Hmm... that's my problem see? I rarely get mad, but whenever I say negative things I say em strong, as if I am mad. So if I ever sound angry I ain't ok lol
Oh, and I dislike wheaties...
The editor prolly isn't as bad as I make it out to be, but:
The whole .dba and .dbpro thing doesn't work. It isn't properly implemented, as stated above you have to save everything seperately, if you make changes to the project options, ie-window title, to-do list etc you have to remember to save the .dbpro as well... I dunno, maybe I'm just too forgetful.
Multi-window support is very much needed, but that is coming right? If nothing else, at least allow more than one DBPro window open at once, if I try to open two it closes one.
Opening files from outside of the editor is a pain, and even from inside of the editor, I have to go through messages asking me if I should make a dbpro project file, I suppose that's lazyness speaking but it's just a real pain to make just source files.
The window on the left of the screen isn't re-sizable, this makes the functions/labels/variables boxes useless when dealing with long names, adding media to be included in the project is a tedious task, because you have to add every piece one by one, plus you have to remove the quotes for each one.
Syntax highlighting is fine, but the syntax help system (the little help boxes that list the command and it's required values) sometimes doesn't work. (I suppose their definitions weren't added to the list)
The extra options: Auto formating the text and such doesn't work (ie- ALL BOLD, All Caps, or all small.)
Assistant mode doesn't work for some reason on my comp, it first forces me to close the project, then opens it again with the "assistant" on the side. Once the project is open again it switches back to project mode...
Folding and unfolding (on my comp anyway) messes things up as well, if I type below the folded function(s) the cursor moves but the text doesn't show up until I press enter.
There is no Make EXE button. This isn't really a problem because when compiling an exe is automatically made, but it gives a sense of finality, and if nothing else, it helps noobs out
I remember when I first took a look at the editor... I was confused as to why there was no Make Final type button. Well, that lead me to look for the editor help files... but wait! There are none
The occasional help file for DBP has a broken link... guess that isn't Guy's fault though lol
Not sure about the Debug mode either, but it don't work on my computer. It breezes straight through every breakpoint I place, and if I try to execute a command from the CLI, it crashes. If I look at the variables list, it crashes. Sometimes I get lucky and am able to look at the variables list, but all I see is a list of variables... no values, and a whole load of & symbols. If I click a variable it moves to some other box but soon after crashes.
There, that's my little list of complaints
Oh, and I am not mad, or trying to act hostile even though I may sound that way, so please keep tht in mind
I never was good at voicing my thoughts...
[EDIT] Good news on a new IDE patch anyway
Alex Wanuch
aka rapscaLLion
Kousen Dev Progress >> Currently Working On Editors
