Editor Questions

[walt decker]

The first time I down-loaded the editor, about 2 months ago, there were 2 versions.  I down-loaded it again this morning and there was 1 version.  So:

1)  Is it compiling 32 or 64 bit code?
2)  How does one get rid of the black console?

I commend you on the new work you have done.  The debugger works much better than the older version.

PS:  In the help you mention a preference tab.  There is no preference tab.  Preferences are in the little cog icon.

[Paul Squires]

1)  Is it compiling 32 or 64 bit code?

That depends on whatever "Build Confguration" that you choose for your code. You can use any of the existing Build Configurations or create your own. There are configurations for both 32-bit and 64-bit so to answer your question: It can compile both 32-bit or 64-bit.

Build Configurations can be accessed in several ways:
- Top menu:  "File" / "Preferennces" / "Build Configurations"
- Simply Pressing The "F7" keyboard key.
- In the statusbar at the bottom of the editor you'll see a "+" icon located right next to the currently active build configuaration. Click on it.

2)  How does one get rid of the black console?

Sounds to me like your "Build Configuration" is set to one of the console builds which includes the compiler option "-s console". Try selecting one of the "Win32 GUI" or "Win64 GUI" build configurations.

I commend you on the new work you have done.  The debugger works much better than the older version.

Awesome, thanks! The debugger is not the best by any stretch of the imagination. It is a tough piece of software to interface to.

PS:  In the help you mention a preference tab.  There is no preference tab.  Preferences are in the little cog icon.

That cog icon is a shortcut to "Environment Options".
The "Preferences" is most likely referring to the top menu item that has several submenu items:
"File", "Preferences":
  - Environment Options
  - Build Configurations
  - Keyboard Shortcuts

As you have noticed, writing Help documentation is not my strong suit.

Eventually, I hope to create Youtube videos that will better explain visually how to use the editor in practice. However, before I can do that, I am in the midst of a redesign of the "Find", "Replace" and "Find in Files" functionality. Similarly, I am adding a fuzzy finder type of search option so you can type in a popup dialog and it will give you fast results for matches on things like filenames, sub/function names, TYPES/ENUMS, etc. That should help making navigation in large projects much easier.

[walt decker]

Thank you.  I was not looking for preferences in the files menu item.