INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING ‘MAKI EPP’

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING ‘MAKI EPP’

All around in the Winamp community, MAKI scripters have been using notepad for making MAKI scripts (.m). Well, now let’s end it. We can surely use EditPlus 2 for making MAKI scripts. It’s not at all difficult. All that you need to do is set the ‘Document Type’ to C++ and then continue. But then you need to do it every time you open a .m file and then EP2 does not recognize any MAKI commands nor classes {nor does it recognize even C++ classes}. Now, we come to acp. Does it automatically create the two brackets and the braces when we put in Winamp hooks{hooks here are hookable events like System.onScriptLoaded()} Well, now take a deep breath. No more of this. I, Rohan Prabhu from Tritium SkinZ, presents a revolutionary product called the MAKI EPP {MAKI EditPlus Plug-in} which can recognize and color code 7 pre-compiler statements, 37 global declarations and 346 classes!!!!

The acp file can automatically generate the brackets and braces for over 35 hooks!!!

Now, that you have downloaded the pack, let’s have a look at it’s contents:

maki.stx { the syntax definitions, which help EditPlus to color code the current script}
maki.acp {the auto complete feature file}
template.m file for MAKI codes}
Readme {The file you are reading now!!}

Now, unpack these things and keep them with you. Copy the iles: maki.stx, template.m and maki.acp to the folder c:/program Files/EditPlus OR wherever EditPlus is installed.

It’s not really necessary to place it there, but that keeps you from deleting it accidentally.

Now, start EditPlus.

1.Go to File>New>Configure Templates.

2.In the window that appears, click on ADD. Once you click on ADD, a ‘New Template’ entry will be displayed. Then enter the Menu Text as ‘MAKI’ and Click on the … button aside the File Path text box. A file browser will open. Through the file browser select the template.m, you have just unpacked.

Then finally click on ‘Apply’ and then ‘OK’ or directly click on ‘OK’.

Now when you go to File>New, you can see a MAKI entry there too. Open this and you’ll see a pre-made template with necessary lines like #include “lib/std.mi” etc.

3.Now, let’s define the syntax. In EditPlus go to Tools>Preferences and in the Preferences Window that opens up select ‘Settings & Syntax’.

· Once there click on New.

· In the Description Field, type in ‘MAKI’.

· In the File Extensions filed, type in ‘m’. Make sure you do not type in ‘.m’.

· In the Syntax File field, browse for the maki.stx, you’ve just unpacked.

· In the Auto Completion field, browse to the maki.acp you’ve just enpacked.

· Click on ‘Apply’, NOT on ‘OK’.

· Now the changes have taken place.

· Now click on the tab ‘Syntax Colors’.

4. Now, in the Syntax Colors window, simply click on the group you want to colorize and then select the color. The ‘Global Definitions’ are Global declarations like ‘int’, ‘boolean’, ‘button’, ‘animatedLayer’ etc.

· Pre-compiler directives are like #include, #define etc.

· Classes are like onPlay(), onStop(), etc.

· Line comment and Block comment are comments.

· Quotation and Quotation 2 are simply whatever you put within quotes.

· Number are the numbers like integers, Booleans, floats, doubles etc.

In that window click on ‘Apply’.

Now, you’re done. There’s nothing more to do. Start tinkering with your MAKI files and you can now create wonderful scripts with more ease as you don’t get confused with the classes, hooks, cooments etc. What’s more, maki.acp helps you save time and energy while typing.

MAKI.ACP: usage

To use it: Whenever you type in any hook, onScriptLoaded for ex. just type

System.onScriptLoaded

and then hit the space bar

Bingo!! this is what appears

System.onScriptLoaded() {

}

This happens with 37 other hooks like, onPlay, onStop etc.

Please give your comments on it. This might be incomplete. Please tell me the features missing. Spread the name MAKI EPP.

Refer to the Directory ‘Spread’. In it there are many images you can use on your website or signatures to spread MAKI EPP. Hope you find this useful