BlitzBuddy 1.4.3 review

BlitzBuddy is a program for managing projects for the BlitzMax development system.

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 375K Developer: simulacrum.net.nz Price: $0.00 Updated: 15 Jun 2006

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BlitzBuddy is a program for managing projects for the BlitzMax development system. It provides a number of features that the standard BlitzMax editor does not provide.

In particular, BlitzBuddy works with AppleScript, making it easier to use a third-party editor such as BBEdit, or TextWrangler (which is free) instead of the standard editor.

BlitzBuddy comes with files to enable integration with BBEdit and TextWrangler, including a module to enable syntax highlighting.

Here are some key features of "BlitzBuddy":
Get and set the current project.
Perform a build or clean operation.
Run your BlitzMax application.
Execute a script when a build fails. This could open the error file in your editor and position the cursor on the line that has an error.
Execute a script when a build succeeds.
Open the help viewer, showing all BlitzMax commands that start with a specified string. You can use this to show help for the text under the cursor in your editor.
Get a list of BlitzMax commands that begin with a specific string. This could be used in your editor to offer command completion support.