A lot of resources for a text editor!

[kiwi]

Interesting... If you check the use of the processor while the VS editor is open, you will see that he's trying to run a 100%. Not that handy when running renderings (not VW) on the background, or is summer and all the fans keep turning on with out apparent reason... just some realy basic text!

If someone could come with a way to compile the code in BBEdit... or convince the NNA that we need a dam good VS editor upgrade!

[matto]

At least on OsX.

It seems that it is Vectorworks Itself that takes up any un-used processor when ever it becomes the active application, even if it doesn't even have a file open.

Even classic apps or other power apps like Photoshop don't seem to behave like this.

[ 02-17-2004, 11:50 PM: Message edited by: iboymatt ]

[Guest]

Yes, I think we may need some fine tuning on MacOS X, and I know that the VectorScript Editor could use some attention. I hope to address this in a future release.

As far as BBEdit goes, you can edit your script in BBEdit and then use applescript to send the script to VectorWorks and execute it. To set this up do the following:

In "Script Editor" paste the following AppleScript code:

tell application "BBEdit 6.5.3"

activate

set theScript to the text of window 1

tell application "VectorWorks"

activate

DoScript theScript

end tell

end tell

(If you have a different version of BBEdit you can change the name, and you could specify the path to VectorWorks.)

Save the file as a Script named "Run VectorScript" into the following path:

BBEdit/BBEdit Support/Scripts/

Quit and relaunch BBEdit (so it rebuilds the script menu).

Now you can edit a VectorScript in BBEdit and choose "Run VectorScript" from the scripts menu in BBEdit. Your script will be sent to VW and executed.

[ccroft]

Jeff

Thanks for this and your other posts.

It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside when I see "I hope to address this in a future release." and "Customization Team Manager" in your signature.

Charles