Skyrim Script Editor Pro - How To (1 comment)

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   superl

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   02 January 2015, 8:54AM

   

   
   

   
   In this help page you will see most of the tool included in Skyrim Script Compiler Pro. Need more help then go to the official forum for Skyrim Script Compiler Pro and I will be glad to help you.
   Menu
    
    
    
   Menu File
   New: 
   From the File [New] entry you will be able to create new scripts. Note that the name of the script you created will also become the filename of the script. Here is the dialog you will be present with.
    
   

   

   
   

   1. In the first text box enter the name of the script you want to create .
   2. Then chose if you want a script extension from the drop down menu. Optional
   3. Then chose or not Conditional Hidden. Optional
   4. Click Create.

   This will bring you back to the main application with your first line of code in it.
    
    
   Open: 
   From the File [Open] entry you will be able to open any script file "psc" that you have install in your game. Here is the dialogue you will be present with.
    
   

   

   
   

   1. Chose witch filter you want to use "start with" or "Contain". Optional
   2. Enter a search string.
   3. The remember me check box is to remember your search criteria.
   4. The reset button is to erase the content of the filter box.
   5. Once you found the script just double click on it to open it in the main application ready to edit.

   Save: 
   From the File menu selecting the [Save] entry will do two thing, it will save the source file "psc" to the source folder and will compile and create the "pex" file in the scripts folder ready to use by Skyrim. After compilation the application will open the output window to show the error or successful output as shown in the next image.
    
   

   

   
    
    
    
   Import: 
   From the File menu selecting the[Import] entry will open a file dialogue to chose "psc" or "txt" file to import and edit. Note that when compile and save it will go in the default directory.
    
   Exit: 
   Close the application.
    
    
    
   Menu Edit
   Undo: This action will undo the last Clipboard or text change operation performed in the editor.
   Redo: Use the Redo action to reapply the last undo operation to the editor.
   Cut: This action will only cut text from the editor if text is selected in the editor.
   Copy: This action will only copy text from the editor if text is selected in the editor.
   Paste: This action will only paste text into the editor if text is currently stored in the Clipboard.
   Select All: This action enables you to select all text within the editor. You can use this method in conjunction with the Cut method, which requires text to be selected in the editor, to cut the entire contents of the editor and paste them into the Clipboard.
   Clear All: You can use this method to clear the contents of the editor.
   Clear Line: You can use this method to clear the carriage current line the editor without selecting text.
   Copy All: You can use this method to copy the contents of the editor and stored in the Clipboard without selecting text in the editor.
    
    
   Menu View
   In the View you will be able to toggle hide and view control.
   Auto Complete: Toggle on and off the Auto Complete function.
   Intellisense: Toggle on and off the Intellisense function.
   Syntax Highlight: Toggle on and off the Syntax Highlight function.
   Output window: Collapse or restore the Output window.
   Toolbar: Toggle on and off the Toolbar.
   Line number: Toggle on and off the Line number function.
    
    
    
   Menu Tools
   Preferences:
   This will bring up the setting dialogue shown in the next image.
    
   

   

   
   

    

   
   As you can see you have the power to configure all the syntax highlighting color, the normal text color and the canvas color. Note that for the syntax highlighting to take effect you must restart the application, you don't for canvas and normal text.
   Also you can also configure your hot-keys from this dialog windows.
    
    
    
   Hot-Keys Settings:
   This will bring up the Hot-Keys Settings dialogue shown in the next image. From this dialog you will be able to configure all your favourites Hot-Keys.
    
   

   

   
    
    
    
   FileDiff:
   This will bring up the FileDiff dialogue shown in the next image. From this dialogue you will be able to compare the difference in two scripts. This tool was added because of user request.
    
   

   

   
    
    
    
   Skyrim Path:
   This will bring up the window open folder dialogue dialogue, then navigate to your Skyrim install directory. Note that Skyrim Script Compiler Pro as an auto search function that check the path at every start up so you don't need to use this function unless you have a red plashing light.
    
    
   Macro
   From this menu you will have a few sub menu. Start or stop recording, this will record all activities in the app until you click again. The next image show the indicator when recording
    
   

   

   
   

    

   
   The next submenu is to exicute the macro you created.
    
    
    
    
   Marker:
   From this menu you will have a few sub menu. Enable/disable line marker, this is the small green ball that show you the line your carriage is. Mark as yellow, red or green is the color to mark the selected text, note that you must have text selected to mark. The last entry clear marked is to clear the selected mark.
    
   

   

   
    
    
   More to come as we progress