The Script Editor

[ajayre]

The recent ressurection of an old topic regarding the editor made me realize that the AlibreScript manual should contain a chapter on the editor and some of it's features.

I've attached the new chapter here and it will be included in future releases of Alibre Design (except the release scheduled for next week).

If there is something you feel would help new users and should be included in this chapter please post below.

Andy

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

Andy, Are there any user settings / files for changing the editor styles/colors? Specifically back color?

 

[ajayre]

No. You want the ability to choose dark background and light text? Andy

 

[simonb65]

Andy, if this is implemented, it would be good if any script editor colours (background, text, syntax highlighting, etc) could be set through the System Options->Display->Color Scheme Settings rather than a separate setting in the script editor itself to keep it all nice any tidy!

 

[ajayre]

Thanks for the suggestion. Alibre would need to allow add-ons to do that. Currently add-ons have their own UI that doesn't mix with the application! Andy

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

No. You want the ability to choose dark background and light text? Andy

Yes, I currently use this theme in Atom https://atom.io/themes/one-dark-syntax.

There are very few reasons I often use Atom for editing AlibreScripts - the main one is eye strain relief.
Just a dark option would make life better and I would use Atom a lot less.

The other reasons I use Atom are:
Highlighting pairs of brackets, parentheses, and braces. - This is a nice feature for those long lines.
Multi-line find and replace. - This would be nice but I don't use it much.
Multiple language / format support. - I'd never expect or ask for this in AlibreScript


This would be a good place for theme or color selection:

 

[simonb65]

Thanks for the suggestion. Alibre would need to allow add-ons to do that. Currently add-ons have their own UI that doesn't mix with the application! Andy

Hi Andy, I thought Alibre Script had become a little more integrated than an add-on, but if adding to the settings menu and settings data were available as a UI hook, it would be really good.

 

[GIOV]

Hi Andy,
It would be excellent if the Part / Assemble script appears in the same workspace where the script console is. In my opinion it's better for visualizing the whole process.

 

[idslk]

Hello GIOV,

you can organize it as you like:









Regards
Stefan

 

[GIOV]

How do you do this??
When I start a script the model is generated in other workspace...and not as in your case.

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

See in the code the line:
cp = CurrentPart()

CurrentPart() let's you get the currently active part instead of creating a new part.

CurrentAssembly() works the same way but for assembly.

 

[GIOV]

Right now I understand.
Thanks very much!