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Simon Burford, Uluru Support | General files opened in editor on Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:25:05 +0000 This is important to me, I don't know how others feel... I can open non project related files and have them displayed in the editor (.txt files for example), and if I open them with File -> Open then they aren't seen as part of the project and VX doesn't try to compile them or anything. Fine. I need this because I am used to having my history.txt, todo.txt and read.me files for my project open in the editor with the rest of the project. However, these files are not remembered and reopened when I next load the project, so I have to open the project and then open the additional files each time which defeats the objective. At the moment, I have to also have my old editor open alongside VX to display these extra files because I can set the other editor to reload the files it had opened when it was closed. Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is Navy Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read it without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed when a text file is opened? Simon Burford Uluru Database Support http://www.UluruDatabase.com Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com | |
James Loughner | Re: General files opened in editor on Wed, 21 Jan 2004 18:47:58 -0500 I may be mistaken but I thought that someone at Alaska showed how to do this. I think you just add to the project file.(?) Jim Simon Burford, Uluru Support wrote: > This is important to me, I don't know how others feel... > > I can open non project related files and have them displayed in the editor > (.txt files for example), and if I open them with File -> Open then they > aren't seen as part of the project and VX doesn't try to compile them or > anything. Fine. > I need this because I am used to having my history.txt, todo.txt and read.me > files for my project open in the editor with the rest of the project. > > However, these files are not remembered and reopened when I next load the > project, so I have to open the project and then open the additional files > each time which defeats the objective. At the moment, I have to also have my > old editor open alongside VX to display these extra files because I can set > the other editor to reload the files it had opened when it was closed. > > Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power > basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is Navy > Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read it > without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed when a > text file is opened? > | |
Simon Burford, Uluru Support | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:13:12 +0000 Thanks Jim, I'll give it a go. I didn't want to add to the project file without checking in case VX tried to compile the non project related files and it messed things up. Simon Burford Uluru Database Support http://www.UluruDatabase.com Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com "James Loughner" <jwrl@charter.net> wrote in message news:NPcMokH4DHA.2012@S15147418... > I may be mistaken but I thought that someone at Alaska showed how to do > this. I think you just add to the project file.(?) > > Jim > > > Simon Burford, Uluru Support wrote: > > > This is important to me, I don't know how others feel... > > > > I can open non project related files and have them displayed in the editor > > (.txt files for example), and if I open them with File -> Open then they > > aren't seen as part of the project and VX doesn't try to compile them or > > anything. Fine. > > I need this because I am used to having my history.txt, todo.txt and read.me > > files for my project open in the editor with the rest of the project. > > > > However, these files are not remembered and reopened when I next load the > > project, so I have to open the project and then open the additional files > > each time which defeats the objective. At the moment, I have to also have my > > old editor open alongside VX to display these extra files because I can set > > the other editor to reload the files it had opened when it was closed. > > > > Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power > > basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is Navy > > Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read it > > without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed when a > > text file is opened? > > > | |
Paolo Visenti | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:25:05 +0100 Simon, > Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power > basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is Navy > Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read it > without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed when a > text file is opened? see my previous post "Change color" Regards Paolo Visenti | |
Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research] | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:55:54 +0100 Simon, we designed VX in a way to allow adding files to your project which are not associated with any Xbase++ tool. Therefore it is safe to use Context-Menu->Add-Existing-File on the target-node in your project-manager to add a existing TXT file. Now VX loads your TXT files the next time your project gets openened. However PBUILD ignores that type of files. This behaviour is guaranteed because we want to have that feature more flexible in the future - for example having word or visio files in your project and VX can handle them for you. Regarding your color question it is true that the current VX does use black as foreground color for all non-source files such as a txt file or the XPJ file. This will be configurable in future releases so you can have your navy-blue background and white-foreground color then. HTH Steffen F. Pirsig, --------------------------------------------------- Alaska Research & Development Web: http://www.alaska-research.com Investors: http://www.alaska-research.com/tifund E-Mail: mailto:Steffen.Pirsig@alaska-research.com Contact: mailto:info@alaska-research.com Fax: +49/(0)6196/779999-23 --------------------------------------------------- "Simon Burford, Uluru Support" <support@ulurudatabase.com> wrote in message news:sQoVNXH4DHA.2016@S15147418... > This is important to me, I don't know how others feel... > > I can open non project related files and have them displayed in the editor > (.txt files for example), and if I open them with File -> Open then they > aren't seen as part of the project and VX doesn't try to compile them or > anything. Fine. > I need this because I am used to having my history.txt, todo.txt and read.me > files for my project open in the editor with the rest of the project. > > However, these files are not remembered and reopened when I next load the > project, so I have to open the project and then open the additional files > each time which defeats the objective. At the moment, I have to also have my > old editor open alongside VX to display these extra files because I can set > the other editor to reload the files it had opened when it was closed. > > Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power > basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is Navy > Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read it > without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed when a > text file is opened? > > -- > Simon Burford > Uluru Database Support > http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro > Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > | |
Claudio Driussi | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:26:41 +0100 Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research] wrote: > Now VX loads your TXT files the next time > your project gets openened. However PBUILD > ignores that type of files. Wich kind of files PBUILD recognize? *.PRG and *.CH and ignore other extension? I have some text files with *.DDF extension are they ignored by PBUILD? Claudio. | |
Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research] | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:04:44 +0100 Claudio, PBuild recognied PRG/CH/RES/OBJ/LIB/ARC files any other extension it simple does ignore. So you can safely add your TEST.DDF file to your XPJ files target-node. VX itself currently only supports *.txt files to be added to the project because for this type of file it can provide editing capabilities. HTH Steffen F: Pirsig, --------------------------------------------------- Alaska Research & Development Web: http://www.alaska-research.com Investors: http://www.alaska-research.com/tifund E-Mail: mailto:Steffen.Pirsig@alaska-research.com Contact: mailto:info@alaska-research.com Fax: +49/(0)6196/779999-23 --------------------------------------------------- "Claudio Driussi" <claudio.driussi@libero.it> wrote in message news:ZQzGDPP4DHA.3920@S15147418... > Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research] wrote: > > > Now VX loads your TXT files the next time > > your project gets openened. However PBUILD > > ignores that type of files. > > Wich kind of files PBUILD recognize? *.PRG and *.CH > and ignore other extension? > I have some text files with *.DDF extension are they > ignored by PBUILD? > > Claudio. > | |
Simon Burford, Uluru Support | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:01:49 +0000 Steffen, Thanks. Just for your information, you say that PBuild ignores .txt files. However, having added my .txt file to the project as you describe I find that upon compiling I get the line in the message window: [Hint] : Project.xpj(25:0) Warning: Unknown suffix history.txt etc. Is this normal? Also, using the context menu -> Add Existing File approach limits the files I can add. It should really assume that any unknown extensions are text files. I have data for my application stored in a .dat file which is simply a text file containing settings and I cannot open the .dat for editing. Simon Burford Uluru Database Support http://www.UluruDatabase.com Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com "Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research]" <steffen.pirsig@alaska-research.com> wrote in message news:Fum81ZN4DHA.2012@S15147418... > Simon, > > we designed VX in a way to allow adding files to your > project which are not associated with any Xbase++ > tool. Therefore it is safe to use Context-Menu->Add-Existing-File > on the target-node in your project-manager to add a > existing TXT file. > > Now VX loads your TXT files the next time > your project gets openened. However PBUILD > ignores that type of files. > > This behaviour is guaranteed because we want to > have that feature more flexible in the future - for example > having word or visio files in your project and VX > can handle them for you. > > Regarding your color question it is true that the > current VX does use black as foreground color > for all non-source files such as a txt file or the > XPJ file. This will be configurable in future > releases so you can have your navy-blue > background and white-foreground color then. > > HTH > Steffen F. Pirsig, > > --------------------------------------------------- > Alaska Research & Development > Web: http://www.alaska-research.com > Investors: http://www.alaska-research.com/tifund > E-Mail: mailto:Steffen.Pirsig@alaska-research.com > Contact: mailto:info@alaska-research.com > Fax: +49/(0)6196/779999-23 > --------------------------------------------------- > > "Simon Burford, Uluru Support" <support@ulurudatabase.com> wrote in message > news:sQoVNXH4DHA.2016@S15147418... > > This is important to me, I don't know how others feel... > > > > I can open non project related files and have them displayed in the editor > > (.txt files for example), and if I open them with File -> Open then they > > aren't seen as part of the project and VX doesn't try to compile them or > > anything. Fine. > > I need this because I am used to having my history.txt, todo.txt and > read.me > > files for my project open in the editor with the rest of the project. > > > > However, these files are not remembered and reopened when I next load the > > project, so I have to open the project and then open the additional files > > each time which defeats the objective. At the moment, I have to also have > my > > old editor open alongside VX to display these extra files because I can > set > > the other editor to reload the files it had opened when it was closed. > > > > Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power > > basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is > Navy > > Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read it > > without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed when > a > > text file is opened? > > > > -- > > Simon Burford > > Uluru Database Support > > http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > > > Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro > > Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > > > > > | |
Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research] | Re: General files opened in editor on Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:13:33 +0100 Simon, yes this warning is OK - at least with the PBUILD version provided with Xbase++ 1.82. Please do not feel confused by this warning it is safe to ignore it. Regarding the context-menu Add-Existing-Files you are right, we will add a .* extension to the file filter. As a workaround for your .dat files simple add them to your targetnode in the XPJ file using notepad. HTH Steffen F. Pirsig, --------------------------------------------------- Alaska Research & Development Web: http://www.alaska-research.com Investors: http://www.alaska-research.com/tifund E-Mail: mailto:Steffen.Pirsig@alaska-research.com Contact: mailto:info@alaska-research.com Fax: +49/(0)6196/779999-23 --------------------------------------------------- "Simon Burford, Uluru Support" <support@ulurudatabase.com> wrote in message news:w0vYPHR4DHA.2164@S15147418... > Steffen, > > Thanks. > Just for your information, you say that PBuild ignores .txt files. However, > having added my .txt file to the project as you describe I find that upon > compiling I get the line in the message window: > > [Hint] : Project.xpj(25:0) Warning: Unknown suffix history.txt > > etc. > Is this normal? > > Also, using the context menu -> Add Existing File approach limits the files > I can add. It should really assume that any unknown extensions are text > files. I have data for my application stored in a .dat file which is simply > a text file containing settings and I cannot open the .dat for editing. > > -- > Simon Burford > Uluru Database Support > http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro > Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > > "Steffen F. Pirsig [Alaska Research]" <steffen.pirsig@alaska-research.com> > wrote in message news:Fum81ZN4DHA.2012@S15147418... > > Simon, > > > > we designed VX in a way to allow adding files to your > > project which are not associated with any Xbase++ > > tool. Therefore it is safe to use Context-Menu->Add-Existing-File > > on the target-node in your project-manager to add a > > existing TXT file. > > > > Now VX loads your TXT files the next time > > your project gets openened. However PBUILD > > ignores that type of files. > > > > This behaviour is guaranteed because we want to > > have that feature more flexible in the future - for example > > having word or visio files in your project and VX > > can handle them for you. > > > > Regarding your color question it is true that the > > current VX does use black as foreground color > > for all non-source files such as a txt file or the > > XPJ file. This will be configurable in future > > releases so you can have your navy-blue > > background and white-foreground color then. > > > > HTH > > Steffen F. Pirsig, > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > Alaska Research & Development > > Web: http://www.alaska-research.com > > Investors: http://www.alaska-research.com/tifund > > E-Mail: mailto:Steffen.Pirsig@alaska-research.com > > Contact: mailto:info@alaska-research.com > > Fax: +49/(0)6196/779999-23 > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > "Simon Burford, Uluru Support" <support@ulurudatabase.com> wrote in > message > > news:sQoVNXH4DHA.2016@S15147418... > > > This is important to me, I don't know how others feel... > > > > > > I can open non project related files and have them displayed in the > editor > > > (.txt files for example), and if I open them with File -> Open then they > > > aren't seen as part of the project and VX doesn't try to compile them or > > > anything. Fine. > > > I need this because I am used to having my history.txt, todo.txt and > > read.me > > > files for my project open in the editor with the rest of the project. > > > > > > However, these files are not remembered and reopened when I next load > the > > > project, so I have to open the project and then open the additional > files > > > each time which defeats the objective. At the moment, I have to also > have > > my > > > old editor open alongside VX to display these extra files because I can > > set > > > the other editor to reload the files it had opened when it was closed. > > > > > > Also, I have the colourscheme set to "Classic" to simulate the old power > > > basic DOS editor I always loved using years ago - so the background is > > Navy > > > Blue. When I open a text file, the text is black and I can hardly read > it > > > without killing my head!!! How do I change the text colour displayed > when > > a > > > text file is opened? > > > > > > -- > > > Simon Burford > > > Uluru Database Support > > > http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > > > > > Download the latest version of Uluru Professional, Pro > > > Database Manager for xBase++ from http://www.UluruDatabase.com > > > > > > > > > > > > |