The Preditor Folder contains components that help extend the capabilities of Preditor. The folder should reside with the Preditor application. Here is what the Preditor folder contains:
• Extensions • Scripts
• Key Sets • Languages
• Glossaries • Startup
• Plug-Ins • Toolbars
• ToolServer Tools
Extensions
Extensions are code modules that extend the abilities of Preditor. Extensions placed in the extensions folder are listed in the Extensions menu. Selecting the extension from the menu executes that extension. Option-selecting the extension from the menu will edit that extension. You can add/remove extensions as you wish, and you can also build your own extensions using the Extension Module Builder located in the Tools folder. It is not necessary to restart Preditor when adding or removing extensions from this folder. Preditor will immediate reflect any changes to the folder.
Scripts
You can place AppleScript scripts in the scripts folder, and those scripts will appear in the Scripts menu within Preditor. Selecting the script from the menu will run that script. Option-selecting the script from the menu will edit that script. It is not necessary to restart Preditor when adding or removing scripts from this folder. Preditor will immediate reflect any changes to the folder.
Key Sets
A key set contains a set of key bindings, mapping a keystroke to an action. You can have any number of key sets, only one of which is active at any given time. You can set the active key set via the Keyboard window. The key sets Standard, CodeWarrior and ThinkC are provided. You can create, edit, distribute and acquire key sets freely. Key sets must reside in this folder.
Languages
Preditor has support for any language that is represented by a Language Module. A language module allows Preditor to parse, format, indent, etc. any source file written in that language. Evatac and third-parties may supply new and/or improved language modules in the future. All language modules must reside in this folder in order for Preditor to recognize the language a module represents.
Glossaries
Preditor supports multiple glossaries. Preditor supplies some default glossaries, and you can also create as many new glossaries as you wish. Glossaries can reside anywhere on the file system, but we recommend that you keep all glossaries in the Glossary folder.
Startup
The startup folder contains documents and scripts that are to be opened and run (respectively) when you launch the Preditor application. Folders and non-text documents will be ignored.
Plug-Ins
Plug-ins adds features to Preditor. Any new plug-ins you acquire must be placed in the folder in order for Preditor to acquire the plug-ins features. If you find that you do not use features that a plug-in provides, you can remove the plug-in from the folder. Preditor comes with a Help and Commands plug-ins. We plan to release a Compare plug-in and a Collapse plug-in in the near future.
Toolbars
Preditor supports the creation of any number of customized toolbars. Toolbars can be created from within Preditor, or you may acquire toolbars from external sources. Using the Toolbar window in Preditor you can build, arrange, edit and delete toolbars. All toolbar documents must reside in this folder.
ToolServer Tools
Preditor supports the MPW ToolServer. This folder contains scripts that the ToolServer executes. Any toolserver script located in this folder will appear in the ToolServer Tools menu. Selecting the toolserver script from the menu will cause the ToolServer to execute that script. An example toolserver script is provided.
