The IDE Options Thread...

Here are mine:

[Options]
showtoolbar=1
restoreopenfiles=1
autocapitalize=1
syntaxhighlight=1
autobackup=1
autoindent=1
tabsize=4
editfontname=Courier
editfontsize=10
editcolor=243,243,243
normal_style=0,0,0,0
comment_style=190,1,5,0
quote_style=114,114,114,0
keyword_style=27,63,186,0
output_style=Arial,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_style=Arial,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_swap=0
hide_output=0
[Defaults]
prg_quick=1
prg_debug=1
prg_gui=0
win_size=24,81,1223,915
win_max=0
split_pos=1060
cmd_line=

If you have altered yours post 'em here. They are stored in 'BlitzMax/cfg/ide.ini'.

[Options]
showtoolbar=1
restoreopenfiles=1
autocapitalize=1
syntaxhighlight=1
autobackup=1
autoindent=1
tabsize=4
editfontname=Courier
editfontsize=10
editcolor=255,255,255
normal_style=0,0,0,0
comment_style=83,142,136,0
quote_style=0,128,64,0
keyword_style=0,0,160,1
output_style=Courier,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_style=Courier,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_swap=1
hide_output=0
[Defaults]
prg_quick=1
prg_debug=0
prg_gui=1
win_size=143,121,1115,817
win_max=0
split_pos=0
cmd_line=

[Options]
showtoolbar=1
restoreopenfiles=0
autocapitalize=1
syntaxhighlight=1
autobackup=1
autoindent=1
tabsize=4
editfontname=Fixedsys
editfontsize=8
editcolor=33,85,140
normal_style=255,255,255,0
comment_style=255,239,0,0
quote_style=0,255,99,0
keyword_style=173,255,255,0
output_style=Fixedsys,9,255,255,255,33,85,140
nav_style=Fixedsys,9,255,255,255,33,85,140
nav_swap=0
hide_output=0
[Defaults]
prg_quick=1
prg_debug=1
prg_gui=0
win_size=168,40,688,688
win_max=1
split_pos=807
cmd_line=

Blitz3D colour scheme.

If you are looking for programming fonts there are good ones at www.proggyfonts.com
I use ProggySquare although I changed it above as not everyone will have it.

won't it be nice to post a screenshot with it so others can see what it looks like, or am i missing something?

[Options]
showtoolbar=1
restoreopenfiles=0
autocapitalize=1
syntaxhighlight=1
autobackup=1
autoindent=1
tabsize=4
editfontname=ProggyCleanTTSZBP
editfontsize=10
editcolor=238,238,238
normal_style=0,0,64,0
comment_style=0,128,192,2
quote_style=0,128,0,1
keyword_style=0,0,128,1
output_style=ProggySquareTT,11,0,0,119,238,238,238
nav_style=ProggyCleanTTSZBP,11,0,0,128,238,238,238
nav_swap=0
hide_output=0
[Defaults]
prg_quick=1
prg_debug=1
prg_gui=0
win_size=168,40,688,688
win_max=1
split_pos=792
cmd_line=

I like mine a little like the delphi highlighting .. but also a lot easier on the eye's so no sharp colours. just enough to clearly id resv words and strings ...

So if you get sore heads from time to time then check my cool(as in cold) theme.

PS, that site for the coding fonts is sweet. the fonts fit well with max, and they are nice and clear to read. perfect.

I use essentially the same style I use for all the other Blitz IDEs, which is 11-point Verdana, white background and visual basic style colors.

Here's a screen from Blitz+ IDE, I have it the same in Max except you can't set a different color for numbers.

[img]http://home.comcast.net/~tfsanford/idescreen2.jpg[/img]

edit: dangit I forgot the Image tags for this board... lol

this is a very handy thread for restoring your preferences after an update.

Yeah, Its a bit annoying having to do that.

Heres what my IDE looks like anyway... I guess I got used to the Blitz3D scheme too much! (Dont nick my code!...hehe)

*edit* Settings near top of thread.

Hey Yavin, i cant seem to get proggyclean and square to work correctly, did you have to do anything to get them to work?

Do you have those fonts installed? ie. In the Windows font folder
You can get them from www.proggyfonts.com

Yeah.. it looks like this when i try.

[Options]
showtoolbar=1
restoreopenfiles=1
autocapitalize=1
syntaxhighlight=1
autobackup=0
autoindent=1
tabsize=4
editfontname=Fixedsys
editfontsize=10
editcolor=247,247,247
normal_style=128,128,128,0
comment_style=218,143,44,0
quote_style=0,128,64,0
keyword_style=0,0,160,0
output_style=Fixedsys,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_style=Fixedsys,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_swap=0
hide_output=0
[Defaults]
prg_quick=1
prg_debug=0
prg_gui=0
win_size=112,112,847,571
win_max=0
split_pos=617
cmd_line=

What is the filename that holds these variables under Macos anyone ?

Jay - I didnt do anything m8, just stuck the fonts into the fonts folder and set the font in the IDE.. or I might have just typed it in the ini file myself...

Dont recall...

[Options]
showtoolbar=1
restoreopenfiles=1
autocapitalize=1
syntaxhighlight=1
autobackup=1
autoindent=1
tabsize=4
editfontname=Courier New
editfontsize=10
editcolor=255,255,255
normal_style=0,0,0,0
comment_style=0,128,0,0
quote_style=0,0,0,1
keyword_style=0,0,255,0
output_style=Courier,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_style=Courier,10,0,0,0,255,255,255
nav_swap=0
hide_output=1
[Defaults]
prg_quick=1
prg_debug=0
prg_gui=1
win_size=341,82,683,554
win_max=1
split_pos=743
cmd_line=

got mine setup exactly like yours cyanide :)

I like the visual studio type editor schema.

ahhar! yup:) love the vstudio styles
the strings shouldnt be bold actually but er w/e

@DannyD

For v.1.10 on OS X the IDE config appears to be in /Applications/blitzmax/cfg/macide.cfg

Note that the options you get are quite different from the windows IDE as they are completey different codebases at the moment.

Also there is a style sheet for the help pages here /Applications/blitzmax/doc/bmxstyle.css

Make sure you take a backup before editing those files yada yada usual disclaimer.

Is it possible to make the cursor fatter? I can never see which line caused an error.