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GBIC >> Software >> gbCodeIndent

gbCodeIndent

gbCodeIndent is a PowerBASIC source code formatting utility. It recognizes and formats a wide range of coding structures. Settings are available to manage indentation, blank lines and comments within the source code. A Scintilla-based text editor, with syntax highlighting is included in gbCodeIndent.

To load source code, the user may paste code from the clipboard, open an existing file, or drop a file onto gbCodeIndent.

Once formatting is complete, the results may be placed on the clipboard or saved to a file.

Download (v3.0, 400KB)

To install, just unzip the contents of the distribution file into a folder of its own!

Feature List

gbCodeIndent provides a variety of features:

Source code formatting
Indentation, blank line, and comment control options
Scintilla-based editor with syntax highlighting
Open/SaveAs files
Multiple GUI options (footprint control)
Unlimited Undo/Redo
Quote/UnQuote and Indent/Outdent
Pre-Formatting options (Left justify and blank line removal)
Font Selection
Online Help

Using gbCodeIndent

Using gbCodeIndent is pretty darn simple. Just paste in some PowerBASIC source code and press the "Format" toolbar button. That will immediately display the newly formatted code, which you can copy or save to file.

You can also open an existing source code file if you wish.

There are various settings which determine how indentation, blank lines, and comments are handled. See below for more details.

Toolbar

All gbCodeIndent features and settings are accessed through the toolbar buttons.

Open - Open an existing source code file
SaveAs - Save source code to a new file
Clear - Delete all text
CopyAll - Copy all text to the clipboard
Paste - Paste clipboard content at cursor
Plain - Left justify and remove blanks from all text
Format - Apply formatting per user settings
Undo - Undo last editing action
Redo - Restore last Undo action
Quote - Add single quote to selected lines
UnQuote - Remove single quote from selected lines
Indent - Indent selected lines
Outdent - Un-indent selected lines
Font - Display Select Font dialog
Settings -
Settings - Also provide dropdown menu with the following options:
- Manage Blank Lines -
- Standardize Comments -
- Remove Blanks in Plain -
- Show Text in Toolbar -
- Minimal Toolbar Buttons -
- Select Font - Display Select Font dialog
- Index Size - Allows user to select indent size (0-8)
- Max Consecutive Blank Lines - Allows user to select maximum number of allowed consecutive lines in the code
- Pre-Procedure Blank Lines - Allows user to determine how many blank lines will precede procedures
- Comment Pad (#Spaces) - Allows user to select the number of spaces that will follow a comment
Help - Open this online Help page

Conext Menu

The following context menu is available for the source code (Scintilla) editor. The options are standard, self-explanatory options.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following key combinations are available to the user to access gbCodeIndent features:

F1 - Help
Ctrl+R - Reset index size, max blanks lines, pre-procedure blank lines and comment pad values.

Other Comments

Comments and suggestions are welcome!