My need for external editors is mostly for Windows (again, the Windows machines I use are very very old). I also like reviewing and editing code on my iPad when I am on the go, so having external scripts is useful even when I don't have LC running. What else am I going to do at a red light?
but I also have gotten used to using Atom and love it because it is highly customizable, I can just do a lot from within it that I can't do in the built-in editor, I can pull and push from Github, I can leave myself bookmarks and use macros... it's terrific... and faster the only reasons I ever use the built-in script editor is for watching variable values, debugging, breakpoints and stepping through scripts... and I hate when I have to do that because of its performance Honestly, instead of asking the LC team to beef up the built-in editor, I would rather they work on providing those debugging capabilities and other features with external editors. Ditch the built-in editor for a more seamless integration with Atom (I would argue it is the best option since it is cross-platform and free.) Heck maybe it just needs one single good Atom plugin to catch signals from Livecode similar to the remote debugger. Since I have no idea how it really works I am just assuming it would be easy to modify ;) And if I am making whoever is in charge of the built-in editor cry, you are still loved, and we'll try not to get rid of you On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 5:08 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Bob Sneidar wrote: > > > Let's remember this is just Windows we are talking about. I have no > > issues whatsoever with the OS X version of LC Script Editor... > > While performance issues are most evident on Windows, there's some > noticeable lag on Mac too. Most who use external editors here are on Mac. > > And then there are oddities that affect all platforms, like the line > numbers getting out of sync with the text when scrolling. > > > > ...but the few times I really needed to code and debug in Windows > > it was like scratching my eyes out with a toothpick. > > Yeah, that. > > I'll throw in a debugger for free if someone takes me up on by editor > offer. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
