Hi all I am having difficulties with Jedit and the vex syntax macro from the exchange.I installed it and added

<MODE NAME=“vex” FILE=“vex.xml” FILE_NAME_GLOB=“*.vfl” />

To the catalogue file, when I start a new file I just get the error below.I figure I must of done something wrong but cannot figure what for the life of me.Is anyone else having problems ?

Rob

I am having the same problem too. :?

Hey guys.

it's maybe a java pb: have you got the latest version of Java installed on your PCs? ( you can dl it at java.com)
(i guess you have this problem while attempting to do the tuts of the vex dvd 1, right ?: i didn't mentioned that JEdit required Java environment, i remember saying it was Java-based, but i didn't spend time on this cos i didn't want to go too far from Houdini itself- sorry)
-d

Tried the suggested fix. But I still get the error …..

rob

Did anyone have a solution to this problem?
Just started the CMI VEX DVD1 and got jEdit installed on Ubuntu7.10, but got the same error as everyone else.

wolf_cub_one
Did anyone have a solution to this problem?
Just started the CMI VEX DVD1 and got jEdit installed on Ubuntu7.10, but got the same error as everyone else.

I just installed Jedit and the vex.xml syntax highlighting and it works fine. You need to open the vex.xml file, and when you check to see line 12 is actually the <?xml> tag.

Open any of the other “working” syntax mode files from the “modes” directory and copy + paste their top 2 lines.

<?xml version=“1.0”?>

<!DOCTYPE MODE SYSTEM “xmode.dtd”>

That clears up the error, and it appears to be working.

Jedit isn't the only text editor to support VEX. I personally use Cutter www.fundza.com, but it has the same functionality. You can press Alt+E and it will compile + produce an OTL for you using VCC. I'm sure you could do the same with macro's in Jedit though.

AlanW,

Thanks for the reply. I'll try your suggestion later today when I get back home from work.


Thanks again

I still can not seem to get it to work. I copied that line of code to it. I must be doing something wrong.

delete all the commented text. make the above lines the top 2 and it should work.

I got the same error above and it fixed it for me.

Alanw,

First, thanks for taking the time to respond.

I'll try it when I get home. Hopefully, I can start using jEdit.

Thanks again

Alanw,


Thanks that did.

me just realised:
if you change the line in $HOME/.jedit/modes/catalog

from
<MODE NAME=“vex” FILE=“vex.xml” FILE_NAME_GLOB=“*.vfl” />
to
<MODE NAME=“vex” FILE=“vex.xml” FILE_NAME_GLOB=“*.{vfl,str}” />

jedit also highlights code when evoked from alt-e

Maybe of interest for someone else.

Georg

wolf_cub_one
I still can not seem to get it to work. I copied that line of code to it. I must be doing something wrong.

I think latest (development) version of jedit is still buggy - try stable one.