I like the macros concept but am not fond of repeating (and possibly maintaining) them in each project's source, and when there are many of them, the IDE window's title bar can become a bit convoluted (I do realise that adding macros to the title bar is optional).
Hence this suggestion: let the IDEs have a menu option 'Macros' that can be populated by the developer, perhaps something like:
- Tools / Configure Paths: an additional optional path for the macro definitions file
- a developer-made macro definitions file contains the macro definitions (duh)
- macro definitions can be grouped
- the groups would become sub-menus in the Macros menu
Example:
The Macros menu would then look like:
Hence this suggestion: let the IDEs have a menu option 'Macros' that can be populated by the developer, perhaps something like:
- Tools / Configure Paths: an additional optional path for the macro definitions file
- a developer-made macro definitions file contains the macro definitions (duh)
- macro definitions can be grouped
- the groups would become sub-menus in the Macros menu
Example:
B4X:
Group=Misc
Macro1=B4XOrderedMap Doc, https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4x-b4xorderedmap-get-first-item-nth-item-and-last-item.118642/
Macro2=B4XPages Export, ide://run?File=%B4X%\Zipper.jar&Args=Project.zip
Group=Layouts
Macro1=Sync Layouts, ide://run?File=%ADDITIONAL%\JsonLayouts.jar&Args=%PROJECT%&Args=%PROJECT_NAME%
Macro2=JsonLayouts folder, ide://run?File=%WINDIR%\explorer.exe&Args=%PROJECT%\JsonLayoutsThe Macros menu would then look like:
B4X:
Macros
Misc
B4XOrderedMap Doc
B4XPages Export
Layouts
Sync Layouts
JsonLayouts folder