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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ A special word of thanks goes to Frederic Hannes (Freddy1990) for maintaining
his program\footnote{SCAR, http://freddy1990.com}, for giving us inspiration
and generally for all the time he has put in SRL.
That's about it for the foreword, we hope this Document will be of any use to
That's about it for the foreword, we hope this document will be of any use to
you as reader.
Wizzup? and Raymond
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around the MML library.
\chapter{Simba - General}
\chapter{Simba - the GUI}
\section{Introduction}
Simba is a frontend to the MML. It allows one to develop and run scripts that
use the MML. It features tabs, where each tab can not only hold a file, but also
run a script; you can run multiple scripts at once in Simba. \\
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Simba also features some tools to ease development. There is a function list
consisting of in-build functions, functions from includes and functions in your
script. There is also a component called ``Auto completion'', which shows all
possible options for your code. Another feature is ``Code hints'', which shows
the variables a specific function requires.
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\section{Window selecting, Colour picking and mouse position polling}
Simba internally uses an instance of TMClient, for window selecting, colour
picking and mouse position polling. If a script instance is started, the
currently selected window handle in Simba is passed to the script, and the script
then creates its own TMClient with the given window handle.
\section{Auto updaters}
Simba includes an auto updater for several components. Most importantly, Simba
itself. Simba compares its current version to an online one; on a different
thread. If the online version is greater than Simba's current version, it
downloads a new Simba executable and replaces the currently running Simba
executabke with the new one. On Windows this is done by renaming the old
Executable and deleting it on start. On Linux one can just replace the currently
running Simba.
Another auto updater in Simba is the font updater. It downloads the latest fonts
in the same manner as Simba itself, with versions.
\section{Extensions}
A great feature of Simba is its support for so called ``Extensions''.
This feature allows developers to quickly write an extension in a scripting
language, and then include it in Simba. An extension can vary from a simple
firewall to a rich bitmap editor. Currently, the Simba installer comes with a
SRL downloader and updater extension.
\section{Settings}
Simba contains a powerful component for Settings. It consists out of a XML
reader and writer; all Simba settings are stored in XML files. XML files can be
turned into Tree Views. Simba settings also support sandboxing, where the root
of a settings tree can be changed to a specific node. This can be used to
provide settings per script, without allowing the access to the other Simba
settings.
\section{Interpreting code}
See the next chapter titled ``Interpreters for Simba'' for more
information on Simba and interpreters.
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\chapter{Simba and PascalScript}
\chapter{Interpreters for Simba}
\end{document}