I'm few weeks I'm working on next thinBasic version: 1.9
Among other many enhancements, one of the things I'm working on is a new template dialog, the dialog used to create a new thinBasic script (see image)
So far I've almost completely re-coded it keeping as possible inspiration the new project dialog present in Microsoft Visual Studio
There will be 4 areas in the dialog (see image):
- the repository tree structure used to store thinBasic script templates
- the list of templates present in a certain directory
- general info about templates like: author, date, version, ...
- a preview of the template
I'm now working on area 3 and 4
- In area 3 I'm trying to find a way to add that info inside template source code in order to get them during preview
- In area 4 I'm working on adding Scintilla Text Editor as possible editor making experience with it in order to consider as possible future thinAir editor control.
What I need?
- I need some advice on what you think about this new dialog layout
- I need some possible ideas to enhance this dialog
- I need idea on how to insert into template source code the template info: author, description short, description long, version, ...
Maybe we can think to use XML as template structure. In this way it will be very easy to implement additional specifications- I need some new templates from general one to complex one in order to present thinBasic programmers a quite rich set of templates to start from
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Ciao
Eros
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