[preview] thinICE

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thinICE

Inconvenient Coding Environment
for
thinBasic written in thinBasic

#MINVERSION 1.9.16.16 !!!

Default it creates a new, empty script because there was none to load...
The filename to save you can write somewhere into the script as a comment like

' #FILENAME "myScript.tBasic"

then right-click into codefield to choose actions as "Save as ...".

If you want to include more files, just write something like

#Include "myNewUnit.tBasicU"

and Tokenize again (CTRL-T or right-click the CodeTree) or select existing units in the bottom list on "Explorer"-Tab to include them to your current script. (insert "ONCE" if desired)

If you save a new project you may create a new folder for this (right-click into pathview) and/or select an existing path here before you exit.


• expand Nodes on a tree using the middle mouse-button,
• use mouse-wheel to scroll on anything, hold Shift|CTRL|Menu-key to change scroll-speed

Check out the Tabstrip on the left of the editor:

• see all your "Code" listed in a codetree that tells you all about your projects structure
• you'll have a "Globals" tree that tells you all about used modules, global variables & constants
• "Explorer" that allows you to (re-)load projects or to include files to your project at the current codeline
The pathview on explorer-tab shows by default this projects folder,
if you load thinIce.tBasic itself it'll take a while like 10 to 20 seconds.
Smaller projects without this many units will load faster and work faster
- since tUI will create more than 260 controls to handle thinICE within itself.
• set thinICE-"Options" as you like
• "Help" will provide you with important information about thinICE
and allow to access all with thinBasic shipped helpfiles

advice: study "Help" before you start, it's not that much...

• F11-key to toggle the size of Tab-Area or use the splitbar right aligned at Tab-area
• F12-key or double-click {into empty area | onto statusbar} to toggle the window-size to 90% of the screen
• see { first attached image | Help\Codewindows\Shortcuts } for a shortcuts-overview

try out the Autocomplete-feature when you type into a code-window:

• Use Arrow-keys (up/down)
• Tab-key to insert and to continue on the same line
• Return-key if want to continue to write on the next line
• or use mouse

click onto line-numbers of codefields to
• toggle breakpoints
• duplicate current line (CTRL+D)
• insert code-blocks



Careful:

when running thinICE.tBasic from thinAir
If you have any scripts open in thinAir that you already changed using thinICE before
- close these scripts in thinAir before launching any scripts again
- else thinAir will overwrite your changes

Check out the TBGL-UI-Project behind the curtain and have a look at the sample-scripts.
To use tUI you can use one of the templates to get started.

Have fun, keep on coding.

Updated regularly