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2     <head>
3     <meta name="author" content="Christian Schoenebeck">
4     <title>Latest development about NKSP instrument script editor</title>
5     <navpath>Instrument Script Editor (2016-05-04)</navpath>
6     <meta name="description" content="Latest development about NKSP instrument script editor.">
7     <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://doc.linuxsampler.org/css/preview.css">
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10     <body>
11     <h1>NKSP Script Editor</h1>
12     <p>
13     There is some progress regarding the <a href="nksp.html">NKSP instrument script</a>
14     editor. With LinuxSampler 2.0.0.svn8 and gigedit 1.0.0.svn13 working on
15     instrument scripts for sounds became much more convenient. Gigedit's integrated
16     instrument script editor starts to become an
17     <i title="<b>Integrated Development Environment</b>: A software application that provides comprehensive facilities for software development.">
18     IDE
19     </i>
20     for instrument script development.
21     </p>
22    
23     <img src="script_editor_gigedit_1_0_0_svn13.png" caption="NKSP Instrument Script Editor of Gigedit">
24    
25     <h3>Syntax Highlighting</h3>
26     <p>
27     Gigedit's integrated instrument script editor supports now tight coupling
28     directly with LinuxSampler's actual instrument script parser backend.
29     That provides several improvements for the script editor. For example
30     colored syntax highlighting of scripts is now displayed appropriately and
31     simply looks much better now. Previously there was some small hard coded
32     script parser code on Gigedit's side which however was buggy and simply
33     did no great job.
34     </p>
35    
36     <h3>Error Reporting</h3>
37     <p>
38     Another major improvement possible due to the direct coupling with LinuxSampler's
39     script backend, is support for showing all issues related to the script (errors
40     and warnings) directly within the script editor in real-time while you are
41     typing. The actual erroneous locations of the script are automatically
42     highlighted with red background color, locations of the script with
43     warnings are automatically highlighted with yellow background color, and
44     when you move your mouse over the respective code location, the precise
45     error/warning message is displayed as a tooltip. And last but not least
46     there is a summary of issues displayed in the status bar of the script
47     editor. Since LinuxSampler's instrument script backend is actually doing
48     all the work for the script editor, all aspects of the language, all
49     details about built-in functions and variables, and all potential issues
50     with their precise cause and messages are automatically covered by the
51     script editor.
52     That way you immediately know whether or whether not your script
53     is OK with every character you are typing, and without requiring to
54     actually load the script with an instrument into the sampler.
55     </p>
56    
57     <h3>Live Development</h3>
58     <p>
59     Previously, when you made any changes to scripts, you had to manually
60     tell the sampler to reload the respective instrument to actually being
61     able to try out your changes and play it with some sound. This is not
62     needed anymore. You can now simply open the respective script of the
63     sound you are currently playing with, change the script with Gigedit's
64     integrated script editor and click either on the "Apply" button or use
65     the Ctrl-S keyboard shortcut. The sampler will immediately reload the
66     script and the new version of your script will immediately become audible
67     with the sampler. That makes working on scripts much faster and convenient.
68     </p>
69    
70     </body>
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