Oolite Bulletins

Not sure if this has been highlighted before but for editing plist files I use TextPad.

Anyhow the reason for this post is that I have created a Syntax Highlight file for TextPad that emphasises structure and keys within the file.

Version 1 of the file covers all entries I could find in the ShipData, ShipYard, KeyConfig, and Equipment files. If I've missed any then please either let me know and I'll update the file.

TextPad can be found here
To download the syntax file grab it from here

To set it up for Oolite.

• Install TextPad (no really )
  Download the Syntax file and extract it's contents to the System directory under TextPad Install directory
  Run TextPad and from the Configure menu select New Document Class
  Enter a class name (eg 'Oolite PList')
  Enter '*.plist' for the Class members
  Check Enable syntax highlighting and from the dropdown select 'oolite-plist.syn'
  Click Finish

You can then set up custom colours for the highlighting by -

• Select Preferences from the Configure menu
  Expand the Document Classes entry and then the Oolite class (which will be named as you specified
  Select the Colors entry from the tree
  On the right hand side will then be all the colours used for the highlighting

I would recommend that you open a plist file while you set up your colour preferences and you will see the effect each time you click Apply.

Good job!