On Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 6:30:32 PM UTC-4, Rick C wrote:
> On Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 6:51:41 PM UTC-4, Rick C wrote: 
> > 
> > I've tried finding a source of a new install,
> I did manage to get Codewright to run on my system again. I'm slowly getting it set up for the work I do. 
> 
> I can't find the language specific codesense files for Forth or VHDL. Anyone have these?

I don't recall how, but the syntax coloring for VHDL is working.  I think it was there all along and I didn't realize it.  I have no idea what file it might be in.  I got tired of trying to find syntax coloring for Forth, so I made my own.  Now I'd like to back it up, but again, I have no idea where this is stored.  I searched for an updated file in the installation directory - no luck, the Windows data directory for the app - no luck, the user directories - no luck.  I have no idea where they keep the master file for projects either.  

Codewright is very inscrutable! 

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On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 8:25:06 PM UTC-4, Dave Nadler wrote:
> On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:52:29 PM UTC-4, Rick C wrote:
> >...I did manage to find a working phone number for someone I dated 20 years ago.  
> 
> Don't keep us in suspense Rick!
> Was he happy to hear from you?

You do realize your comments in newsgroups is immortal, right?  

I guess we learn about each other here from every post. 

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On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 2:52:29 PM UTC-4, Rick C wrote:
>...I did manage to find a working phone number for someone I dated 20 years ago.  

Don't keep us in suspense Rick!
Was he happy to hear from you?

On 10/02/20 19:52, Rick C wrote:
> Just thought I'd update my status here.  I am back to banging out code and have Codewright working well enough that I'm using it.  The main issue I have is the file dialog not working properly.  It usually comes up with the files list blank but with some nudging it shows the contents.  If there is a  scrollbar moving that will do the job.  Otherwise it takes a nudge with the right click or something similar.  It also seems to default to icon view rather than details which is awkward.
>
> Then there is the lack of project file management.  I don't recall how it was supposed to work.  Right now I have something open that lists a lot of projects.  To make the file dialog work better I tried setting the compatibility under Windows to WinXP.  On reopening CW I no longer had a project file and can't access the dialog to search for them.  I expect there is a master file that points to all the project files, but I don't know how to find that or what the file extension is, even with the more functional setup.
>
> The main lament is the lack of color coding for Forth.  I used to have a chroma file or whatever they are called.  But I can't find it any more and web searches are not fruitful.
>
> Talking about google searches... I did manage to find a working phone number for someone I dated 20 years ago.  Google isn't completely pointless.
>

Ide systems are ok, but I find a makefiles and gnu command line
tools get the job done, without added layers of complexity,
special file types etc. Also still using nedit editor, simple
clean and just edits files.

If a tool becomes hard work, time to sharpen it or move on :-)...

Chris

Just thought I'd update my status here.  I am back to banging out code and have Codewright working well enough that I'm using it.  The main issue I have is the file dialog not working properly.  It usually comes up with the files list blank but with some nudging it shows the contents.  If there is a  scrollbar moving that will do the job.  Otherwise it takes a nudge with the right click or something similar.  It also seems to default to icon view rather than details which is awkward.  

Then there is the lack of project file management.  I don't recall how it was supposed to work.  Right now I have something open that lists a lot of projects.  To make the file dialog work better I tried setting the compatibility under Windows to WinXP.  On reopening CW I no longer had a project file and can't access the dialog to search for them.  I expect there is a master file that points to all the project files, but I don't know how to find that or what the file extension is, even with the more functional setup.  

The main lament is the lack of color coding for Forth.  I used to have a chroma file or whatever they are called.  But I can't find it any more and web searches are not fruitful.  

Talking about google searches... I did manage to find a working phone number for someone I dated 20 years ago.  Google isn't completely pointless. 

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On Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 5:17:49 PM UTC-5, rickman wrote:
> Newsgroups are my last ditch resource for bugs with old software.  I 
> know Codewright is old and no longer supported.  But I have it and I'm 
> not ready to switch.  Meanwhile, something happend while I was running 
> in safe mode and now Codewright is messed up when running in standard 
> windows mode.
> 
> I can open files, but I can't select anything in them or do any edits. 
> I can't even position the cursor with the mouse.  All the great chroma 
> formatting is gone.
> 
> Any ideas?  Is it finally time to bail on Codewright and switch to 
> Emacs?  I tried that once and the initial Emacs screen scared me!  It 
> was totally non-intuitive.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Rick C

Just to throw my hat in the ring too, but I am also a 4.0e user from 1996. It looks like you can't get 7.5 any more either now (not listed on Embarcadero, anyway). I was looking since I haven't been able to get it running on Windows 10 reliably (although the situation has improved since I first tried). I have decided that I will never be updating the Windows 7 machine I am using now specifically so I can continue to use CodeWright.

I've noticed corruption at times when syncing files with other applications such as Visual Studio. I've noticed that if I get the gray File Modified dialog, it's fine, but if I get the white background one, I need to close without saving and restart since something in memory has been corrupted. As long as I follow my habit to always save before switching applications I'm good.

To the person who was looking for an editor for the Raspberry Pi, I have used CodeWright on Windows and WinSCP to sync files between the two. vi and nano are ok, but...

It has been hard to rationalize $300 for an unsupported application after all these years, but of course, when I'm finally about to bite the bullet, it seems to be gone.

On Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 6:51:41 PM UTC-4, Rick C wrote:
> 
> I've tried finding a source of a new install, 

I did manage to get Codewright to run on my system again.  I'm slowly getting it set up for the work I do.  

I can't find the language specific codesense files for Forth or VHDL.  Anyone have these? 

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I'm also a long time user of Codewright (version 4.0e from 1996). No 
other editor has satisfied me in terms of getting the code written 
quickly. I've carried it forward on all the windows versions since 1996. 
Each version of windows made CW work a little worst but MS seemed to fix 
the little oddities as windows did incremental updates. It works real 
nicely with windows 10.

You don't need the installer if you have a prior installation. All you 
need to do is copy the directory tree verbatim TO THE SAME DRIVE AS the 
ORIGINAL. If you can't keep the same drive, you'll need to hand edit the 
.ini files that refer to the drive letter before you run it on the new 
computer.

Problems I've observed with the different windows versions are:
- It stalls loading during the splash screen. Sometimes it eventually 
continues after 10 minutes or so, sometimes never. Killing it and 
restarting it usually fixes that problem. I use Notepad++ as a backup in 
case I can't get CW to load.
- It screws up key repeat timing sometimes when it loads. I have not 
found a permanent fix to that but I think if you allow loading to happen 
on a mostly inactive computer (very low CPU load), the timing will be 
right. This problem is the most annoying because it's not always easy to 
make it work right.
- The help system is dead. It relies on .hlp files which are now gone 
forever. I never missed it.

On Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 3:09:09 PM UTC-4, roricka wrote:
> >Newsgroups are my last ditch resource for bugs with old software.  I 
> >know Codewright is old and no longer supported.  But I have it and I'm 
> >not ready to switch.  Meanwhile, something happend while I was running 
> >in safe mode and now Codewright is messed up when running in standard 
> >windows mode.
> >
> >I can open files, but I can't select anything in them or do any edits. 
> >I can't even position the cursor with the mouse.  All the great chroma 
> >formatting is gone.
> >
> >Any ideas?  Is it finally time to bail on Codewright and switch to 
> >Emacs?  I tried that once and the initial Emacs screen scared me!  It 
> >was totally non-intuitive.
> >
> >-- 
> >
> >Rick C
> 
> I'm sorry I can't contribute to helping with this specific problem, but
> let me add my name to the list of loyal and satisfied CW users -- 28 years
> and still going strong with V7.0c. Let me say on occasion I've had trouble
> installing on a 64-bit machine, but after monkeying with it I always
> manage to get it installed and then, after copying the relevant system
> files that contain customization (cwright.ini,cwright.mac and cwright.pst,
> as well as lexer.ini), I have had consistently excellent results over the
> years. I will say I can no longer access any of the help files, and the
> keystroke macro feature seems to have broken (which is a drag). But
> everything else is great. I've considered buying SlickEdit and using their
> CW emulator (I use CW in Brief (!!) mode but SE supports that), but while
> SE has one cool feature I wish I had on CW (the ability to stick colors on
> specific text), the trial versions I've used just don't treat multiple
> documents with the speed and simplicity that CW has.

I've tried finding a source of a new install, but the Embarcadero web site doesn't have any mention of it and no support.  It is still listed on third party web sites as being in stock, but I'm worried if I buy it and have trouble with the installation I'll be stuck.  

Any chance you could share your installation?  I would appreciate that.  

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>Newsgroups are my last ditch resource for bugs with old software.  I 
>know Codewright is old and no longer supported.  But I have it and I'm 
>not ready to switch.  Meanwhile, something happend while I was running 
>in safe mode and now Codewright is messed up when running in standard 
>windows mode.
>
>I can open files, but I can't select anything in them or do any edits. 
>I can't even position the cursor with the mouse.  All the great chroma 
>formatting is gone.
>
>Any ideas?  Is it finally time to bail on Codewright and switch to 
>Emacs?  I tried that once and the initial Emacs screen scared me!  It 
>was totally non-intuitive.
>
>-- 
>
>Rick C

I'm sorry I can't contribute to helping with this specific problem, but
let me add my name to the list of loyal and satisfied CW users -- 28 years
and still going strong with V7.0c. Let me say on occasion I've had trouble
installing on a 64-bit machine, but after monkeying with it I always
manage to get it installed and then, after copying the relevant system
files that contain customization (cwright.ini,cwright.mac and cwright.pst,
as well as lexer.ini), I have had consistently excellent results over the
years. I will say I can no longer access any of the help files, and the
keystroke macro feature seems to have broken (which is a drag). But
everything else is great. I've considered buying SlickEdit and using their
CW emulator (I use CW in Brief (!!) mode but SE supports that), but while
SE has one cool feature I wish I had on CW (the ability to stick colors on
specific text), the trial versions I've used just don't treat multiple
documents with the speed and simplicity that CW has.

Roricka



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