Settings menu - Configuring Easy Code

Available through the Tools-->Settings menu. It displays the following window:

General Tab

• You can specify whether you want a grid on each window object and, if so, whether controls have to be aligned to grid
• You can specify whether a window asking for project type is shown when Easy Code is started with no project in the command line
• You can specify whether the Output window is only shown when errors occur at compile/link time
• You can specify whether the GoAsm Headers will be used instead of those include files coming with ECGo
• You can select a sound (or none) for successful and failed operations
• You can reset all settings to default values

WARNING: If you are going to use the GoAsm headers, please see the Using the GoAsm headers topic.

Editor Tab

Includes several options allowing you to customize the editor.

Code colors

• Back color of the editor
• Text color of the editor
• Back color for selected text
• Text color for selected text
• Comments
• Single quoted text
• Double quoted text
• Easy Code reserved words
• Processor commands
• Preprocessor commands
• Directives
• Operators and separators
• Numbers
• High level syntax
• Registers
• API routines
• API constants and structures
• Editor line numbers

Font

• Changes name, type and size of the font (just fixed pitch fonts)

Tab size (spaces)

• Sets number of spaces for a <Tab> character

Line format correction

• Removes unnecessary left and middle spaces and tabs

Show line nubers

• Shows or hides the editor line numbers

Automatic indentation

• Indents next line properly when pressing the <Enter> key

Keywords syntax correction

• Corrects case for keywords and reserved words

Auto variable info

• When typing a colon character (:), shows a list box with all variable types

Auto parameter info

• When typing a comma character, displays the complete syntax for procedures and API functions including any required parameters

Constants and variables info

• When the mouse is over, displays a window showing the value (for constants) or type (for variables)

Enable syntax highlighting

• Enables syntax highlighting (code is drawn coloured)

Colorize API constants and structures

• Enables API constants and structures to be coloured (may take a long time in slow computers)

REMARKS: In some old slow computers, it is possible that the editor scrolls slowly. If so, try to uncheck the Colorize API constants and structures option.

Compile / Link Tab

In the Executable files for building applications section, you have to enter the following files (placed in the Bin folder created by the ECGo package):

Assembler	The path to the GoAsm.exe file (no other assembler will work)
Linker	The path to the GoLink.exe file (no other linker will work)
Resource compiler	The path to the GoRC.exe file (you can also use Microsoft's rc.exe)

while in the Location of Include folder and Help files for GoAsm tools section, you have to enter the path for the following locations:

GoAsm Include folder	The path to the Include folder of the GoAsm tools path (i.e. C:\GoAsm\Include)
GoAsm assembler manual	The path to the help file for the GoAsm.exe assembler (GoAsm.chm)
GoLink linker manual	The path to the help file for GoLink.exe linker (GoLink.htm)
GoRC compiler manual	The path to the help file for GoRC.exe resource compiler (Resource.htm)

IMPORTANT: This version of Easy Code has been programmed for the Jeremy Gordon's GoAsm assembler and GoLink linker, so no other assembler nor linker will work. On the other hand, even though you can use other compatible resource compilers, GoRC.exe is recommended.

Tools Tab

• You can specify the path for an image editor in order to edit bitmaps, icons or cursors
• You can specify the path for the Win32 help. It will be started when pressing <Ctrl+W>
• You can specify the path for the Win32 help. It will be started when pressing <Ctrl+W>.
• You can specify the path for a COFF debugger program. This debugger will be started when pressing the <F5> key (only for executable files). The GoBug debugger is highly recommended