Component Questions

[James_Parsons]

I have been messing around for a while, and I have a few questions on some of the LCL controls.

1. The TShellTreeView, can it be used to create an IDE like file browser? How do I use it?
2. Can I Define my own language for a SynEdit Control?
3. Can I redirect CMD output to some sort of text box control?

If it is not obvious here, I am trying to write my own IDE, and Lazarus seemed to be the most convenient tool available.

[exdatis]

I have been messing around for a while, and I have a few questions on some of the LCL controls.
3. Can I redirect CMD output to some sort of text box control?

http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Executing_External_Programs#Reading_large_output

[exdatis]

I have been messing around for a while, and I have a few questions on some of the LCL controls.

1. The TShellTreeView, can it be used to create an IDE like file browser? How do I use it?

http://wiki.freepascal.org/TShellListView
http://wiki.freepascal.org/Shell_Controls

[howardpc]

There's also a short example of its use at
 .../lazarus/components/fpvectorial/examples/fpcorelexplorer.lpi

[engkin]

2. Can I Define my own language for a SynEdit Control?

I would recommend using Edson's Scriptable Highlighter.

[Martin_fr]

2. Can I Define my own language for a SynEdit Control?

I would recommend using Edson's Scriptable Highlighter.

a) The above (probably the beast (ready to use, and powerful)
b) in the folder examples/SynEdit in your lazarus installation are examples for SynAnyHighlighter and SynPosHighlighter (both very basic, and probably not enough for what you want)
c) Maybe there is one here: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=18248
d) Write your own: http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/SynEdit_Highlighter#Creating_a_SynEdit_Highlighter
e) There also is SynUniSyn, but it is not maintained and not currently working. Help fixing it, and you can use it.