From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2005-05-31T02:10:48+09:00
Subject: Re: sciTe editor IRB window getting double characters

Thanks, I'll add this stuff to the One-Click installer's version of 
scite in the next release.

Curt

PS
   You might also want to try the built-in IRB in fxri (you'll find it 
in the start menu.


David Boyd wrote:
> Here's some solutions for scite configuration mistakes from another list:
> ---------->
> Hello,
> 
> today I installed Ruby per 1.8.2-14 final and tried to adapt scite
> like it was before (previous version installed per
> 1.8.0-10), according to the tips documented on:
> http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?SciTEAndStdinStdout
> 
> (Old ruby.properties file contained:
> 
>   if PLAT_WIN
>     command.go.*.rb=cmd /c ruby $(FileNameExt) < con: > con:
> 	command.go.subsystem.*.rb=1
> 	command.go.*.rbw=rubyw $(FileNameExt)
> 	command.go.subsystem.*.rbw=1
>     command.compile.*.rb=cmd /c ruby -d -r debug $(FileNameExt) < con: > con:
> 	command.compile.subsystem.*.rb=1
> 	command.compile.*.rbw=rubyw -d -r debug $(FileNameExt)
> 	command.compile.subsystem.*.rbw=1
>     command.build.*.rb=cmd /c ruby myscript.rb $(FileNameExt)  < con: > con:
> 	command.build.subsystem.*.rb=1
> )
> 
> The advantage of the above setting was: stdin/out in a DOS-Box, error
> output in output pane of SciTE.
> 
> 1.)
> 
> As there were many enhancements in SciTE, I first tried to use it
> out-of-the-box with the following script:
> ----------------
> puts "Hello"
> x = gets 
> puts "Got: " + x
> 
> gets # keep DOS box open until <return>
> ----------------
> 
> it doesn't work successfully:
> 
> A DOS-Box is opened but does not write any output or take any input.
> 
> I tried:
> 
> a) Clicking into the output pane (which gains focus then).
> Now you can type in some string, enter return two times and all 
> output is shown then.
> => You have to insert '$stdout.flush' after each 'puts' line to get 
> output shown immediately in the output pane (but the DOS box is a dead
> window only).
> 
> Also:
> b) Changing the subsystem to '0' makes the script work in the output pane 
> (no DOS-Box is opened), but output is again shown only after the last 'gets',
> as it is buffered.
> You have to insert '$stdout.flush' here too after each 'puts' line.
> Also the cursor stays in the code pane and focus must be changed by
> explicitly clicking into the output pane.
>     
> c) Changing the 'go' command to :
> command.go.*.rb=cmd /c ruby $(FileNameExt) < con: > con:
> which worked pretty fine in 1.8.0-10, but doesn't work at all
> 
> d)
> SOLUTION: is to simply change the subsystem to '2'. An extra Window is 
> opened and all works as expected.
> 
> BUT: When having errors (you can e.g. force a syntax error), error
> output is not sent to output pane, like it was in
> my documented setting in the 1.8.0-10
> installation.
> 
> 
> 
> 2.) IRB - new command in SciTE now
> 
> Starting irb with the command setup as in ruby.properties opens the irb prompt
> in the scite output pane, but every input is echoed double.
> This way working is very annoying.
> 
> Seems that the subsystem command is wrong:
>         command.3.subsystem.*.rb=1
> instead of:
>         command.subsystem.3.*.rb=1
> (*rbw too)
> 
> Then setting subsystem to '2' ...
>     command.subsystem.3.*.rb=2
> ... opens IRB in own window and all is perfect.
> 
> Another try, keeping subsystem with '0' and setting command.quiet.3.*.rb=1 
> starts IRB in output pane, but NO output is displayed at all.
> So starting it in separate window is the only way.
> 
> 
> 3.)  Starting Debugger - unfortunately missing in the properties:
> 
> command.name.4.*.rb=Debug
> command.4.*.rb=ruby -d -r debug $(FileNameExt)
> command.subsystem.4.*.rb=2
> command.name.4.*.rbw=Debug
> command.4.*.rbw= ruby -d -r debug $(FileNameExt)
> command.subsystem.4.*.rbw=2
> 
> Starts the script in the debugger in a separate window. Works fine.
> The command for *.rbw is exactly the same as for *.rb, as i/o has to work 
> identically for debugging.
> 
> 4.) Help: The path is not adapted on installation. 
> My installation dir is:    D:\MyData\Ruby
> 
> But the setting after installation was:
> command.help.*.rb=$(CurrentWord)!C:\Ruby\ProgrammingRuby.chm
> command.help.subsystem.*.rb=4
> command.help.*.rbw=$(CurrentWord)!C:\Ruby\ProgrammingRuby.chm
> command.help.subsystem.*.rbw=4
> 
> (Yes, I know, this problem should be reported separately)
> ---------
> 
> 
> On 5/22/05, soxinbox <faker@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>>Has any one had a problem with the latest release of Ruby and the included
>>sciTE editor. When I open the irb screen, every character I type shows up
>>twice, except the backspace which only wipes one character. If I type a=b,
>>the screen shows aa==bb. Do I have something set up wrong? The rest of the
>>sciTE windows work fine, its just the built in irb.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 
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