aenhancers

Which software is the best to write scripts in?
-mads

On Windows, I use TextPad. I have been using it for years for all sorts of programming tasks, with the exception of C/C++ and C# (for which I use VS.NET).

Peter

I use ultraEdit....

I wonder if netBeans would be useful... Never tried it for after effects

On a mac TextEdit works fine, except that you have to make sure you change your prefs to save files as Plain Text and not RTF. Then when you save you have to specify that the file needs a .jsx extension and not a .txt extension, as TextEdit will nag you about that.

A nice alternative is BBedit, but it isn't free....

Alex

A second for ultraedit here. I had sorta hacked in the ae methods and objects into a wordfile before I really knew what methods and objects were.

If I get time that might be a project to do and toss up. A real Extendscript wordfile with all the AE and script UI calls

thank you
I will check out utraEdit, but it is not free

I´m using Code browser
http://code-browser.sourceforge.net/
I like this because of the folding and simplicity. and its free
-Mads

I am currently using Editpad Pro. It has a very long demo period.

Does TextPad have syntax coloring?

TextPad does do syntax highlighting/coloring. There are many syntax definitions available on their website. I created a syntax definition file for AE scripts including the known objects, functions, and properties.

Can you please upload and share your syntax dedifinition?

Thank you.

You are welcome to download the syntax definition file at http://www.petertorpey.com/files/ae/scripts/aejsx.syn.

Peter

Crimson Editor is my weapon of choice: http://www.crimsoneditor.com/

It's got configurable syntax highlighting, brace matching, find/replace, macros, tabbed interface, a project window, and you can run the script by hitting your fave control keys.

Great stuff.

mads wrote:Which software is the best to write scripts in?
-mads

I have two favorites. Usually, on the mac, I use Tex-Edit Plus (http://www.tex-edit.com), and have an AppleScript for it that takes the text of the window I'm working in and runs the script in AE. Very convenient, with key command.
My other fave is jEdit (http://www.jedit.org) which is free and thoroughly customizable, and cross-platform. It has great auto-formatting, including indenting and syntax coloring. One of its nicest features is the 'folding' and 'unfolding' of indented content, so you can temporarily hide loops, functions and such (like Frontier's editor, for those of you who care). Very cool.
Occasionally I will test out basic JavaScript code with Apple's Script Editor - with the JavaScript OSA (http://www.latenightsw.com/freeware/Jav ... index.html) installed.

My other fave is jEdit (http://www.jedit.org) which is free and thoroughly customizable, and cross-platform.

Is there a syntax coloring file for jedit? I like the folding code feature but I also really want syntax coloring for AE.

byronnash wrote:

Is there a syntax coloring file for jedit? I like the folding code feature but I also really want syntax coloring for AE.

Not for AE specifically, but the JavaScript formatting works well.