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Novice Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 30 Location: USA

Just curious as to how you all (personally) go about makeing a trigger or scripting in general? Do you do it from the commandline? Or do you use the settings editor? Is one way easier?

-jim Smile

Adept Joined: 11 Nov 2000 Posts: 228 Location: USA

I use the settings editor 99% of the time. I like to use the syntax checker. Also easier to put the settings in a class folder from the settings editor.

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

I use the Settings Editor continuously, even to build more complex scripts for answers to people's questions here. It is just too easy to end up missing a }, ), or " when working with the command line format. Once it goes missing it is often even harder to find when using the command line format instead of the editor.

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

Heh, I'm most likely in the minority, but I usually create a script right here in the forum along with the color codes. Once I'm finished and want to test it, I copy it from the forum post and paste it into the Command Line. Then, I fix any bugs with the Settings Editor.

If it's a script that I'm writing for me, then I usually use the Settings Editor from the start. Smile

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

It sounds like I'm really in the minority. If I'm writing scripts for myself, I usually use the command line for triggers, aliases, variables, and macros. I use the Settings Editor for buttons and directions, and sometimes for editing/troubleshooting existing settings. I'll also occasionally use the Settings Editor for long, involved triggers or aliases with lots of subscripts (IFs and LOOPs).

When doing scripts for others, I usually create scripts right here in the forum and then paste it to the command line for testing. Unless I experience problems, I frequently don't even look at the Settings Editor. I usually don't add forum codes until I've finished any testing I want to do, but once I've added them I use the Preview window to copy what I have in the forum.

Personally, I find the command line easier for most settings. The Value portion of settings uses the same syntax as the command line, so it doesn't actually require learning anything extra, and the command line won't tell me I have a syntax error when I do something legitimate but unexpected (which I somehow manage fairly often). Multi-line scripts can be created directly at the command line using CTRL-ENTER.

Beginner Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 22

I use the editor since I have so many trigs/variables/classes, I rather just click on the class to create something new instead of having to type our and remember all the classes/trigs/variables when i can seem most of them

Beside, at times some trigs/aliases/scripts simply involve the usage of {} and () too often, better to have the editor that can check for you.. like emac vs. vi on this account..