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<TITLE>Configuring editors for X-Assembler</TITLE>
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<H2>How to configure a text editor for convenient use of X-Assembler</H2>
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This document describes, how to setup a text editor to:
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<LI> highlight X-Assembler mnemonics
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<LI> invoke the assembler with a single keystroke
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<LI> place the cursor where an assembly error occured
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Of course these features are not available in <I>Windows Notepad</I>, so you must
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pick another text editor. Fortunately there are many general-purpose text
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editors for Windows. I'll fucus on three:
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<LI> <I>EditPlus</I> (<A HREF="http://www.editplus.com">www.editplus.com</A>)
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<LI> <I>ConTEXT</I> (<A HREF="http://www.fixedsys.com/context">www.fixedsys.com/context</A>)
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<LI> <I>Code-Genie</I> (<A HREF="http://www.code-genie.com">www.code-genie.com</A>)
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All of these have similar features. <I>EditPlus</I> is very good, unfortunately it is
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shareware (you have to pay $30). The other editors are freeware. Personally
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I prefer <I>Code-Genie</I>, which offers unique feature of editing binary files.<P>
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<H3>Highlighting X-Assembler mnemonics</H3>
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In the <TT>syntax</TT> subdirectory you'll find X-Assembler syntax definitions for all
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these editors.
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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>X-Assembler</TT>), <B>File extensions</B>
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(<TT>asx</TT>), click <B>...</B> next to <B>Syntax file</B> and locate
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the <TT>xasm.stx</TT> file. Then click <B>Syntax colors</B> and select your
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favourite colors.
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<LI> Installation for <I>ConTEXT</I>: Just copy <TT>X-Assembler.chl</TT>
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to <TT>Highlighters</TT> subdirectory in the <I>ConTEXT</I> directory.
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<LI> Installation for <I>Code-Genie</I>:
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Copy <TT>X-Assembler.cgsyn</TT> to <TT>syn</TT> subdirectory in the <I>Code-Genie</I>
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directory. Edit <TT>cgenie.conf</TT>, you can do it by selecting
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<B>View/Settings</B>. Type:<BR>
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<NOBR><TT>DefaultSyntax x-assembler asx</TT></NOBR><BR>
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near other <TT>DefaultSyntax</TT> lines.
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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>), <B>command</B>
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(path to <TT>xasm.exe</TT>), <B>Argument</B> (<TT>$(FilePath)</TT>) and <B>Initial directory</B>
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(<TT>$(FileDir)</TT>). Check <B>Capture output</B>.
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<LI> <I>ConTEXT</I>: Select <B>Options/Environment Options</B>, then
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the <B>Execute Keys</B> tab. Click <B>Add</B>, type <TT>asx</TT>, click
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e.g. <B>F9</B>, locate <TT>xasm.exe</TT> by pressing the <TT>...</TT> button
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in the top-right corner. Type <B>Start in</B> (<TT>%p</TT>)
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and <B>parameters</B> (<TT>%n</TT>). Check <B>Use short DOS names</B>
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and <B>Capture console output</B>.
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Type <B>Compiler output parser rule</B> (<TT>%n (%l)</TT>).
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<LI> <I>Code-Genie</I>: Select <B>View/Settings</B>, type:<BR>
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<NOBR><TT>AddUserTool xasm xasm.exe /p\s$FP CaptureOutput $FD</TT></NOBR><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).
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<H3>Placing the cursor where an assembly error occured</H3>
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This works same for all these three editors: just double-click the line
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with the error message.
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