Suggestions for improving the PascalScript dialog

Andrew · 2014-05-20 06:41

1. Add horizontal scrollbar - It seems to have a vertical scrollbar so why not a horizontal scrollbar as well? Currently long lines just scroll off-screen to the right and it's irritating to have to click on those lines and press End each time to see the rest instead of simply scrolling.

2. Implement a checkbox for text wrapping - Would be really great to see this.

3. Add missing keyboard shortcut for Scripts button - All the other buttons i.e. Try to Compile, Go To and Help have keyboard shortcuts but the Scripts button doesn't for some reason. Shortcuts are required for keyboard users because these buttons cannot be tabbed to.

Stefan · 2014-05-20 07:27

Or add a [Reload] Button to the PascalScript dialog

and maybe a "[_] Automatically re-read current loaded script if modified" option.

That would make it more easy to use an external editor for scripting.

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Andrew · 2014-05-20 07:35

Stefan wrote:

Or add a [Reload] Button to the PascalScript dialog.

Would love to see that as an option but not at the expense of the ones I mentioned above.

den4b · 2014-05-21 16:49

Andrew wrote:

1. Add horizontal scrollbar - It seems to have a vertical scrollbar so why not a horizontal scrollbar as well? Currently long lines just scroll off-screen to the right and it's irritating to have to click on those lines and press End each time to see the rest instead of simply scrolling.

Horizontal scrollbar has been added.

Andrew wrote:

2. Implement a checkbox for text wrapping - Would be really great to see this.

I have to say "no" to this one. It can cause loads of issues, e.g. broken code, compiling errors, mismatching line numbers when debugging.

Andrew wrote:

3. Add missing keyboard shortcut for Scripts button - All the other buttons i.e. Try to Compile, Go To and Help have keyboard shortcuts but the Scripts button doesn't for some reason. Shortcuts are required for keyboard users because these buttons cannot be tabbed to.

Shortcut Ctrl+L has been added.

den4b · 2014-05-21 16:51

Stefan wrote:

Or add a [Reload] Button to the PascalScript dialog and maybe a "[_] Automatically re-read current loaded script if modified" option.

You could also drag and drop the modified script to the PascalScript window.

Andrew · 2014-05-27 01:27

#1 and #3 being implemented are what I was mainly looking for. I can understand the issues #2 might cause so no problem leaving it out - was an optimistic request anyway.

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Suggestions for improving the PascalScript dialog

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