WMLEditor - WesEdit - (NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE SCREENSHOT!)

[appleide]

18/06/05 GO HERE TO VOLUNTEER TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT:http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 183#184183

EDIT: Development of WesEdit will be frozen until end of September <edit:defrosting>because of yearly exams.
This is the thread I will post about the progress of the WMLEditor I am making. I'd like to call it "WesEdit".

It is a text editor that is supposed to assists WML developers.
Going to feature:
Indentation, tag color. (Done, but will redo to improve)
Notepad features (fonts, size, etc)
A list of tags, when you click one, it copies into your work. (Done, but needs a database)
Dictionary; spell checks your tags. (starting)

Might feature: (I haven't tested if I am capable of this; will work on last)
When you are typing, there will be a list of items, the first item is what that list is guessing you are typing. As you type more, the list narrows down.

I need help with the database; any volunteers? You don't need to know any programming, just create templates for the tags and put it into the respective folder.

eg:

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[event]
name=""
[/event]

with more stuff, of course. After doing this, save as plain text and name file "[event]", or whatever the tag's name is. and then put the file under
~/WesnothWML/User-Mods/Scenario/Events . And then go on to make "[if]" tag, and put in the same events folder too.

This editor, when finished, will not only be useful for WML. Can also use for eg. "TNTBasic" templates, "Escortwing", etc, etc.

Here is the directory; it is currently empty. It is also zipped. if you think the directory should be in some other form, tell me.

EDIT: JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THE DIRECTORY IS EMPTY. IT IS FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE WILLING TO FILL UP ALL THE TAG TEMPLATES.

[PsychoticMuffin]

Sounds cool, would definitely be helpful to beginning WML scripters. If you can pull it off, I know that I will definitely use it.

[Starev91]

It would be very useful to begining wml editors, I know I would use it. Hmm... I need to stop coming up with excuses not to learn WML (procrastination on my part, plus a bit of summer schoolwork).

[Infinisearch]

Is this integrated into campgen somehow or is it a seperate application?

[appleide]

thx =)

this is much different to campgen. It is simply a text editor with a bunch of tag templates, which you can click on to automatically paste into the text field.

[ILikeProgramming]

This is very interesting.

I have two questions:

1. Should the directory include all possible subtags?

2. What shound go after the equals sign if the value is a number?

[appleide]

This is very interesting.

I have two questions:

1. Should the directory include all possible subtags?

2. What shound go after the equals sign if the value is a number?

1. Yes. I am trying to have as many tag templates as possible. Also, I have finished the interface for editing templates in that directory from within the editor.

2. You may leave it blank, or even put comment on the next line "this should be filled with a number."

Thanks for the interest.

[toms]

One more idea: If you type an '$', you get a clickable list of all variables you initialized in this file.

[appleide]

*UPDATE* I've basically finished the spell-checker. There are still some problems.. It cannot check the first tag placed. It is unreliable in finding unclosed tags. It only is 95% reliable in terms of finding and highlighting spelling mistakes. There is an add function for adding unrecognised tags. highlight the tag you want to add and click "add" (remember that spelling 'mistakes' are automatically-highlighted). I hope that is intuitive enough.

It is also possible to have multiple dictionaries. just select whichever one you want to use in the preference pane.

One more idea: If you type an '$', you get a clickable list of all variables you initialized in this file.

Interesting. I'll think about it.

I will also ask volunteers to fill up the dictionary of tags. It is uploaded here. Just add new tags onto the latest line. (without the "[" and "]"s.) I've only done a couple. Once you think you have done enough just pm it back to me, or upload it here.

[Viliam]

Maybe it would be useful to have a list of all tags; and for each tag a list of all subtags and attributes; and for each attribute some additional information e.g. whether this tag is optional, whether it should be localizable, etc. With this information, editor could do WML validation, and possibly highlight invalid code.

Example:

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TAG: campaign
TAGS:
  about OPTIONAL MULTIPLE
ATTRIBUTES:
  icon OPTIONAL
  name REQUIRED TRANSLATABLE
  image OPTIONAL
  description TRANSLATABLE
  define UNTRANSLATABLE
  difficulties UNTRANSLATABLE
  difficulty_descriptions TRANSLATABLE
  first_scenario REQUIRED
  rank OPTIONAL
  id OBSOLETE

I do not suggest using exactly this syntax; it was only an example to show the idea. Each tag should have list of allowed subtags and attributes. Any other tag a attribute will display warning. Additional flags for subtags and attributes will display warnings and errors, for example:

flags for subtags and attributes:
REQUIRED - displays error is subtag or attribute is missing
OPTIONAL - does nothing; just opposite of REQUIRED
OBSOLETE - displays warning if subtag or attribute is present

flags for subtags only:
SINGLE - displays error if more such subtags are present
MULTIPLE - does nothing; just opposite of SINGLE

flags for attributes only:
TRANSLATABLE - displays warning if value does not contain "_" operator
UNTRANSLATABLE - displays error if value contains "_" operator

[teinedraig]

That sound sreally good. I have been using UltraEdit (as work has it and I have it at home). I have done up an incomplete wordfile for it (I have attached it). This may be of help or not - at least it gives us a highlighting editor

[appleide]

*UPDATE*
Features completed:
Basic Notepad like editor's features.
The Spellchecker also is for now 100% reliable.
Tag list

Features working on:
Thinking of redoing Tag list.
Highlighting + indenting editor.
A list box that tries to guess what you are typing, also to guess the structure of tag.

Will Definately work on:
Pressing $ to bring up list of variables.

Thanks to Viliam for overestimating me. When I think I am capable I will reassess to determine whether or not to do that feature.

That sound sreally good. I have been using UltraEdit (as work has it and I have it at home). I have done up an incomplete wordfile for it (I have attached it). This may be of help or not - at least it gives us a highlighting editor

Thanks!! Really useful. Thanks to this I now have an idea how to redo the highlighting part properly.

The Wml's Dictionary now looks like this:

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Startoftag:[
endoftag:]
StartofDisindentTag:[/
endofDisindentTag:]
DICTIONARY:
¬
unit
event
object
units
generator
object

EDIT: I've copied all the tags from the UltraEdit word file. Thanks very much.

[teinedraig]

Glad to be of help.

Found a few more missing tags from my file

[defend] [/defend]

ignore_global_traits=
undead_variation=


that is all so far - I find them when I open a ifle to change something ... Too lazy to troll the wiki

Have fun!

[appleide]

I am releasing windows version of "WesEdit", with all "features more than text editor" disabled, because they aren't "perfected" yet. I am asking for someone to launch it, click the menu->tools->font->font window. Then take a screenshot and send it back to me. Thanks.

Also, suggest any texteditor-features I should include, and any critisms(i doubt there be any though, its only a text editor, although I haven't put wrap text on yet...)

http://www.geocities.com/appleide/index.htm

[Baufo]

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