A Plugin System

I am constantly thinking “If I could only write a plugin for Hype, to do this or that”

Like ;

  • code completion, code folding and inline syntax warnings. Or simply when you double click a bracket it shows you it’s partner.

  • New types of event actions in the inspector.

  • bezier pen tool, which many of use have request in one form or another…

I have actually written a text replacement app for Hype, that allows me to type a keyword in Hype functions and my app will expand to the matching stored text.

Here is a quick video of it.

( I am actually, trying to find the time to re write it, as although it works really well, some of the storage methods need changing… )

There are problems with the idea of plugins that directly tap into the code of an app to alter it’s display and functions as you describe

A badly written plugin could cause havoc with Hype where in the end the Hype team would have to possibly waste a lot time trying to put out the fires.

Also how many of Hype uses could or would write such plugins… would the effort of introducing a plugin framework be fully realised by us the users!


Update. Put the video on my own site due to dropbox being .S…t

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