GDLedit: Syntax Highlighting Package

GDLedit is a GDL syntax highlighting package for popular open source text editors/viewers. Whenever you open a GDL file, GDLedit automatically analyzes the text and marks keywords, attribute specifications, comments, etc. using customizable colors. Benefit to you: your GDL file is easier to read and you can understand GDL source code faster.

Without GDLedit —> With GDLedit

Automatic syntax and spell-checking

When you start writing a new GDL document, GDLedit automatically analyzes the new text for the proper spelling/syntax, highlighting correct items. Example: color: red would be recognized as a correct attribute specification and highlighted as you type, but color: rred and color: reddish wouldn’t, since rred is a typo, and reddish is not a valid GDL keyword.

Automatic type checking

GDLedit goes far beyond “simple” spell-checking. It also checks attribute-value pairs for type correctness. For example, if you are not sure whether the value of scaling has to be an integer or a float number, you no longer have to check the aiSee User Manual. Instead, simply try typing the both possibilities and GDLedit will help you find out which of them is correct.

And not only that: in some cases GDLedit will even check if a specified number is within the valid range.

Easy to use

GDLedit supports the latest GDL standard just as well as it does 14-year-old VCG specifications. Your text editor/viewer automatically switches to highlight mode as soon as you open a .gdl or .vcg file, but you can also switch highlighting off and on manually at any time.

GDLedit automatically follows your personal color preferences for syntax highlighting. If you haven’t specified any color preferences, GDLedit follows the default color preferences of your text editor/viewer, which are easy to customize.

Supported platforms

GDLedit is currently available for KDE (Kate, KWrite, Konqueror), Vim, GNU Emacs, and NEdit (see screenshots).

Free download ()

GDLeditGDLedit © 2003–2005 AbsInt Angewandte Informatik GmbH. The GDLedit.tgz package may be freely distributed as long as it is not modified in any way. You may make enhancements for your personal use, but please let us know so we can share them with the aiSee community.