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NateH
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Hi, error messages refer to line numbers -
but is there a way to turn on line numbers in the text editor? thanks.

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If you are using Dev Studio, there are 5 buckets/boxes in the bottom right; the 2nd bucket has line and column numbers...


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Waz
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Your could also open in one of the many text editors out there.


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Wep5622
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Originally posted by Tom Flynn:
the 2nd bucket has line and column numbers...


...which disappear as soon as you edit a file in the HTML Composer.

That position information isn't that convenient to use either; you have to guess about where the mentioned line would be, position your cursor there, check how far off you were and reposition until you found it.

Most editors provide line numbers, and many also provide a means to jump directly to a specified line (UltraEdit and Vim, to name a few).

The builtin editor is rather primitive, really. If using external editors was reliable, I would suggest using those, but alas, expect frequent crashes of Dev Studio, file corruption, etc, when using those.

Maybe it's better in 7.7, my experiences with 7.6 so far aren't good. IMHO, IBI should hire some developers to write a proper IDE for them, they obviously can't do it themselves.


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+1 TextPad.

Even Notepad has Ctrl + G (Goto Line).


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Waz
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they obviously can't do it themselves


If you realy want this functionality, then put in a New Feature Request, in fect, if everyone put it in, then it get weight, and will probably happen.


...... EditPlus all the way.


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Wep5622
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I wasn't talking about just the editor, but about the entire IDE. It's a mess and terribly outdated.

No line numbers or a way to jump to a specific line, no block selects, frequent crashes, a terrible virtual file structure that doesn't allow for subdirectories, memory thrashing, etc. These are just off the top of my head, there are many more.

The languages themselves can use some updates too, like allowing comments to start from a position > 0 in FOCUS (after a line-terminator or an indentation, for example), block-level statements in DM (that's being worked on apparently), better means to make query results available for DM logic, etc.

That we still don't have these things seems to indicate that IBI is taking a passive stance towards development, not implementing any new features until enough people ask for them while ignoring progress all around them. Makes me wonder what these people are doing all day.


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For starters, I agree.

But IBI will not put much effort in a new IDE. Policy is you should be able to do all in the GUI, who needs a texteditor?

Roll Eyes


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Doug
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who needs a texteditor?

I do. As I am sure that many others do as well. An external editor is the best bet. After all, as soon as enough DM is included it "out grows" the GUI. The GUI is, after all, does not include 100% of the functionality of WebFOCUS. AKA: WebFOCUS Can do so much more then the GUI is capable of handling. Smiler

BTW: I Do Not like the way the line numbers go away after editing an htm file. Frowner




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who needs a texteditor


I do as well. It take me 10 times longer to do almost anything using the GUI. You can probably count on 10 fingers the number of times I have ever used the GUI.


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NateH
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thank you everyone


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NateH
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Guess that was a bit of a can of worms. Yes, within the text editor, you can briefly observe the line number by looking at the lower right. Displaying line numbers permanently - so that you can even print your code with the line numbers - does not seem to be feasible with the current product. Some people suggest using a different text editor. regards


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