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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Sandwich on June 29, 2002, 06:26:56 am
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For all those of you who use TextPad (http://www.textpad.com/) to edit .TBL's, I've made a syntax definition file (http://www.brainzipper.com/tbl.syn). This is the thing that will let you see the tables with color-coding, making things easier.
(http://www.brainzipper.com/textpad_tbl_syntax.png)
If anyone's interested, lemme know and I'll post instructions on how to install it, although it does say how in the help documentation.
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Where do you get textpad from?
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Originally posted by karajorma
Where do you get textpad from?
He posted the link in his post... Textpad (http://www.textpad.com/)
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So he did. :) $27 is a bit steep for a text editor though. I think I`ll stick to notepad and wordpad :)
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$27 !? :eek: :mad: :mad2:
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No wonder nobody's heard of it...:rolleyes:
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PHPEdit (http://www.phpedit.com)'s free...just put "" around the TBL contents and it'll color code it :D.
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Originally posted by Killfrenzy
No wonder nobody's heard of it...:rolleyes:
:nod:
I for one wont even pay a cent for a texteditor as long as I have my beloved Wordpad.
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Likewise - wordpad works just fine! :)
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Why colors anyway? As long as your not stupid you can see black on white...
Colors get me confused anyway...
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Quite helpful Sandwich :D
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Originally posted by TheCelestialOne
Why colors anyway? As long as your not stupid you can see black on white...
Colors get me confused anyway...
I don't know about table editting, but it can't be too different from source code and script editting.
Syntax highlighting is absolutely brilliant, especially in cases where you have grammar/syntax errors in your code. A good example is a missing double-quote. Most syntax highlighting schemes set off literal text between quotes in a different color. If you miss a closing double-quote (or indeed, a semicolon or block closing atom, etc), it becomes immediately, visibly obvious.
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BTW, if you want to try out a syntax highlighting editor for free, you can grab ConTEXT (http://fixedsys.com/context/). You would, mind you, have to write your own TBL syntax highlighter for it. It already knows a pretty fair number of others though:
C/C++
Delphi/Pascal
Java
Java Script
Visual Basic
Perl/CGI
HTML
SQL
FoxPro
80x86 assembler
Python
PHP
Tcl/Tk
You can download others from their website as well:
68000 Assembler
80196 Assembler
80C166 Assembler
a51 Assembler
ABAP/4
Ada 95
AnSys Macros
AutoIt
AutoLisp
AWK
Clipper
Clipper 5.2
CLIPS
Cobol
Cobol 85
Cold Fusion
ConTEXT Highlighter Files
CSharp
CSS
CyPro Project File
DCL Language
DOS Batch
Eggdrop & IRCD Config Files
Euphoria
FirstClass Rapid Application Developer (FCRAD)
Flash 5 ActionScript
FrameScript
HP48
IDL
IPTables Shell Script
JCL (Job control language)
KiXtart
KIX2001 (RC1 - v4.0.0.0 Build 45)
Latex DOWNLOAD
Liberty BASIC
MASM
Matlab 6
MIPS Assembler
NSIS Script
Panther
Palm RCP (resource)
PCBus
PIC Assembler
PowerPC GNU Assembler
Prolog
RapidQ
Rexx
Ruby
SAS
SciLab
SkdTXT
SML
SNMP MIB
SQR
SWI Prolog
VHDL
Visual IRC v2.0
Windows resource scripts
x51 Assembler
Enjoy.
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Originally posted by mikhael
I don't know about table editting, but it can't be too different from source code and script editting.
*ahum*
Difficulty levels are quite different...
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Somebody point out to Mikhael the error of his ways! :D:D
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Originally posted by TheCelestialOne
*ahum*
Difficulty levels are quite different...
Good point. I couldn't edit a table with any form of skill, but I can program/script. :)
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Originally posted by mikhael
Good point. I couldn't edit a table with any form of skill, but I can program/script. :)
You can't edit tbl's but can script/program???:confused: Now THATS strange...
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um... have you looked at the tabels, there nothing but a list of varables you set for a ship/weapon, it's not even a language
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I can't program/script at all... But still I understood the tbl files the first time i looked at them.:D They are very simple to understand...
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TBL edeting is very easy. Even my sister understands it. And she almost never uses a computer. wel only word but thats it:)
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Notepad forever!!
EDIT: .tbls are easy to understand. I figured out how to do some strange and freaky stuff to them the first day I got the dmtoolset.:nod:
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Ok, I think we all get the picture: Mikhael is either lazy or, uhm.... selectively talented. Either way, he deserves a good laughing-at, right?
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Can you make a plugin for something else? Like *sais in reverance* Notepad, or something free?
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Originally posted by Unkown Target
Can you make a plugin for something else? Like *sais in reverance* Notepad, or something free?
I don't program; the syntax file was just a bunch of text. Sorry.
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If you need to check syntax just edit the file in notepad then open it in tableview...
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/tables.jpg)
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Originally posted by Woomeister
If you need to check syntax just edit the file in notepad then open it in tableview...
*insert image here*
What the...??? What program is _that_? (obvious answer aside...)
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That's tableview 2, I only found it a few minutes ago while looking for a vp view link for someone.
Comes with the new VP View:
http://www.descent-network.com/cgi-bin/descman.cgi?module=vpview20
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Originally posted by Woomeister
That's tableview 2, I only found it a few minutes ago while looking for a vp view link for someone.
Comes with the new VP View:
http://www.descent-network.com/cgi-bin/descman.cgi?module=vpview20
:jaw: You mean... Heiko's not dead?? YAYS!!!!!
To Heiko: Finish MODVIEW32 please!!! ;)
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V2.0 Beta 05 Build 108 (Released 02/11/2001) Part of RFKIT Beta 01
Well this was released a very long time ago...
Edit:
The site says 02/11/2002 while the readme says 02/11/2001
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Originally posted by Woomeister
Well this was released a very long time ago...
True - that's before the source code release. I wonder if he's still planning on continuing development.