...instead of the PB Help file...
But F8 always opened the Functions Library.
F4 and F8 are FF users biggest friends! (:-)
Rolf
Unless I've missed a wonderful shortcut, if I want to read the syntax for a FF function, I need to:
1. Open Function Library
2. Open FireFlyFunctions folder
3. Locate and open the folder for that type of Control
4. Locate the function from the list.
I'm old enough where all of that is very distracting! By the time I go through all those steps, I've forgotten what I set out to find! ::)
Seriously, while I'm coding, I think it would be far more direct and useful to put the cursor onto the function name, press F1, and see the syntax.
Have I overlooked an existing, easier way?
Also, with regard to F4, didn't there used to be a way to see a list of all the Functions/Subs in all my forms, and double click on one to edit it?
I seem to have lost that, or else it was in some other editor/IDE...
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yes, it's the Code Finder (F2) in PB9's IDE...
That would be a nice addition to FF3.
Quote from: John Montenigro on November 23, 2009, 12:05:08 PM
Also, with regard to F4, didn't there used to be a way to see a list of all the Functions/Subs in all my forms, and double click on one to edit it?
In FF3, this information can be presented in two different ways using the "Explorer" in the FireFly Workspace. By default, the Forms and Modules are listed with the subs/functions categorized under each Form/Module (Form/Module Layout). You can click on the last icon in the Explorer's toolbar in order to view all subs/functions from all Forms/Modules in an alphabetical list (Sub/Function Layout).
Yep, that last button gives the kind of list I can use for my own functions! Thanks!
But what about getting syntax help for FF3 functions? No F1??
QuoteI think it would be far more direct and useful to put the cursor onto the function name, press F1, and see the syntax.
I understand your point, John. VB6 has this implemented this way: Do a right click on a keyword, select "QuickInfo", and it gives you the parameters. Alternatively you put the cursor behind the function and press <Space> and the QuickInfo appears.
But exactly this functionality FF3 has too. Put the cursor behind the FF function and press <Space>, and you'll see the parameters.
Maybe Paul you implement this as context menu too.
Rolf
Rolf,
Maybe I ate too many stupid pills this morning... when I put my cursor in a FF keyword and press space, I get -- a space in the middle of the FF keyword...!!???
This is while editing source code in a form, right?
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Stupid pills, indeed!
I thought about it some more and just realized that by "behind" the FF keyword, you meant
"at the end of" ... got it! Yes, that pops up the ballon help for the syntax.
Now, how do we get from there to the description of the parameters in the Help/FunctionLibrary?
The best solution to this would be a context sensitive help function, i. o. w. you put the cursor on the function name, press F8, and the Function Library opens at that particular keyword. That could be a helpful feature.
Quote from: Rolf Brandt on November 23, 2009, 03:25:52 PM
The best solution to this would be a context sensitive help function, i. o. w. you put the cursor on the function name, press F8, and the Function Library opens at that particular keyword. That could be a helpful feature.
I have added this suggestion to my tracker. Thanks.