Octopus: A Fully Featured Code Editor for JustBasic

[ntech]

Hey all,

I'm working on a new code editor for JustBasic. It shall feature, in order of appearance:

• Syntax highlighting
  
• Themes (Nightmode, Darkmode, Nebulae, Ocean, etc.)
  
• Tabbed file editing

And possibly, if they don't prove too challenging:

• Code auto-completion
  
• Code beautifier
  
• Spellchecking
  

I plan to release v1.00 by May 31. Note that it shall support Windows only, though I may port it to .NET core to be able to run on Mac, and Linux -- currently it's in C#. If anyone wants to help out, I'll have a Github repository for it, feel free to fork it and push improvements.

This code editor is aimed at being lightweight, fast, and offerring a variety of features. (Lightweight means that the project shall take up no more than 10MB, and shall be heavy in optimization).

Cheers!
Ntech

[cundo]

Hi ntech, will it require the Net Framework?

[ntech]

May 18, 2019 15:20:18 GMT cundo said:

Hi ntech, will it require the Net Framework?

Yes, but that's already a pretty common feature on Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.

[cundo]

There was this program (video encoder) that I downloaded that said I don't have it installed ( I'm on Win10) . I think the framework is there but disabled.

[ntech]

May 21, 2019 21:26:21 GMT cundo said:

There was this program (video encoder) that I downloaded that said I don't have it installed ( I'm on Win10) . I think the framework is there but disabled.

Nod. Octopus (the code editor) requires .NET 3.5 which comes with WIndows 7. I plan to release v1.00 today (!) and shall release a link.

Current features:

- Syntax highlighting (Dark Mode only)
- Code autocompletion (drop-down box)
- Cut, paste, copy, open file, save, quit
- Zoom in and out
- Shortcut keys

Upcoming:

- Edit menu, ethereal mode (transparent window useful for working on smaller screens), themes.

[ntech]

Octopus v1.00

Ok, surprisingly enough, I was able to squeeze in the Edit menu (with the exception of Select All)!

Instructions: Unzip and code. (No installation required).

Bonus: Adaptive icons: on December 25, the icon shows the octopus wearing a Christmas hat. On april fools, a mask.

Project Page:
servusdei2018.github.io/octopus

Download (155 KB):
github.com/servusDei2018/servusdei2018.github.io/raw/master/Octopus_v1_0_0.zip

[code]

Hi,

Here on windows 7 it worked... i only see line numbering ...cant paste
Ctrl+v works.

But thx,

Regards,

code

[ntech]

May 22, 2019 19:40:43 GMT code said:

Hi,

Here on windows 7 it worked... i only see line numbering ...cant paste
Ctrl+v works.

But thx,

Regards,

code

Thanks I'll look into that. When you try to paste via the Edit menu, does it give you an error message?

[code]

Hi,

The paste command via the Edit menu works well, no error message!

Regards,

code

[jarychk]

May 22, 2019 19:06:01 GMT ntech said:

Octopus v1.00

Ok, surprisingly enough, I was able to squeeze in the Edit menu (with the exception of Select All)!

Instructions: Unzip and code. (No installation required).

Bonus: Adaptive icons: on December 25, the icon shows the octopus wearing a Christmas hat. On april fools, a mask.

Project Page:
servusdei2018.github.io/octopus

Download (155 KB):
github.com/servusDei2018/servusdei2018.github.io/raw/master/Octopus_v1_0_0.zip

Just be careful about those "adaptive icons", in case they become surprising or DISTRACTING features, since the user could feel disturbed when or if they occur.

I created a program for educational purposes, several years ago; and in it, I included some of what I thought were fun and clever audio-alerts for certain kinds of user-choices.  I was warned that these kinds of sound alerts could be distracting and discouraging to some users.  I very soon had to work on some modifications to tone-down some of those audio-alerts.

[ntech]

Screenshot:



*the screenshot is a bit blurry after resizing on imgur.

[ntech]

Octopus v1.10

Ethereal Mode added, as well as Edit > Select All.

Instructions: Unzip and code. (No installation required).

Project Page:
servusdei2018.github.io/octopus

Download (155 KB):
github.com/servusDei2018/servusdei2018.github.io/raw/master/octopus_v1_1_0.zip

[thejoecole]

I just downloaded and played with v 1.10. I may have done something wrong, but I pasted some code from Just BASIC and there was no syntax highlighting. The editor is promising... One feature request I have is to add the ability to change the editor font and size.

Please keep up the good work.

[ntech]

Apr 24, 2020 3:21:05 GMT thejoecole said:

I just downloaded and played with v 1.10. I may have done something wrong, but I pasted some code from Just BASIC and there was no syntax highlighting. The editor is promising... One feature request I have is to add the ability to change the editor font and size.

Please keep up the good work.

Thanks : )

Once you save the file it should begin to color the code.

[jarychk]

Maybe I am losing acquaintence with these things since being away from this stuff for so long, but what does this code editor do? We already have that in JUST BASIC. Do we?