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Hangman

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Learning Vlide
« on: February 22, 2007, 02:14:06 PM »
I have recently learned there is a lot more to the vlide than I know how to use when writing lisp routines.

I have done a basic search for things pertaining to using / learning vlide on the swamp, but haven't found any.

Would it be worthwhile to post a few tutorials in the tutorials section regarding the use of vlide ??
I've tried following the acad tutorials and the help files in my spare time (which isn't much), but I would like to see some coding examples being used.  What a button routine does when you have a certain code, but it does something else with different coding, that kind of thing.
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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2007, 03:22:19 PM »
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Kerry

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2007, 03:31:37 PM »
kdub, kdub_nz in other timelines.
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Kerry

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2007, 03:38:58 PM »
AutoCAD 2007 Developer Help
acadDev.chm
-> AutoLISP Developer's Guide-> Developing Programs with Visual LISP
Topics in this section:

Getting Organized
Using the Console Window
Using the Text Editor
Using Console and Editor Coding Aids
Formatting Code with Visual LISP
Checking for Syntax Errors



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If you do nothing else today other than read this section, the time won't be wasted.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2007, 03:53:40 PM by Kerry Brown »
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DW

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2007, 06:41:59 PM »
Would it be worthwhile to post a few tutorials in the tutorials section regarding the use of vlide ??
I've tried following the acad tutorials and the help files in my spare time (which isn't much), but I would like to see some coding examples being used.  What a button routine does when you have a certain code, but it does something else with different coding, that kind of thing.

The visual lisp developers bible includes some helpful vlide information as well as providing tutorials on many visual lisp topics. If you haven't already found links at the swamp you can download here: http://www.steinvb.com/v2/vldb.htm

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2007, 08:09:49 PM »
Hi David,

Yep, David Steins 'Developer's Bible' will be a great help to anyone playing with Vlisp.

Here's an example of Variable and object inspection in the IDE : http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=15200.msg184538#msg184538
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rkmcswain

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2007, 08:41:52 AM »

Didge

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2007, 05:12:10 AM »
Nice one rkmcswain, thats a new one for me.

These shortcuts are very handy.

Ctrl [
Ctrl ]
Shift + Ctrl [
Shift + Ctrl ]
Think Slow......

rkmcswain

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2007, 08:46:48 AM »
Nice one rkmcswain, thats a new one for me.
Thanks.

Shift + Ctrl [
Shift + Ctrl ]

Also, you can place the cursor just 'outside' of one open parenthesis, and double click. This is the same as the above keyboard shortcuts - it will select all the code up to the matching closing parenthesis.

Tramber

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Re: Learning Vlide
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2007, 02:59:05 PM »
To me, A Propos utilities are the most usefull

CTRL+SPACE while writing first letters of words found in the current sheet
CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE while writing function names and variables

It sometimes grandly speed up the process