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<title>Configuring editors for xasm</title>
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<meta name="Author" content="Piotr Fusik"/>
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<h2>How to configure a text editor for a convenient use of xasm</h2>
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<p>This document describes, how to setup a text editor to:</p>
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<li>highlight xasm mnemonics</li>
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<li>invoke the assembler with a single keystroke</li>
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<li>place the cursor where an assembly error occured</li>
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<p>Of course these features are not available in the <i>Windows Notepad</i>,
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so you must pick another text editor. Fortunately there are many
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general-purpose text editors for Windows. I'll fucus on four of them:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><i>EditPlus</i>
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(<a href="http://www.editplus.com">www.editplus.com</a>)</li>
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<li><i>ConTEXT</i>
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(<a href="http://www.fixedsys.com/context">www.fixedsys.com/context</a>)</li>
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<li><i>Code-Genie</i>
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(<a href="http://www.code-genie.com">www.code-genie.com</a>)</li>
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<li><i>PSPad</i>
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(<a href="http://pspad.zde.cz">pspad.zde.cz</a>)</li>
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<p>All of these have similar features. Personally I prefer
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<i>Code-Genie</i>.</p>
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<h3>Highlighting xasm mnemonics</h3>
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<p>In the <tt>syntax</tt> subdirectory you'll find xasm syntax definitions
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for all of these editors.</p>
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<li>Installation for <i>EditPlus</i>:
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Select <b>Tools/Preferences</b>, then <b>Files/Settings & syntax</b>,
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then <b>Add</b>. Type <b>Description</b> (<tt>xasm</tt>),
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<b>File extensions</b> (<tt>asx</tt>), click <b>...</b> next to <b>Syntax
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file</b> and locate the <tt>xasm.stx</tt> file. Then click
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<b>Syntax colors</b> and select your favourite colors.</li>
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<li>Installation for <i>ConTEXT</i>: Just copy <tt>xasm.chl</tt>
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to the <tt>Highlighters</tt> subdirectory of the <i>ConTEXT</i>
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directory.</li>
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<li>Installation for <i>Code-Genie</i>:
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Copy <tt>xasm.cgsyn</tt> to the <tt>syn</tt> subdirectory in the
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<i>Code-Genie</i> directory. Edit <tt>cgenie.conf</tt>, you can do it by
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selecting <b>View/Settings</b>. Type:<br/>
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<tt>DefaultSyntax xasm asx</tt><br/>
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near other <tt>DefaultSyntax</tt> lines.</li>
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<li>Installation for <i>PSPad</i>: Copy <tt>xasm.ini</tt> to the
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<tt>Syntax</tt> subdirectory of the <i>PSPad</i> directory. Edit
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<tt>PSPad.ini</tt>. In the <tt>[Config]</tt> section set:<br/>
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<tt>UserHighLighterName=xasm</tt><br/>
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In the <tt>[General]</tt> section set:
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<pre>Filter=xasm (*.asx)|*.asx
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HLTabWidth=0
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IndentChar=
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UnIndentChar=
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Comment=0000800080000005000
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Identifier=8000000880000005000
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Key=00FF000080000005000
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Label=0000000080000005000
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Number=8000000880000005000
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Preprocessor=0080800080000005010
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Reserved word=00FF000080000005000
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Space=0080800080000005000
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String=0080008080000005000
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Symbol=8000000880000005000
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</pre></li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Single-keystroke assembly</h3>
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<li><i>EditPlus</i>: Select <b>Tools/Configure User Tools</b>.
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Then click <b>Add Tool</b>, type <b>Menu text</b> (<tt>xasm</tt>),
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<b>command</b> (path to <tt>xasm.exe</tt>), <b>Argument</b>
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(<tt>$(FilePath)</tt>) and <b>Initial directory</b>
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(<tt>$(FileDir)</tt>). Check <b>Capture output</b>.</li>
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<li> <i>ConTEXT</i>: Select <b>Options/Environment Options</b>, then
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the <b>Execute Keys</b> tab. Click <b>Add</b>, type <tt>asx</tt>, click
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e.g. <b>F9</b>, locate <tt>xasm.exe</tt> by pressing the <tt>...</tt> button
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in the top-right corner. Type <b>Start in</b> (<tt>%p</tt>)
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and <b>parameters</b> (<tt>%n</tt>). Check <b>Use short DOS names</b>
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and <b>Capture console output</b>.
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Type <b>Compiler output parser rule</b> (<tt>%n (%l)</tt>).</li>
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<li><i>Code-Genie</i>: Select <b>View/Settings</b>, type:<br/>
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<tt>AddUserTool xasm xasm.exe /p\s$FP CaptureOutput $FD</tt><br/>
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near other <tt>AddUserTool</tt> lines (if <tt>xasm.exe</tt> is not on your
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<tt>PATH</tt>, then you must type full path to it).</li>
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<li><i>PSPad</i>: Edit the <tt>[General]</tt> section of <tt>PSPad.ini</tt>:
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<pre>Compilator File=C:\U\XASM.EXE
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Compilator Param=/q /o:%Dir%%Name%.xex %File%
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Compilator LOG=
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Compilator Run=C:\Atari\a800win\Atari800Win.exe -run %Dir%%Name%.xex
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Compilator Help=
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Compilator SaveAll=1
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Compilator ParsLog=%F (%L) *
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Compilator Capture=1
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</pre>
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(replace the paths to xasm and the emulator).</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Placing the cursor where an assembly error occured</h3>
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<p>This works same for all these four editors: just double-click the line
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with the error message.</p>
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