9 out of 10 (imaginary) doctors agree that looking at Papyrus script in a text editor is a major source of eye strain and may result in scrambled brains

After a short wander through some of the script files I made a little syntax highlighter for that most versatile of text editors, Notepad++. It's a bit quick and nasty, I skipped reading any actual Papyrus language spec and simply configured it around a selection of the script files I was viewing, but it's functional, a reasonable start and my eyes have been thanking me all day

Examples:
http://www.i2net.me.uk/files/Skyrim/Notepad++/Before-1.jpg
http://www.i2net.me.uk/files/Skyrim/Notepad++/After-1.jpg

http://www.i2net.me.uk/files/Skyrim/Notepad++/Before-2.jpg
http://www.i2net.me.uk/files/Skyrim/Notepad++/After-2.jpg


Oh, so much better. Along with the usual variable type, string & comment highlighting, I've configured 'folding' for functions, STATE, EVENT, if and while : click on one of the little '-' in a box that appear on the left margin.

You can download (Right Click->Save As) http://www.i2net.me.uk/files/Skyrim/Notepad++/Papyrus.xml OR those who don't trust random links can copy the following into a new file and save it somewhere themselves, the file name MUST end in .xml

																			"00"00			if EVENT FUNCTION STATE WHILE			endif endEVENT endFUNCTION endSTATE endWHILE			( )			1{ 2} 0;			self else FALSE TRUE bool float int string keyword objectReference ReferenceAlias ImageSpaceModifier WordofPower Quest WordWallListenerQuestScript formlist activator GlobalVariable Scriptname spell			auto property native global Hidden			import extends																																																				

In Notepad ++: Menu 'View->User-Defined Dialouge' and select 'Import', navigate to the file downloaded/created and Bob should be a blood relative. The highlight settings should automatically apply to every .psc file you open.

Modify as you wish. No warranty provided

Enjoy

Really better off with this in the CK board. It's also in the wiki already.

There is already an official Notepad++ Papyrus highlighting http://www.creationkit.com/Notepad%2B%2B_Setup, but I'll give yours a go

lol,

That's what I get for not reading the Wiki. Oh well, Today I learned two things

There's an autocompletion file there too, which can be helpful. I've been working on adding function definitions, but it's incomplete in that regard and if anyone else wants to help with that (you can use what I've done as a template) that would be very... helpful

Cipscis

There looks to be a full (?) list of functions etc in the skse headder files, would save a LOT of typing. I was saving that for another day




I considered the CK board but:


Nope, doesn't fit there... or rather here as it is now.

During the beta test we searched all the source files for the "native" keyword in order to make a complete list, so I'd expect everything's there. They don't all have their parameters, return values and descriptions defined, yet, which is what I was referring to.

Cipscis

If we are talking about the same thing here (or if the following is equivalent to the script calls) Cipscis, then it was the headers for Alexander Blade's Script Dragon I was thinking about, not skse as I first mentioned. Alexander's headers look like machine extracted source from the executable - or he did a hell of a lot of typing. eg

From his skyscript.h file

Game.AddAchievement(int aiAchievementID)AdvanceSkill(char * asSkillName, float afMagnitude)IncrementSkill(char * asSkillName)Utility.RandomInt(int aiMin, int aiMax)WaitGameTime(float afHours)

etc. Way to much stuff to list and I suspect some functions are missing from script. Still may be worth a look.

http://alexander.sannybuilder.com/?category=other&altname=skyrim_script_dragon