02-06-2023, 08:28 PM
(02-06-2023, 07:50 PM)mnrvovrfc Wrote: Before long, if this project could find another maintainer, the QB64 IDE could be offered in more than one mode. I don't like many gimmicks it gained since the last SDL edition. Therefore, offer a "Spartan" or "stripped-down" level of the IDE, and also have a version like what it has become today. The lesser edition could be fixed only if it contains a serious bug or security issue long not discovered.
There are users trying to run the IDE on Windows7 with single-core CPU and limited memory. They might appreciate the ability to disable code-folding, include-file auto-display or anything that enhances the experience. Yeah sure, they are also trying to get millions of frames per second, trying to "let the music play" without starting and stopping and glitches, and are anxious to get that "in-house" download manager going...
(This forum should support a "spoiler" posting trick...)
The reaction would be interesting from the "official" version guys: what is highest priority for new functionality, the IDE or for user programs?
I can't imagine many people preferring the old SDL IDE version over what we have today. I did a ton of programming using version .954's IDE and although it was functional I would surely miss the additions today's IDE has if I were forced to go back to it.
Running Windows 7 on pre-Core2 Duo CPUs should not be done in the first place if one is setting up a system for programming. I run Windows 7 on a 6th generation i7 as my coding machine, so Windows 7 is completely doable, you just need to make sure the hardware matches your expectations.