AutoHotkey Community

[RobOtter]

Hi,

I would like to see a syntax highlighter for Eclipse (in Eclipse called an "editor").
I've already googled around but found nothing so I'd like to ask someone to do this (I can't).

As an alternative, is there a plugin for jEdit to show a structured overview of a script´s function, for example in the SideKick plugin? Or is there a jEdit plugin where one can define the rules to find the functions?

Thanks for any hints,
Rob

[toralf]

[RobOtter]

[rlandersen]

I agree. An Eclipse syntax highlighter would be great.

[PhiLho]

Well, I wouldn't fire Eclipse to edit a simple script, but if you have it opened all day on your desktop, it could be nice.
Writing such plugin isn't obvious, you have to know Java and the Eclipse API for that. I know the first, not the second, and have no time to spend on this project, alas.
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[ajfisher]

Has anyone started on something like this? I've been looking for an excuse to write an eclipse PI. What features would you like to see if someone were to undertake this?

Feel free to private message me/discuss here.
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Allen J. Fisher

[RobOtter]

I am not aware of anyone working on this. I would highly appreciate your efforts on this!
My feature requests would be (in no special order and maybe incomplete yet):

- Syntax highlighting
- word completion (automatic / selection window)
- function / label overview window ("outline")
- overview of assigned hotkeys in a script
- Automatic indention / de-indention (after opening / closing curly brackets, after if, else, loop, ...)
- Folding
- Rectangular text selection (my reference for this is UltraEdit; rts is superior imho)
- Buttons for start, stop, reload of scripts, creating executables, ...

That´s it for now, I will post more if something comes into my mind.

Rob

[ajfisher]

I'll start looking into it. They've standardized their editor recently (you used to write your own), so some of this might be really straight forward. I'll let you know what I find out.

Allen
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Allen J. Fisher

[RobOtter]

Hi Allen,

I don´t want to urge you or want to seem impatient, but have you had any success yet in doing the editor? Anything I can help you with?

Best regards,
Rob

[jonib]

Hi RobOtter

If Eclipse IDE is this http://www.eclipse.org/? I might be able to help.

I have started to make a syntax highlighter for my favorite Editor Far Manager it uses a plugin Colorer to do the highlighting.

And lucky you Colorer has a plugin for Eclipse.

I have not used Autohotkey very long and I have not done any syntax highlighting before, so I can't guarantee the quality.
But the basics seem to work like keywords and comments.

If you are interested in my unfinished work I can post it?

[ajfisher]

[RobOtter]

Hi jonib, ajfisher,

thanks for working on this anyway!
Unfortunately, I don´t have any expertise in programming plugins for the Eclipse IDE, I´m only using it for my Java developing. I think the best way to accomplish a good solution would be if you both could join your knowledge and efforts. I would be glad to be of any help (for example as a tester) for you!
As a word definition for the syntax highlighter one can maybe use one of the various word files which already exist for other text editors and which are delivered along with the AHK distribution (in the directory ./Extras/Editors/*)

[PhiLho]

I know nothing about Eclipse plugins (beside how to install them...) so I don't know if the following can be useful to you.
I am writing an AutoHotkey lexer for SciTE, which its own peculiarities, so it may not be usable. But perhaps the logic I put in it could be of some use for you. Warning: it is a work in progress, changing almost daily...
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[jonib]

[jonib]