Recently, I came across a thread detailing some of the external editors people use to code FOCUS. (Original thread located here)

The discussion was from some time ago, and the syntax files that had been posted have long since expired.

So my question is this: Does anybody still have syntax files for any of the popular external editors? (TextPad, Crimson Editor, UltraEdit, EditPlus, etc.)

I personally use Crimson Editor, but this would be a good place to post anything you might have.

Thanks!

I have recently moved to Notepad ++ and have found it very easy to modify for a new language.

As for the others, I never managed to get hold of , or create, a specific language file for any of them. To be truthful, I lost interest long before it would have prvoed beneficial anyway

T

Ultra Edit has a focus syntax thing on its website you can download your own self.
I don't like UE much b/c it forces itself as your drug-of-choice when you right-click-view-source .. and i can't turn that off. The feature that it had that was nice...global replace across files...can be accomplished in textpad's new 'Wild Edit' program, a crippled version of which is free.

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I don't like UE much b/c it forces itself as your drug-of-choice when you right-click-view-source .. and i can't turn that off.

You can't change that via the File Types menu?

With the number of FOCUS developers out there, I'm genuinely surprised there aren't more 3rd-party tools for the language.

No, not through filetypes.
But you can change it using the registry editor.
Run REGEDIT, navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
|- Software
|-- Microsoft
|--- Internet Explorer
|---- View Source Editor
|----- Editor Name (Default) = C:\windows\notepad.exe

If this key/value does not exist, create it.
But, in case of UE, it will probably exist already.

no, ya can't. go figure
.. oh i hadnt seen gamps reply...
hmm how about that, thanx

Well, for better or worse, I spent the morning creating syntax files for my favorite editor, Crimson Editor. If anybody else would like them, they're available for download here (installation instructions and a sample file are included):
http://www.inphinity.org/CE_SyntaxFiles_FOCUS-v.5.zip

I'll try to keep them up for as long as possible for lurkers. If I've moved them and you'd like to get a copy, either post here or email me: rgbarron (at) gmail (dot) com.