A few questions related to PB ide

[ostapas]

What I find slightly annoying in PB ide - it seems there is no easy way to make linked lists and maps distinguishable from functions. Tried just simply prefix lists and maps with L_ or M_, e.g. L_mylist.s() but still don't like it. Searched the forum a bit and the easiest workaround (for me) seems to be using a macro for stitching square brackets to maps and lists:

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Macro [
(  
EndMacro

Macro ]
)  
EndMacro

NewList Abc[]

But the macro doesn't seem to work, just getting a syntax error. So the question is, how to fix this macro? Or any other ideas, e.g. how to set different syntax highlighting for lists and maps? Another question - can't find a way to remove all 3D functions from autocomplete list, any ideas?

[skywalk]

Good questions!
Try dropping some libs or resource files before starting PB IDE?
The Macro problem is partly due to multiline support.

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Macro [  ( ;<-- PB sees a bad name and a missing right parenthesis.
EndMacro

A real problem later on if you were to replace all ()'s with []'s, is you cannot debug anywhere in those lines.
Macros are like invisible to the debugger. You can only step over them.
Compromise: You can distinguish between a Procedure and a list, by looking at the context help in the statusbar.
There will be no parameters for a list or array.

[ostapas]

Try dropping some libs or resource files before starting PB IDE?

Thanks, removing all 3d stuff from PureLibraries folder helps(but not really an elegant solution )

Compromise: You can distinguish between a Procedure and a list, by looking at the context help in the statusbar.

Yes, but it still doesn't improve code readability (

[uwekel]

+1
And for arrays as well.
It's not basic like, but similar to Python language and more readable.