a little too loose in breaking up code into too many separate spin files, each of which included other spin files. Then this morning I added yet another spin object, compiled, and got the message something like "Error - over 32 objects".

    But the the IDE broke internally. After editing to remove that last object include, the Propeller tool wouldn't save the reverted code, and when I shut it down, came up with a Windows error message, including:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
    <DATABASE>
    <EXE NAME="Propeller.exe" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
    <MATCHING_FILE NAME="Propeller.exe" SIZE="812032" CHECKSUM="0xA3AFD1D" BIN_FILE_VERSION="0.9.8.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="0.9.8.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="0.98.1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Propeller Tool" COMPANY_NAME="Parallax, Inc." PRODUCT_NAME="Propeller" FILE_VERSION="0.9.8.1" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="Propeller.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="Propeller Tool" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="2004 - 2006" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xCED08" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="0.9.8.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="0.9.8.1" LINK_DATE="06/19/1992 22:22:17" UPTO_LINK_DATE="06/19/1992 22:22:17" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [noparse][[/noparse]0x409]" />
    </EXE>

    <EXE NAME="kernel32.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
    <MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="983552" CHECKSUM="0x4CE79457" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xFF848" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180" LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36" UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [noparse][[/noparse]0x409]" />
    </EXE>
  • ALIBEALIBE Posts: 299
    edited 2006-08-24 23:06
    how abt adding intellisense to the code editor? for both Spin and ASM language providers?

    that will be a great way to attract devs [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    ALIBE
  • David BDavid B Posts: 592
    edited 2006-08-25 03:01
    If my SD/MMC card reader is plugged into the PC USB port when I start the Propeller tool, sometimes, but not every time, the Propeller tool puts up a Windows message box "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive F:. "

    I have to cancel this a couple of times before it stops popping up.
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