[TYPO3-ect] Eclipse Plugin Development

[Andreas Tschirpke]

Hi, thank you for your reply Ries.

> There are similar project for other editors, But not for Eclipse.
> I think they release for jEdit a typoscript editor, I believe also
> for a other editor but I cannot remember it's name, google
> is your friend here!!
Yes I know the JEdit Plug-In and the SweeTS editor, which is a Plug-In
for PSPad. While the former allows remote access to TypoScript
configurations without TS syntax highlighting, the latter offers good
syntax highlightning and help but only on "local" TS files.
Combining both features would be the best solution.

> Your work will not be lost for at at least 2-3 year (trying to look  
> into my crystal boll)
> typo3 V5 is no where near any alpha release and I believe it mostly a  
> concept.
> So I think typo3 4 version will have quite some feature still..
Good, perhaps I should try to make it generic to allow easy adaptation
to other systems and the future evolution of TYPO3.

> However, would it be better if you make something stand alone  
> everybody can use?
> I don't think that most of my clients will install Eclipse because of  
> it's complexity.
> But if they had a simple editor where they can easily select a  
> website, a page
> and it's typoscript.. they might be more happy.... Just a thought..
No, I think such a Plug-In is geared towards developers and
administrators of TYPO3, and I think most of them will be able to use
Eclipse. Although it really requires some time at first, but it's worth
the work. Nevertheless, the existing solutions PSPad/JEdit are somewhat
easier to handle - no need to create another standalone/easy tool.

> Personally I would love to see it in Eclipse of course...
Good to hear, I like the idea more and more myself. It will be an
interesting project - but I will have to wait if it gets approved by the
university (and if I would be able to release it, without it would be
wasted work).

Andreas