Hi all,
I'm happy to announce that full syntax support for Sublime Text 3 has landed.
Among the features:
Active4D-ST3 is a Sublime Text 3 package which provides syntax highlighting,
snippets and convenience commands for use with Active4D.
Syntax Highlighting
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Full syntax highlighting is provided for the following file types:
• Embedded scripts (.a4d, .a4p) – Any Active4D code within <% %> tags
receives context-aware syntax highlighting. Anything not within <% %> tags uses
the standard highlighting for HTML files, including <script> and <style>
blocks. Active4D methods and constants declared with 'define' are accessible
through the 'Goto Symbol' palette.
• Libraries (.a4l) – Context-aware syntax highlighting. Methods and
constants declared with 'define' are accessible through the 'Goto Symbol'
palette.
• Active4D.ini – Syntax highlighting. Options are accessible through
the 'Goto Symbol' palette.
Snippets
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Numerous snippets are provided for control structures, commands, and fusedocs.
The best way to explore the snippets is by showing the snippet list in ST3
(Tools > Snippets) from within Active4D code.
Commands
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Several commands are available via keyboard equivalents:
• Insert = block [super+shift+=] – Inserts the snippet <%= %>.
• Build query [super+alt+b] – If the beginning of the current selection
is on a query/query selection command, a * is added if necessary to the query
command and a snippet is inserted on the next line, with the table used in the
previous line filled in as the default.
• Open include [super+ctrl+alt+i] – If the cursor is within a string,
the string is joined to the path of the current file's directory, and if the
resulting path is a file, the file is opened. Typically this is used to open
the target of an include statement.
Installing
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The package is still in beta, so you'll have to install it manually:
- Quit Sublime Text 3.
- Download the package:
http://www.aparajitaworld.com/files/Active4D/Active4D-ST3.zip
<http://www.aparajitaworld.com/files/Active4D/Active4D-ST3.zip>
- Unzip and move to <Sublime Text Packages>. This location varies by platform,
it can most easily be found by selecting "Browse Packages…" from the
"Preferences" menu in Sublime Text.
- Launch Sublime Text 3.
**IMPORTANT**
This syntax only works with Sublime Text 3 build 3100 or later, which is in the
Sublime Text dev channel. You must have a Sublime Text license to use the dev
channel versions.
I hope this helps, please let me know if you come across any problems.
Regards,
- Aparajita
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