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by **Karl** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:59 pm

I spend a significant part of my day picking through .hoc files trying to find out which typo is stopping my simulations this time. I'm wondering if anyone has a found good development environment that works for windows.

I had been using Geany for some time using C# highlighting. Is there something better?

by **Raj** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:41 am

This topic introduces several editors

https://www.neuron.yale.edu/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=148

for windows to my knowledge PSPad is still the best freesoftware for working with NEURON's hoc-code. The hoc syntax highlighting comes automatically with the latest versions of the program. The syntax highlighting of mod-code is still imperfect because it can't deal with the colon comment style.

by **Eric Thomson** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:32 pm

I like PSPad, but for one feature: when I type a left parenthesis, it automatically inserts a right-paren. That means I have to click the right arrow key to move past it before I hit return. I'd rather just type the parens myself and hit return.

Does anyone know how to get rid of this trait in PSPad? I am using PSPad 4.5.3, with the NEURON.INI file for highlighter definitions.

Added in Edit:
I got rid of the parentheses autocompletion feature by going to
Settings-->Program Settings-->Editor (part 1)
and unselect 'Completion of chars ({[<"'

by **dsdill02** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:02 pm

I use Jedit with hoc highlighting. Here is the information:

Hoc editing: jEdit Editor with Neuron highlighting
1. download jEdit (http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=download)
2. download neuron.xml for jEdit (http://community.jedit.org/?q=filestore ... 1&from=60P)
3. copy neuron.xml into jEdit directory C:\Program Files\jEdit\modes and add the file information to the catalog file (named catalog with no extension) in the same directory

<MODE NAME="neuron" FILE="neuron.xml"
FILE_NAME_GLOB="*.hoc" />

4. In jEdit, go to Utilities, Options, Editing and verify it contains the mode to neuron
5. When you open a hoc file it will be highlighted/colored for syntax

by **bsuter** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:13 am

I've recently started using TextPad on Windows as an editor for hoc, ses, and mode files; there is a free trial version. This editor has tabs for multiple open documents, and also allows side-by-side or top-and-bottom panes for viewing two files simultaneously. There is a built-in file comparison function and a filesystem tree browser. Syntax highlighting is accomplished using syntax definition files from a default set, from published add-ons, or from user-created files. Here are two syntax definition files that I've made - one for hoc/ses files, the other for mod files. No guarantees as to completeness or accuracy, but they seem to work for me. To use these, use the Configure->New Document Class wizard and associate each of these files with the appropriate file name extensions. The Configure->Preferences menu will further allow you to add the neuron.exe executable as an "external tool" - when invoked with a keystroke combo, e.g. CTRL-1, this will launch neuron and pass the currently open filename as an argument - a convenient way to launch your simulation from the editor.

neuron-hoc.syn

Code: Select all: ; TextPad syntax definitions for NEURON HOC (and SES) files ; Copyright (C) 2010, Ben Suter ; adapted starting from TextPad's built-in c.syn file C=1 [Syntax] Namespace1 = 6 IgnoreCase = No KeyWordLength = BracketChars = {[()]} ;OperatorChars = -+*/<>!~%^&|= OperatorChars = -+*/<>!~%^&|.= PreprocStart = # SyntaxStart = SyntaxEnd = HexPrefix = 0x CommentStart = /* CommentEnd = */ CommentStartAlt = CommentEndAlt = SingleComment = // SingleCommentCol = SingleCommentAlt = SingleCommentColAlt = SingleCommentEsc = StringsSpanLines = Yes StringStart = " StringEnd = " StringAlt = StringEsc = \ CharStart = ' CharEnd = ' CharEsc = \ [Preprocessor keywords] #define #elif #else #endif #error #if #ifdef #ifndef #include #pragma #undef defined [Keywords 1] ; control return break continue stop if else while for iterator_statement ; general declaration proc func iterator double depvar eqn local strdef ; miscellaneous print delete read debug em parallel help ; object oriented begintemplate endtemplate objectvar objref (synonyms) public external new [Keywords 2] ; neuron specific create connect setpointer access insert uninsert forall ifsec forsec ; built-in constants PI E GAMMA DEG PHI FARADAY R ; built-in functions sin cos atan log log10 exp sqrt int abs erf erfc system prmat solve wqinit plt axis plot plotx ploty regraph symbols printf xred sred ropen wopen xopen fprint fscan graph graphmode fmenu lw getstr strcmp setcolor startsw stopsw object_id allobjectvars allobjexts xpanel xbutton xcheckbox xstatebutton xlabel xmenu xvalue xpvalue xradiobutton xfixedvalue xvarlabel xslider boolean_dialog continue_dialog string_dialog doEvents doNotify numarg hoc_pointer_ execute execute1 load_proc load_func load_template machine_name saveaudit retrieveaudit coredump_on_error checkpoint quit object_push object_pop pwman_place show_errmess_always numprocs myproc psync settext secname ; variables float_epsilon hoc_ac_ [Keywords 3] ; variables (introduced by nrnoc) t dt clamp_resist celsius secondorder diam_changed ; functions (introduced by nrnoc) node_data disconnect batch_run batch_save pt3dclear pt3dadd n3d x3d y3d z3d diam3d arc3d define_shape p3dconst spine3d setSpineArea getSpineArea area ri initnrn topology fadvance distance finitialize fstim fstimi ion_style nernst ghk ; mechanisms with range variables hh pas ; classes SectionRef SectionList VClamp SVClamp IClamp AlphaSynapse APCount

neuron-mod.syn

Code: Select all: ; TextPad syntax definitions for NEURON MOD files ; Copyright (C) 2010, Ben Suter ; adapted starting from TextPad's built-in c.syn file C=1 [Syntax] Namespace1 = 6 IgnoreCase = No KeyWordLength = BracketChars = {[()]} OperatorChars = -+*/<>!~%^&|= PreprocStart = # SyntaxStart = SyntaxEnd = HexPrefix = 0x CommentStart = COMMENT CommentEnd = ENDCOMMENT CommentStartAlt = VERBATIM CommentEndAlt = ENDVERBATIM SingleComment = : SingleCommentCol = SingleCommentAlt = SingleCommentColAlt = SingleCommentEsc = StringsSpanLines = Yes StringStart = " StringEnd = " StringAlt = StringEsc = \ CharStart = ' CharEnd = ' CharEsc = \ [Preprocessor keywords] #define #elif #else #endif #error #if #ifdef #ifndef #include #pragma #undef defined [Keywords 1] TITLE UNITS PARAMETER KTOMV NEURON SUFFIX USEION READ WRITE RANGE GLOBAL STATE ASSIGNED INITIAL BREAKPOINT SOLVE METHOD DERIVATIVE FUNCTION LOCAL PROCEDURE NONSPECIFIC_CURRENT KINETIC POINT_PROCESS UNITSOFF UNITSON LINEAR NONLINEAR NET_RECEIVE FUNCTION_TABLE CONSERVE STEADYSTATE FROM TO COMPARTMENT LONGITUDINAL_DIFFUSION celsius t v diam area dt cnexp derivimplicit sparse at_time ; control if else [Keywords 2] ; built-in constants PI E GAMMA DEG PHI FARADAY R ; built-in functions sin cos atan log log10 exp sqrt int abs erf erfc

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