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Visual editor or IDE for Rebol

 [1/6] from: jim::bergenshaw::com at: 8-Sep-2002 18:59


I'm currently learning Rebol and I am about to start my first application. Can anyone suggest a good Visual editor or IDE for Rebol that runs on Windows 2000? I have been using Visual Studio since its first beta and would prefer and equally intuitive editor/IDE. Jim -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Listar -- -- Type: application/ms-tnef -- File: winmail.dat

 [2/6] from: jason:cunliffe:verizon at: 8-Sep-2002 22:33


> I'm currently learning Rebol and I am about to start my first application. > Can anyone suggest a good Visual editor or IDE for Rebol that runs on > Windows 2000? I have been using Visual Studio since its first beta and > would prefer and equally intuitive editor/IDE.
IDE no.. though some might argue EMACS Truly the REBOL interactive shell is your best friend. Also for deeper understanding people usually recommend %anamonitor.r http://web.tiscali.it/anarkick/anamonitor.r I am not sure if that is the best link for it. Purpose: { To visually examine nested objects/blocks. Examples: monitor monitor system/words monitor svv } Maxim had embedded anamonitor in his super Rebol/View framework called 'Glass'. An easy shortcut opens the monitor with the current window directly in the monitor, ready to debug and probe your work environment. Sweet. But unfortunately the Glass project is in limbo at the moment :-( I use UltraEdit32 on Windows. Its a terrific programmers' editor. With colored syntax highlighting for REBOL and almost all languages. It has built in FTP which makes it a cinch to edit on a remote server. Once a set of remote scripts are open, you just make changes and hit save. Likewise working between local and remote is simple cut'n'paste http://www.ultraedit.com/ Before that I used NoteTabPro which is also wonderful. Extremely fast with many unique clever features. http://www.notetab.com/ ./Jason

 [3/6] from: al:bri:xtra at: 9-Sep-2002 17:51


> I'm currently learning Rebol and I am about to start my first application.
Can anyone suggest a good Visual editor or IDE for Rebol that runs on Windows 2000? I like using MetaPad: http://liquidninja.com/metapad/ But then it's not really a visual editor or IDE. It's just my opinion, but I believe that in writing Rebol script, a simple text editor is just fine, provided one uses white space effectively. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 http://valley.150m.com/

 [4/6] from: greggirwin:mindspring at: 9-Sep-2002 0:28


Hi Jim, << I'm currently learning Rebol and I am about to start my first application. Can anyone suggest a good Visual editor or IDE for Rebol that runs on Windows 2000? I have been using Visual Studio since its first beta and would prefer and equally intuitive editor/IDE. >> There is no "IDE" for REBOL available at this time. Everyone likes different editors, and you should get some good responses here about different ones to try. There are a number of projects people have started which are headed in that direction but, perhaps strangely, while it's pretty easy to build some of those tools (e.g. a GUI layout tool) in REBOL itself, many of those projects fade away because modeling things on how other tools work often doesn't translate well into REBOL. I.e. they end up being harder to use than the "raw" alternative. As an example, I built a little prototype that does for REBOL what Intellisense does in the VS IDE (as pioneered in VB). It's a simple prototype, but functional, supporting both pop-up lists of object properties and syntax help for functions. In VB (my previous environment), those features became indispensible, and I probably wouldn't mind having them on hand for REBOL, but I haven't missed them all that much, which was a big surprise to me! I went all the way from QB4 to VB1 through VB6, and always loved what the IDE gave me, feature wise. I do miss Shift+F2 though. :( Anyway, I use ConTEXT for most of my REBOL editing, and it does a fine job. In the REBOL console you have "tab completion" of known words which is kind of like Intellisense, but I very rarely even use that. The way I write in REBOL is totally different from the way I wrote BASIC (QB/VB) code. I've only been with it for a year, but I'm anxious to see how my style evolves. As far as what's intuitive, hey, just try some different approaches and tools and see what works best for you. See how simple you can keep things. Much of REBOL is about simplicity. As many folks say, there is a certain zen quality to really elegant REBOL code, and I think that carries over into how we produce that code, in both the thought/creative/problem-solving and construction aspects. Best of luck, and happy REBOLing! --Gregg

 [5/6] from: chris:ross-gill at: 9-Sep-2002 9:45


Hi Jim,
> I'm currently learning Rebol and I am about to start my first application. > Can anyone suggest a good Visual editor or IDE for Rebol that runs on > Windows 2000? I have been using Visual Studio since its first beta and > would prefer and equally intuitive editor/IDE.
You could try this: http://www.reboltech.com/library/scripts/layout.r View the script as HTML: http://www.reboltech.com/library/html/layout.html Plus some ammended versions in the library. 'rebol.com/library/vid' on the View Desktop... - Chris

 [6/6] from: webmaster:windsweptfarm at: 9-Sep-2002 10:37


Dear Jim, Try "Notetab Pro" or "Editplus" as an editor. They are both good editors. Each has application launch capabilities, although editplus is is easier to configure in this regard. If you configure them right you can create your own poorman's IDE. There really isn't anything else you need for Rebol, except perhaps time and a clear head to get a good grasp of how it works. good luck... Jim Shaw wrote: