potterr on 12/7/2005 at 18:17
Can you make it directory independant? if so its a possibility as a tool plugin for GarrettLoader.
Gestalt on 12/7/2005 at 18:23
I'd use it.
ProjectX on 12/7/2005 at 19:35
Quote Posted by potterr
Can you make it directory independant? if so its a possibility as a tool plugin for GarrettLoader.
By design you can set what directory to save to. I'm kind of a novice programmer (the program's only in VB) and so I just hope it works s well as it can. I know at least that it will work standalone.
potterr on 12/7/2005 at 20:36
That's cool, I take it it doesn't need any special Dll's or ocx's?
Just so you are aware, GarrettLoader allows you to find an exe of your choice, and plug it in. It does this by copying the exe to GarrettLoaders tools folder, encrypts a checksum of the exe and store the information. When teh Tools system loads up again, it scans the tools folder and cross checks each exe found in there against its stored information. If descrepancies are found it will not allow you to execute that plugin tool.
The idea though is that the more plugins that are available the more will be used (i.e. make it as easy as possible for people to make FM's and more will be made...at least I hope anyway).
Also just for info I am working on a similar things for version 1.5 of GL in that it will allow you to build a plot for your FM via a kind of windows explorer setup with checkboxes. As you tick things off it builds a bare bones plot and a kind of shopping list of things to include in your FM. I was going to get it to a fully working basic stage and then release the source code for people to improve on it. You may want to considder doing the same? I would be willing to host the code as part of the GarrettLoader open source project (if I can just figure out the best way of handling a check in and check out process :confused: ).
Anyway its up to you, the offers there if you want it (although I am not expecting to have it working until at least this time next month).
ProjectX on 12/7/2005 at 20:47
Mine requires the microsoft rich text box control .ocx and the Windows Common Controls .ocx files, but I'll include those.
EDIT: I'll give it a go, btw.
potterr on 12/7/2005 at 21:59
So does GL ;) , you can release your tool whenever you like as it will take me some time to work out how to manage the open source stuff.
ProjectX on 13/7/2005 at 10:12
K,
good new guys! Saving now works flawlessly! All I gotta do now is code in the parsing (for the WYSIWYG view), the load function and something that remembers what directory you're in. If we're lucky I'll be able to release the first beta today! (not bad considering I started the project yesterday)
EDIT: GAH! Stuck at the last hurdle of the parsing code. It parses page breaks, linebeaks, paragraphs, justification, but it won't do color!
I'm using the richtextbox's .selcolor method to change the color with the RGB function but all it does is remain black, no matter what I try!
ANybody who's good ith VB, if they know what to do, then please reply!
Shockeye on 15/7/2005 at 10:39
Sounds like a very useful tool. :thumb:
ProjectX on 15/7/2005 at 13:55
still looking through the code and various references to try to find out why it's not parsing the color. If I can't get it by the end of the weekend i'll just add tags around the text indicating it's color. It's not as if it's amazingly important, I just wish I could get it to work, everything else does.
