PCM Code Editor Recommendations

languer · Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 144 Location: USA

Besides the CCS IDE and MPLAB, which other code editors are being used by members of this group (pros and cons)?

TIA,

languer.

Josh Davis · Guest

By far the best I have found and currently use is edit plus.
Available from http://www.editplus.com

Its easy to configure with pcm and it is c aware to a certain degree,

If you decide to download it and try it out I can provide you with
the settings for using it with PCM.

Josh.

Testicky · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 2:14 pm

http://www.zeusedit.com/
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Testicky

Steve H · Guest

Here is another vote for edit plus - you can compile from within it, it has color highlighting and a great spelchecker (a must for me!)

:-)

Steve H.

Freddie · Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 49

I use the free code editor Sc1.exe. It is a code editor based off of Scintilla, a free code editing component. The main Scintilla page for allot of information and source code for the editing component is: http://www.scintilla.org

The free compiled code editor Sc1.exe can be found at:
http://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDownload.html

Go to this page and midway down under Windows Executables you wil see:
"A single file executable called Sc1 (260K) does not need any DLL or properties files as these are linked into the executable. You may still create properties files if you wish. Sc1.exe has been compressed with the UPX compressor so that it is a fast download. It does not need to be decompressed to be used."

This is the file you want. You can setup Sc1.exe to compile your PCM code with the press of a button. Using Sc1.exe, Create a file called "SciTEGlobal.properties" and save it in the directory along with the Sci1 editor. Copy the text into the file "SciTEGlobal.properties" and resave.

Pay particular attention to the line "cc=ccsc +FM +ES +DC +LN +T -A +P +M +Z +Y9 +STDOUT". This the line the calls the CCS compiler when you select TOOLS | COMPILE. You can add/delete other compiler options per the CCS documentation. Also, if you select LANGUAGE | C/C++, the editor will format most standard C for you.

Hope this helps someone. I really like Sc1 and best of all... it's free! I use it when I'm not using MPLAB.

# Place in the directory with SC1.exe
# Globals

buffers=10

tabsize=4
indent.size=4
use.tabs=0
indent.automatic=1
indent.opening=0
indent.closing=0

caret.period=500
position.left=1
position.top=1
position.width=640
position.height=480
are.you.sure=1
line.numbers=4
statusbar.visible=1
toolbar.visible=1
tabbar.visible=1
buffered.draw=1
selection.back=#E0E0E8
split.vertical=0
use.palette=0
margin.width=16
clear.before.execute=0
braces.check=1
braces.sloppy=1
edge.column=200
edge.mode=0
edge.colour=#C0DCC0
default.file.ext=.cpp
view.whitespace=0
view.indentation.whitespace=1
view.indentation.guides=1
highlight.indentation.guides=1
fold=1
fold.flags=16
fold.use.plus=1

chars.alpha=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
chars.numeric=0123456789
chars.accented=��

source.files=*.py;*.c;*.cc;*.cpp;*.cxx;*.h;*.hh;*.hxx;*.hpp;*.idl;*.rc;*.java;\
*.js;*.vb;*.vbs;makefile;makefile_vc;makefile_bor;*.lua;*.html;*.properties;*.pas

# The open.filter setting os only used on Windows where the file selector has a menu of filters to apply
# to the types of files seen when opening.
open.filter=\
All Source|$(source.files)|\
All Files (*.*)|*.*|\
$(filter.python)\
$(filter.cpp)\
$(filter.java)\
$(filter.web)\
$(filter.js)\
$(filter.vb)\
$(filter.properties)\
$(filter.text)\
$(filter.idl)\
$(filter.lua)\
$(filter.perl)\
$(filter.php)\
$(filter.sql)\
$(filter.pas)

# Japanese
#code.page=932
# Unicode
#code.page=65001
code.page=0

# Give symbolic names to the set of fonts used in the standard styles.
font.base=font:Courier New,size:10
font.small=font:Courier New,size:8
font.comment=font:Comic Sans MS,size:10
font.text=font:Courier New,size:36
font.monospace=font:Courier New Bold,size:10
font.vbs=font:Lucida Sans Unicode,size:10
font.js=$(font.comment)

# Global default styles for all languages
# Default
style.*.32=$(font.base)
# Line number
style.*.33=back:#C0C0C0,$(font.base)
# Brace highlight
style.*.34=fore:#0000FF,bold
# Brace incomplete highlight
style.*.35=fore:#FF0000,bold
# Control characters
style.*.36=
# Indentation guides
style.*.37=fore:#C0C0C0,back:#FFFFFF

cc=ccsc +FM +ES +DC +LN +T -A +P +M +Z +Y9 +STDOUT $(FileNameExt)

command.compile.*.c=$(cc)

Haplo · Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 659 Location: Sydney, Australia

Textpad is also an excellent editor with syntax highlighter and checker.
http://www.textpad.com

Pete Smith · Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 55 Location: Chester, UK

languer · Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 144 Location: USA

To ALL who replied,

My special thanks for your inputs. I can say that as of today I've tried the following editors; ConTEXT and EditPlus2. Of the two EditPlus is much better (imho), the autocompletion feature is very cool. I modified the highliters with the aid of some settings posted by P Willard for ConTEXT.

My settings are as follow, but I can't jump directly to the error line (I would not mind some help with this):
$(FileName) +FM +ES +DS +T +A +LY +Y9 +P5 +STDOUT

The +A directive does not seem to generate a .sta file (should it under PCM?).

I have tried Ultraedit before (when I coded Java) and it was cool, but it took quite some time to master (may give it another go though).

Anyway, any other suggestions are welcomed and any tips on EditPlus are welcomed as well.

dvsoft · Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 46

bonjour,

My editor

http://syn.sourceforge.net/

free with source and easy to use with CCS compiler

Guest · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:49 am

MikeValencia · Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 238 Location: Chicago

Darren Rook · Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 287 Location: Milwaukee, WI

In Windows I like Ultraedit and Ultrastudio.

In Linux I like KDevelop.

treitmey · Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 1094 Location: Appleton,WI USA

Thats funny. I also use Utraedit.
I can compile from inside the editor.((I'll give the format if interested))

AND
I can run a thread to download the firmware into the PIC.((with icd.exe))

C#R# · Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 5

hehehe ....
I use a dev-c++

Why ?

Well, code highlight (same to all)
code compeltition
project manager
code browse
FREE
you can download with or without mingw compiler (and learn to make code for windows / linux)
and more....

I tried eclipse and codeblocks, but I think that dev-c++ is the best. Wink

Andre Jr. Richard · Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 6

C#R# said:

"Post� le: Lun F�v 06, 2006 5:43 am Sujet du message:

I tried eclipse and codeblocks, but I think that dev-c++ is the best. "

how did you do that ? any example of make file link with dec-c++ or eclipse?

Thanks

AJR

P.S. I'm a newbe with ccs link with another editor...