Crimson Editor Syntax

SystemAdmin - Wed Apr 01 04:00:35 EDT 2009
Here you go Mr Landale
Simon Haydn BSc (Hons)

Requirements Controller
Marshall Aerospace (UK)

llandale - Wed Apr 01 13:24:08 EDT 2009
Sorry, this KEY file seems to be dated 2002 and is half as big as the KEY file I already have corresponding to DOORS v8.2. A quick check of the first section shows its missing key-words 'elseif' and 'include'.

Got a key file for v9.2?

>Louie

llandale - Wed Apr 01 13:24:08 EDT 2009
Sorry, this KEY file seems to be dated 2002 and is half as big as the KEY file I already have corresponding to DOORS v8.2. A quick check of the first section shows its missing key-words 'elseif' and 'include'.

Got a key file for v9.2?

>Louie

SystemAdmin - Thu Apr 02 03:43:28 EDT 2009
Sorry Louie,
that's the only version I've got and that was obtained from the old Telelogic forum (RIP).
Simon Haydn BSc (Hons)

Requirements Controller
Marshall Aerospace (UK)

Manilla - Thu Apr 02 08:03:42 EDT 2009
If I have in CrimsonEditor DXL files opened (with .inc extension) and I had selected from
Document -> Syntax Type -> DXL

Each time I reopen Crimson Editor, with all the files I left open from my last use, in Document -> Syntax Type it`s selected PHP option.

Is there a way to be selected DXL not PHP ? Otherwise I have to take again every opened file and to make the modification for Sntax Type.

Thanks!

Manilla - Thu Apr 02 08:03:42 EDT 2009
If I have in CrimsonEditor DXL files opened (with .inc extension) and I had selected from
Document -> Syntax Type -> DXL

Each time I reopen Crimson Editor, with all the files I left open from my last use, in Document -> Syntax Type it`s selected PHP option.

Is there a way to be selected DXL not PHP ? Otherwise I have to take again every opened file and to make the modification for Sntax Type.

Thanks!

llandale - Thu Apr 02 12:26:58 EDT 2009
I don't recall how I made Crimson Editor work for me years ago, but I'm sure I used a monkey-at-the-keyboard approach, stopping when it worked.

I've got both '*.inc' and '*.dxl' files defined with Crimson. When I double click on a inc or dxl file, it invokes Crimson Editor and I see very nice syntax highlighting.

Not sure how I got here, but this is what I see:

In Windows Explorer Tools menu >Options >File types, I tell Windows to invoke Crimson when I double click on a file of type 'inc' and of type 'dxl'. Crimson executable is file 'cedt.exe'. Today I see I have no rights to change that, IT at work...

I see in folder 'C:\Program Files\Crimson Editor\spec' I have a file named 'doors-dxl.key' dated recently and very large, and also a file 'doors-dxl.spc' which is very old and small.

I see in folder 'C:\Program Files\Crimson Editor\link' I have these two files: 'extension.dxl' and 'extension.inc', both of which have these two lines in them (which point to the above two files):
LANGSPEC:DOORS-DXL.SPC
KEYWORDS:DOORS-DXL.KEY

I see no other special Crimson files. I wonder if I have rights to modify files inside Program Files...

Make your Crimson files as above. Then start Crimson Editor. I don't recall if I had to specify the following, or if the program deduces that based on the existence of the files when you start Crimson.

I see inside Crimson, Tools menu >Preferences >Syntax Types, I have a 'DOORS DXL-INC' type that points to the SPC and KEY files above.

Preferences >Association, I see that .dxl and .inc files are 'Managed by Crimson Editor'. I see that I have a .dxl type (in the long list), that when selected selects the 'dxl' in the Managed By box, and its description is 'DOORS DXL'. I also have a type '.dxl~' which looks like an error to me. Further down in the big list I see type '.inc' which uses Managed By type '.inc', and has description 'DOORS Include Files'.

I don't see anything else interesting inside Crimson Editor.

Good luck.

>Louie

BTW, when I double click on an encrypted inc file, Crimson of course displays the binary and its useless.

llandale - Thu Apr 02 12:26:58 EDT 2009
I don't recall how I made Crimson Editor work for me years ago, but I'm sure I used a monkey-at-the-keyboard approach, stopping when it worked.

I've got both '*.inc' and '*.dxl' files defined with Crimson. When I double click on a inc or dxl file, it invokes Crimson Editor and I see very nice syntax highlighting.

Not sure how I got here, but this is what I see:

In Windows Explorer Tools menu >Options >File types, I tell Windows to invoke Crimson when I double click on a file of type 'inc' and of type 'dxl'. Crimson executable is file 'cedt.exe'. Today I see I have no rights to change that, IT at work...

I see in folder 'C:\Program Files\Crimson Editor\spec' I have a file named 'doors-dxl.key' dated recently and very large, and also a file 'doors-dxl.spc' which is very old and small.

I see in folder 'C:\Program Files\Crimson Editor\link' I have these two files: 'extension.dxl' and 'extension.inc', both of which have these two lines in them (which point to the above two files):
LANGSPEC:DOORS-DXL.SPC
KEYWORDS:DOORS-DXL.KEY

I see no other special Crimson files. I wonder if I have rights to modify files inside Program Files...

Make your Crimson files as above. Then start Crimson Editor. I don't recall if I had to specify the following, or if the program deduces that based on the existence of the files when you start Crimson.

I see inside Crimson, Tools menu >Preferences >Syntax Types, I have a 'DOORS DXL-INC' type that points to the SPC and KEY files above.

Preferences >Association, I see that .dxl and .inc files are 'Managed by Crimson Editor'. I see that I have a .dxl type (in the long list), that when selected selects the 'dxl' in the Managed By box, and its description is 'DOORS DXL'. I also have a type '.dxl~' which looks like an error to me. Further down in the big list I see type '.inc' which uses Managed By type '.inc', and has description 'DOORS Include Files'.

I don't see anything else interesting inside Crimson Editor.

Good luck.

>Louie

BTW, when I double click on an encrypted inc file, Crimson of course displays the binary and its useless.

kbmurphy - Tue Apr 07 12:12:32 EDT 2009
Louie or anyone else--mind posting the DOORS 8.2 files?

SystemAdmin - Tue Apr 07 13:42:08 EDT 2009
Available at SmartDXL http://smartdxl.com/editors.html

ozgury - Thu Apr 30 07:40:35 EDT 2009
As an alternative you can use Notepad++ as an editor. It is free.
You can define new languages. It has very nice features and also extension capability. I defined DXL and it is very nice.
I have been using it for more than 2 years. I advice you to look at
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/

Özgür

SystemAdmin - Tue May 05 18:07:57 EDT 2009
I just downloaded notepad plus plus today for DXL editing. Do you have a setup file that implements the DXL extension? Would love it if you could email it to tim dot jones @ l-3com dot com (no spaces, replace the dots). Perhaps others here would like it too?

SystemAdmin - Tue May 05 18:07:57 EDT 2009
I just downloaded notepad plus plus today for DXL editing. Do you have a setup file that implements the DXL extension? Would love it if you could email it to tim dot jones @ l-3com dot com (no spaces, replace the dots). Perhaps others here would like it too?

ozgury - Fri Aug 21 09:27:22 EDT 2009
Sorry for this very late response. I didn't look at the forum so long. And I realized today from my watch list.
I am attaching language file to use Notepad++ as a DXL editor.
I assume that copying this file to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Notepad++ directory.

llandale - Mon Aug 24 10:16:33 EDT 2009
What's the version of DOORS/DXL for this xml file?

Strad - Wed Aug 26 10:05:13 EDT 2009
Just to add another item to this thread, this is an ultraedit wordfile that has been mainly updated for 9.2 (apologies I haven't had time to go through item by item, it's just as I've used them.) It also fixes some delimiter mark up issues I found in the original from IDM.