On Friday, 97/01/17, Jason Hendriks wrote to David Noon about "Watcom
C++ 10.6" as follows:

JH> epm wasn't in the path.

Hi Jason,

OK, that explains all.

JH> six are open at once.  But if it had colour syntax highlighting I
JH> wouldn't complain.
JH>  Any idea how to get that going?

Certainly.

You will need EPM version 6, as supplied with Merlin, on the Dev Con
CD or from Hobbes. This should include a file called EPMKWDS.C or
EPMKWDS.CPP. [Actually, I don't think Merlin includes the full E
Toolkit, but the Dev Con and Hobbes versions do.]

Customise the toolbar so that the "syntax hi-lite" button appears and
then click it

 --OR--

Customise the MYCNF.E module to be similar to this:

========================================================================
 ; Note:  This is a *sample* MYCNF.E, to guide you in setting up your own
 ;        configuration file.  You should not blindly copy this MYCNF.SMP
 ;        file to a MYCNF.E file; you might not like the way the defaults
 ;        are modified by this file.  In order to prevent you from copying
 ;        this directly, we include the following line which will cause an
 ;        error if compiled:

 ; Note to EPM users:  EPMGCNF.SMP is the MYCNF.E used to build the
 ;        OS/2 2.0 Enhanced Editor.  OS2TOOLS.CFG is the MYCNF.E used to
 ;        build the .ex files shipped with the EPM package internally.

 ;        Now, on with the examples.

set insert_state 1             -- I prefer to have insert initially on

const
   AUTOSAVE_PATH    = 'I:\TEMP\'      -- Put AUTOSAVE files here.
   ENTER_ACTION     = 'ADDATEND'      -- I don't like Enter to insert a line;
   C_ENTER_ACTION   = 'ADDLINE'       -- I prefer Ctrl-enter to do that.
   MY_EXPAND_ON     = 0               -- Suppress syntax assistance in all languages
   E_KEYWORD_HIGHLIGHTING = 1         -- Automatically switch on syntax
highlight for E.
   C_KEYWORD_HIGHLIGHTING = 1         -- Automatically switch on syntax
highlight for C/C++.
   REXX_KEYWORD_HIGHLIGHTING = 1      -- Automatically switch on syntax
highlight for REXX.
   ASSIST_TRIGGER   = 'C_ENTER'       -- Set to what I use to enter a line.
   SMARTFILE        = 1               -- If no changes, File key just quits.
   SMARTQUIT        = 1               -- If changes, Quit says "Y, N
or File".
   JHwindow         = 1               -- Zoomed window in messy mode looks tiled.
   WANT_EPM_SHELL   = 1               -- Permit shell sessions to test REXX programs
   WANT_SEARCH_PATH = 1               -- I include this routine...
   WANT_GET_ENV     = 1               -- ... and this one for EP command.
   WANT_KEYWORD_HELP = 1              -- While KWIKINF is broken use EPM
compile if EVERSION >= 5 & EVERSION < 6
   EXTRA_EX         = 1               -- Too much stuff to fit in one .EX file;
compile endif                         -- compile *both* EPM and EXTRA.

include 'MAXIMIZE.E'                  -- Define a maximize command

 /* Initializations... */
 my_messy = 0                          -- Ensure windows are not messy, or whatever.
 my_default_search_options='C'         -- I prefer default to be ignore case.
 my_default_save_options='/S'          -- Strip trailing spaces when saving.

;  Overrides for the standard colors:
 compile if defined(BLACK)  -- Only define if COLORS.E has been included; MYCNF
                            -- may be included by many stand-alone .E files that
                            -- need to set something the way that it's set when
                            -- E.E is compiled, and they might not need to
                            -- include COLORS.E.
define
   STATUSCOLOR              = Green + WhiteB
   FILENAMECOLOR            = Yellow + GreenB
   COMMANDCOLOR             = Light_Cyan+MagentaB
   BOXCOLOR                 = Light_Green
   CURSORCOLOR              = Yellow + MagentaB + Blink
   MARKCOLOR                = White + Light_BlueB
   MODIFIED_FILENAMECOLOR   = Red + GreenB

   HIGHLIGHT_COLOR          = Yellow + Magentab  -- hilight Located strings.
compile endif
========================================================================

Then recompile EPM.EX (note: not EXE, but EX) from EPM.E using the
ETPM compiler.

The line
 C_KEYWORD_HIGHLIGHTING = 1         -- Automatically switch on syntax
highlight for C/C++.

does the job for automatic keyword highlighting.

Note that I have a MAXIMIZE.E module being included, which causes EPM
to maximise on start-up. If you want a copy of that too, just ask. [It
might even be included in later cuts of EPM, since I think Larry
Margolis wrote it.]

Indeed, you now have an _opportunity_ [as we used to say in EDS] to
learn to program in the E language. It makes the EPM editor quite
worthwhile, albeit with some effort.

Regards

Dave


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