If you're looking for a GUI IDE, try the Lazarus IDE. I use FPC extensively to code Linux libs and console applications. I use Lazarus as my editor/IDE, it has all I need and more.
Give it a try. http://www.lazarus.freepaascal.org Nino //************************************************** On Sunday 03 May 2009 13:08:33 simionescu.mi...@gmail.com wrote: > Hello and good day, > > As a pascal programmer, I used many years Borland Pascal 7.01. > To escape the 16 bit limitations, I've migrated to Virtual Pascal 2.1 > The IDE is very similar between them, VP obviously is more user > friendly. > The look & feel of the IDE was the major factor wich keeped me far > from FPC. > Now, Virtual Pascal is almost dead, as BP7 was long time ago. > Migrating my code to FPC to benefit from is more updated features > slows my enthousiasm. I will must face the built-in IDE, basically > unchanged. Still version 1.0.10. > Can I directly suggest some modifications to the person responsable > with the IDE improvements. > Is there a more friendly IDE ?(Lazarus excluded) > Basically, my suggestions go to : > - using relative paths for configurations (portable) > - avoid to add config files to the working folder by setup switch > - automatic go to error if stop on first error in setup > - persistent gray window autohide when compile finish and focus the > message window on success or go to error on fail > - compiler result message window print success in green and fail in > red > - built-in help in configuration windows for noobs like me > - eliminate the browse for files bug to open files in upper folders > (Invalid drive or directory) when up by 3-4 levels > - help files preindexed in the download package > - label for help files (context sensitive help open the first founded > instance, without prompt if founded in bp.tph or FPC help, etc) > - examples in contextual help, because not all users are advanced or > remember how to do old things and compiller messages are criptical > - since some code behaviour changed from bp7, similar functions are > supposed known and undocumented > - help files in a more compact form, compressed, zipped. It's a > nightmare to spread 10500 files on the drive. Search in zip files if > index is external should be fast enough. > - zip file with units, needed unit is decompressed on first use > others remain in zip archive. > - modular install. User can choose only win32 stuff, help and ignore > other platforms, precompiled units or uncompiled versions to be > compiled at runtime and available for step by step run for debug and > learn. Unit sources can stay in compressed zips with external index, > on demand first use decompress them based on index. > > Please redirect my message to the right person for more details, or > tell me gow to contact him directly. > > Many thanks in advance. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
