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  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 1, 2010 2:23pm Dec 1, 2010 2:23pm
Hi everybody,
I've been using Metatrader editor for a year now but i've never liked it.
So for a long time i've been searching for an alternative editor but none have the proper syntax highlighting, i know that mql4 syntax is similar to C syntax but you lose the highlighting for Mql4 Standard Constant, Trade Operations etc.

So a couple of days ago I started to write the syntax highlighting mode for Jedit.

I've chosen Jedit because it's cross platform and extremely customizable code editor.

This is the view of Jedit with mql4 mode.

I've also attached the syntax highlighting mode for mql4.

I hope that you like it, if so i've have more Jedit-mql4 goodies to share
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  • #2
  • Dec 1, 2010 2:27pm Dec 1, 2010 2:27pm
The most useful feature in MetaEditor is the context sensitive help (F1) and the call-tips (ctrl-shift-space) for built-in functions (unfortunately they are missing for my own functions). Can this also be implemented in jedit?
  • #3
  • Dec 1, 2010 2:43pm Dec 1, 2010 2:43pm
Quoting 7bit
The most useful feature in MetaEditor is the context sensitive help (F1) and the call-tips (ctrl-shift-space) for built-in functions (unfortunately they are missing for my own functions). Can this also be implemented in jedit?
The context sensitive help (F1) could be implemented in Jedit, I know that it's possible but I didn't worked on it yet.

Regarding the (ctr-space) there are various method to implement it in Jedit.
Actually I'm using XInsert Plugin it's completely customizable and you can insert in it whenever functions you like.
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  • #4
  • Dec 1, 2010 3:17pm Dec 1, 2010 3:17pm
Quoting gspe
Regarding the (ctr-space) there are various method to implement it in Jedit.
Actually I'm using XInsert Plugin it's completely customizable and you can insert in it whenever functions you like.
No, I meant the call-tips with Ctrl-shift-space. And to be better than metaeditor it should parse my code and all includes and also generate calltips for my own functions.
  • #5
  • Dec 2, 2010 5:47am Dec 2, 2010 5:47am
Quoting 7bit
No, I meant the call-tips with Ctrl-shift-space. And to be better than metaeditor it should parse my code and all includes and also generate calltips for my own functions.
Actually i don't know how to implement call-tips

But using XInsert Plug-in there are a couple of way to implement something that works similar to call-tips

First Method:
you can write very simple script that help you (with pop-up) to complete the function

see the follow pics
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  • #6
  • Dec 2, 2010 5:56am Dec 2, 2010 5:56am
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Second Method:
you can write the function with "help text" inside, so you can easily remember the Variable Name and Data Type that the function need, and change this "help text" to your value later.

P.S. if you start writing and wait or hit ctr-space key an autocompletion pop-up will show you.
Unfortunately i'm not able to take a snap shoot of this pop-up
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  • #7
  • Dec 20, 2011 6:55pm Dec 20, 2011 6:55pm
How do you load this mql4 file and set up jEdit for this to work?
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  • #8
  • Dec 25, 2011 7:00pm Dec 25, 2011 7:00pm
Hi gspe,

you wrote that you have more mql4 goddies for jedit if people like the editor - I love it !! The code is so much better structured in there !

What else do you have?
Thanks
Alex
  • #9
  • Mar 8, 2017 11:20pm Mar 8, 2017 11:20pm
Does anyone use it now?
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  • #10
  • Last Post: Mar 9, 2017 2:01am Mar 9, 2017 2:01am
Quoting gspe
Hi everybody, I've been using Metatrader editor for a year now but i've never liked it. So for a long time i've been searching for an alternative editor but none have the proper syntax highlighting, i know that mql4 syntax is similar to C syntax but you lose the highlighting for Mql4 Standard Constant, Trade Operations etc. So a couple of days ago I started to write the syntax highlighting mode for Jedit. I've chosen Jedit because it's cross platform and extremely customizable code editor. This is the view of Jedit with mql4 mode. I've also attached...
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