From: Claus Spitzer <DocBoobenstein@...>
Date: 2004-05-01T11:03:08+09:00
Subject: Re: SciTE Ruby Lexer

On Sat, 1 May 2004 09:14:06 +0900, Neil Hodgson <nhodgson@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Its Me:
> 
> > (2)--------- Multiple buffers/files
> > Probably ignorance on my part. I have only been able to view one
> file/butter
> > at a time in a Scite window; so I have to open multiple Scite windows
> > instead. I would really like to be able to split the window (horizontally
> or
> > vertically) and see more than one buffer.
> 
> � �This is a fairly core restriction: while SciTE can have multiple files
> loaded at once and can display tabs to switch between them, there is no way
> to see the contents of more than one file at at time. I am unlikely to agree
> to lifting this restriction as I want SciTE to remain simple. For more
> complex tasks, a more featureful application would be a better fit. If
> others wish to start a project that adds multiple views to an extended
> version of SciTE then I'll try to help out so that they can continue to
> benefit from enhancements to my version of SciTE.
> 
> � �For Ruby development, I feel you are much better off with an application
> designed around the needs of Ruby including integration of debugging, use of
> Ruby-compatible regular expressions, and an understanding of the files that
> make up a Ruby project and the links between them. It would be a good idea
> to develop such an application in a sensible high level language like Python
> ;-) rather than C++. FreeRIDE seems to be on the right track.
> 
> � �Neil
> 
> 

Perhaps this can be tackled from a different angle:
(Disclaimer - I have little experience in windowing systems, so I'm
not sure about the feasibility of embedding an external application in
a window widget - but I'll just let my imagination run wild this one
time ;-) )
You can have multiple SciTE windows open... So instead of modifying
SciTE to provide two buffers, �could an application wrapper be written
to open two SciTE windows and place them in a split frame? That is,
embedding two SciTE instances in one window. Then you'd have the best
of both worlds - SciTE remains simple, and you have your two open
buffers which you can see at the same time. Again, this is just a
crazy idea of mine... I don't guarantee that it works or even that
it's feasible. Cheers