Protean IDE for BlitzMax

Hi all

Has anyone tried this with blitzmax ? Before I shelve out the dosh, just want to know if it is worth it or not.

Thanks

It works very well. No intellisense yet, and i'm beginning to like the debugger. Added bonus is that you get Protean for the classic versions of Blitz as well...

how did you get the debugger to work ?

I love the IDE btw :)

The newest beta has it in. Just put a debug stop in and you will get a similar debug view as in the actual orig IDE.

I see the guy who made protean is going to intern at microsoft, I really hope he carries on with the protean max ide.

I simply cannot get debuggin to work, Also my contexts are not showing up, like my functions and types in an organised box.

Anybody else get this ?

oh btw

I have the 1879 version

any ideas guys ?

Demo available? How many bucks?

A demo is available - but doesn't work with BlitzMax. This needs updating as I'm not going to pay for anything I haven't tried. ;-)

There is no demo, but what I can tell you is that it is worth every penny spent, $47 IIRC.

I got the debugging working and it helps a lot. It really helps in organizing files, completing common code, function folding, regions etc...

What's this then?
http://www.proteanide.co.uk/index.php?pid=downloads

There is no BM demo as the Blitz Max Version is still in closed beta for registred users.

I've been using Protean since Rob first released it way back. Without a doubt the best decision I ever made since buying Blitz itself.

@Steve
http://www.proteanide.co.uk/index.php?pid=downloads I think is for the regular Protean. There's a specific Protean-BlitzMax beta that only registered users can get.

I am having the trouble that I cannot seem to get the Protean IDE debugger to work (BlitzMax build 1879). I'm running with Graphics 640,480,0, which under Blitz IDE launches my game in a window, but under Protean nothing happens when I hit f5 (it launches the process and just hangs). I'm also having the problem where my data types aren't showing up.

But in general, I give a big thumbs up to Protean.

I'll certainly consider it when it's out of beta - perhaps BlitzMax will be out of beta as well by then. ;-)

@Tigger

To break into debug mode ( which kicks serious ass btw )

at the line you want to break, type DebugStop
you will then have debugging capabilities.

What do you mean about data types not showing up ? You mean contexts ?

Yeah Protean rules I gotta say. Lame thing is, for now Im sticking with the multi-platform IDES just cause I own a Mac and a PC, so Im actually almost always using the Blitz IDE. Hell I can wait, I mean Blitz is only what, 4 months old? Im digging every bit of it. In the beginning, I was hunting around for IDEs like crazy, but then I realized I spent more time diddling with IDEs than actually coding! :)

Agreed, bmax kicks ass.

Protean however has made me like it even more :)