[Dev] Notepad++ UDL - Honorbuddy IDE

[Smarter]

I have begin reading up on User-Defined Languages for Notepad++ in the hope to create a makeshift IDE for Honorbuddy Profiles. I was wondering if anyone had any experience on this topic, as I am thoroughly confused reading this documentation.

 

[mastahg]

I have begin reading up on User-Defined Languages for Notepad++ in the hope to create a makeshift IDE for Honorbuddy Profiles. I was wondering if anyone had any experience on this topic, as I am thoroughly confused reading this documentation.

Why not just use visual studio?

 

[jim87]

For example because Notepad++ is 1000 times smaller than Vistual Studio, just for writing profiles btw you'd better find any XML editor, they are all the same in the end.

 

[mastahg]

For example because Notepad++ is 1000 times smaller than Vistual Studio, just for writing profiles btw you'd better find any XML editor, they are all the same in the end.

I use notepad++ for XML editing, but visual studio express is pretty small. I do have VS installed cause thats part of my actual job.

 

[Smarter]

I was hoping for a lightweight IDE with an Intellisense so I could just make up the UDL with all the proper CB's etc in the Intellisense.

 

[jim87]

Well, Custom Behavior (CB) is not a Profile. The former is written in C#, the latter in XML.

If you don't want to use Visual C# Express (or Visual Studio if you're an university student partecipating to MSDNAA or you own a VS licence), you can always use MonoDevelop in the same way (but it's less robust in code-checks), which I personally use when I'm not at home using Mac OS for little bugfixes... if your idea is not to use VS in any case, MonoDevelop is a valid alternative as IDE, Notepad++ is not (it's simply a text editor, which can't compare to an entire IDE, they are two completely different things).