[wxPython-dev] 20071113 test build uploaded

[Cody Precord]

Hello,

On Nov 14, 2007, at 3:14 PM, Kevin Ollivier wrote:

>
> Editra:
>
> - I really, really need to find some time to figure out how to get  
> the function list from wxSTC so that we can have a "Go To Function"  
> dropdown. ;-) This is the feature I really miss from TextWrangler.
>
This would be very welcomed :)

> - The Projects tab is really nice. I think it should be installed  
> by default, like the FileBrowser plugin. There are some issues with  
> it ("compare to previous version" seems not to do anything with  
> svn, and it would be nice to have a console window to send messages  
> regarding status of svn update, etc.), but overall it works nicely,  
> updating me when I have modified sources, etc. Of course, I'd  
> really like a New Project/Open Project/Save Project option too.  
> Most of the sources I work on are part of some project, and I think  
> that's fairly common, so I think it should be a first-class part of  
> the interface.
>
The compare to previous version works well on my machine is the  
config set to use 'opendiff' or 'builtin' on yours (see the plugins  
configure dialog)? The builtin uses the webbrowser to display an html  
diff but it also uses the 'open_new_tab' call as reported in your  
error report so it will unfortunately only work on py2.5 until the  
next revision, opendiff uses FileMerge from the Apple developer tools  
I see you are on 10.5 is FileMerge still installed as part of the  
developer tools on there? It is also possible to set the path to any  
other preferred file diff program to use for displaying the comparison.

Coincidentally the idea of the output console was something I was  
just discussing with the main author of that plugin yesterday (http:// 
code.google.com/p/editra-plugins/issues/detail?id=29) so it sounds  
like it will be part of the next revision. Currently though you can  
put Editra in DEBUG Mode by either setting it in the preferences or  
passing a '-d' at the command line which will send the output of the  
commands to the console (Console.app on OSX). Please feel free to  
post your other ideas to the issue tracker at the aforementioned link  
and assign them to Kevin D. Smith or myself.

> - IMHO editra should internally save and restore the state/ 
> perspective at time of application close. Having to reopen the  
> Projects tab, or save and reload the perspective, each time  
> manually gets to be tedius.
>
It does currently have the ability to do this but the behavior needs  
some adjustments. To save your perspective between sessions first  
create one by setting the window up how you like it an going to   
"View=>Perspectives=>Save Perspective", then (here is was needs to  
change) go to the preferences dialog and set the new perspective as  
your default one, it will now be reloaded each time you start the  
program. This step can be avoided however if you just save the  
current perspective with the 'Default' name as it is what is set as  
the preferred perspective under an initial installation.

Changing this to add an 'auto-perspective' that just auto saves on  
exit is something I have been meaning to do for quite awhile now but  
have forgotten to do, I will try to get it in in the next day or so  
if I can.

> - Consistency issues: I think it would be nice for Editra to have  
> (if not use) the wxPython Demo's code highlighting style. Also,  
> Copy appears before Cut in the toolbar, but not in the right-click  
> menu and not in XRCEd. It's a minor thing but since Editra and  
> XRCEd use the same base icons I think having them in the same order  
> too promotes a consistent look across apps. In fact, it's because  
> of that consistency that this discrepancy stuck out so visibly for me.
>
I don' t know how much of an issue this really is as it would only be  
in comparison to the stc demo. I wouldn't be against adding an extra  
style sheet that has the demos color scheme as an option in Editra,  
but don' t think that I want it as the default. If this is an  
important point I would rather suggest that it would seem more  
sensible to make the demo become consistent with Editra instead of  
visa versa.

The toolbar was an oversite the order should indeed be Cut/Copy/Paste  
and this change has been made.

> - Python 2.5 issue with webbrowser.open_new_tab. I already reported  
> this via the bug reporter (a nice tool :-), but I'm mentioning it  
> here as a reminder.
>
Fixed

> I'll try to devote some more time to the demo itself a little later  
> today, but I kinda got caught up playing with all the new  
> goodies... ;-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
>

Regards,

Cody Precord
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admin at editra.org