General discussion about plugins.

[Aivars]

Features added in Build 185:

Fixes: Documents.TabByFileName is implemented now. keydown signal adds shift state parameter.

If Script.Message(...) outputs string containing a marker in specific format then doubleclicking this line in Messages pane will bring the cursor to the corresponding line.
Some samples that will work:

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Line 1
Line: 1
Line 1:2
Line: 1:2
some_error:1:2
"some error":1:2

New functions

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function DirectoryExists(Path: string): Boolean;
function DateSeparator:string
function TimeSeparator:string
function ShortDateFormat:string
function LongTimeFormat:string

TEdit and TMemo have new methods available:

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CopyToClipboard
PasteFromClipboard
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New function CustomSortStringList. Sample:

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function TestSort(SL, i1, i2) {
    return -CompareText(SL[i1], SL[i2]);  //notice the "-"
}

function CreateTestMem() {
    var Mem = new TMemo(WeBuilder);
    var lala = new TStringList;
    Mem.Parent = WeBuilder;
    Mem.Visible = true;
    Mem.Width = 300;
    Mem.Height = 300;
    lala.Add("a");
    lala.Add("c");
    lala.Add("1");
    lala.Add("b");
    lala.Add("2");
    lala.Add("3");
    CustomSortStringList(lala, &TestSort);
    Mem.Lines.Text = lala.Text;
}

[pmk65]

When using the "document_before_save" signal, is it possible to prevent the document from being saved?
I tried returning FALSE from the callback function, but it didn't have any effect.

I want to prevent saving if an error was found, so document only can be saved when there's no errors in code.

[Aivars]

It's not possible to block saving from plugins normally. You could try to have the signal handler to throw an exception but I haven't tested this approach.

[pmk65]

It's not possible to block saving from plugins normally. You could try to have the signal handler to throw an exception but I haven't tested this approach.

No problem. I ended up using "document_after_save" instead.

Another question: Is it possible to see if the editor content have been changed since last save from plugin scripting?

[Aivars]

One way to do it for now would be to monitor "modified" signal.

[Aivars]

Actually, couldn't you just use Editor.Modified or Document.Editor.Modified?

[anderson]

Hello,

I'm having trouble developing a plugin to compile sass files. I need to run the following command with the ExecuteCommand function:

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"C:\ruby\bin\compass" compile 'C:\Apache24\htdocs\www.ingeniasoftware.com.ve\themes\default\'

And I get a blank error window:



Here is my code:

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(...)

      var command = "\"C:\\ruby\\bin\\compass\" compile '"+dir+"'";
      var OutputText;
      ExecuteCommand(command, &OutputText);
      
      Script.Message(command);
      Script.Message(OutputText);

(...)

Is there any way to run this command directly from WeBuilder?

I tried it with ExecuteFile but do not want it to look that black terminal window

PS: It seems that the variable OutputText does not work either

[pmk65]

Remove the ampersand (&) from the OutputText variable. Then it will work.

ExecuteCommand(command, OutputText);

[anderson]

** SOLVED **
You MUST add the file's extension (in my case, i need to use the .bat compass file) Thanks for the help pmk , example:

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var command = "\"C:\\ruby\\bin\\compass.bat\" compile '"+dir+"'";

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It does not work, still sending error messages (now in Chinese)

[pmk65]

Try taking a look at my "Node-Sass" plugin. It uses ExecuteCommand too.

[pmk65]

I have noticed that the GUI of plugins doesn't always have the same size on virious systems.
A good example is the Project Manager plugin by dave.

On my old Windows 7 system everything was aligned properly, but on Windows 10, the labels are longer and partly hidden behind form fields. (See screenshot)

Do you have to specify font/size for each form element in order to achieve consistency between systems?

[pety]

What kind of [Project Manager] is that?
Is it a downloadable plugin?

[dave]

The plugin was created in Windows 7. Perhaps Windows 10 has a different default on screen font? Different as in different size?

[pmk65]

The plugin was created in Windows 7. Perhaps Windows 10 has a different default on screen font? Different as in different size?

I have the same problem with some of my plugins. But your Project Manager GUI was the best to illustrate the problem.
So if it's the system font that is used, maybe it would help if we specify a font/size for each form element?

Aivars, do you have any solutions for this problem?
Would specifying a font/size help? And should you set it on each form element or can you set it at the form definition?

[Aivars]

I'll look at the text zooming issues. Could you try if setting myform.Scaled = true or false helps?