Need to replace the Blitz3D IDE

I'm getting tired of the numerous bugs in the Blitz3D IDE:
- Cursor on program code instead of find / replace box (happens on every find / replace I try)
- Cursor gets mixed up in the source (happens every day)
- Typed characters end up at other place in the sourcecode (happens every day)
- Crashes and blanks all my sources and backup files while keeping the filesize (happened to me once, and that was once too many)
- ... (other bugs, I just don't need to think about)

I'm also tired of the lack of an UNDO button!!!

What I wish to do is to replace this IDE with one that is bullet proof 100% rock solid stable and very very bug free. An IDE that offers all of what the original one offers + if possible an UNDO button. Also, debug must be at least as efficient as the one in the original IDE.

What good is a language without a robust IDE? That is one reason I liked Borland Turbo C 2.0 (DOS). The whole IDE was so functionnal and perfect, and bug free.

Cheers.

IDEal.

http://blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=68368

tada!

http://blitzbasic.com/toolbox/toolbox.php?cat=11

I would recommend IDEal

IDEal
Protean
Visual Blitz
Ultra Edit

I've just installed Protean :D

Thanks guys! It's going to slow down my development for the next few days, but I think it's a good decision to use this IDE as it's goign to get me a little familiar to the style of Visucla Studio a bit more and maybe my mind's going to adapt to this.

But I like a very simple interface. I'll try to rub it in. If Protean doesn't work for me, then maybe Ultra Edit or Visual Blitz. IDEal, I don't like. I've tried an IDEal demo once and it was really annoying.

Hah! I found the Blitz3D theme by Eole, and it looks just like the original, even a little better, consideting the extra polish to the interface, and the added brackets and function close/open, recognition of loops, etc ... It's a very nice IDE so far. Still, it's going to take a while to get used to opening/closing functions, but it makes the source code much easier to browse. I think it's all good.

One thing I haven't yet found in Protean is a versionning system that shows the lines that have changed between two versions of the code. For example, if someone remembers how Borland Turbo C worked on DOS, it wa easy to track changes as the IDE was showing the lines that chanegd with + and - signes. + for lines that are new to the current version, and - to the lines that were removed. So lines that were changed, for example, has a - line and a + line showing the old and new versions of that line of code. And this logic went troughout the IDE. It was a very pleasing way to code and keep track of the direction of a project.

Hi,

Project Studio IDE is currently available in it's Express form here:
http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=70647

Professional version will be available soon.

IDEal gets my vote

After trying various environemnts, Protean became my IDE of choice... until I installed Vista, where it crashes right after pulling a menu (at least on my system).

Then I installed IDEal as a replacement, which I found to be excellent: almost the same level of customization as Protean, smaller process, code folding, a tidy interface and all the essential tools (such as project support and a good code explorer).
So far I just miss customizable shortcuts.

I also used IndeED for a while, which is quite good if you need a multilanguage editor oriented to indie development without bringing in the complexity of UltraEdit.

Project Studio IDE gets my vote... Try it!

visual blitz is very nice