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ZgeSublime is not an extension for ZGameEditor, but rather a Sublime Text plugin I started to build and run .zgeproj files directly from the editor.

Installation

1. Download ZgeSublime from: https://github.com/Txori/ZgeSublime
2. In Sublime Text, go to Preferences > Browse Packages...
3. This opens the Packages folder. Clone or copy the ZgeSublime folder into it.

Configuration

Edit the ZgeSublime.sublime-settings file and set the path to your ZGameEditor.exe.
Default path: C:/Dropbox/System/ZGameEditor/ZGameEditor.exe


Usage

Open your .zgeproj file in Sublime Text.
Right-click in the editor to open the context menu and choose ZGameEditor:

• Run project
  This saves the file, then builds and runs your project.
  You can also press Ctrl+Enter to run the same command.

Planned Features

• Commands to auto-close or expand specific XML tags.
• Open <Expression> blocks in external views for better clarity.

Nice, thanks for sharing. I find I often edit zgeproj files directly in my favorite texteditor instead of inside ZGE so I can use the keyboard shortcuts I'm used to. Also it often makes sense to edit the whole project instead of just a single expression and even this can be done in the XML view in ZGE there are other editors that do this better.

I've added custom syntax highlighting to the plugin for better visualization of zgeproj files:

• XML structure is styled similarly to PHP to de-emphasize markup
• ZExpression sections (<Expression>, <WhileExp>, etc.) use C#-like coloring
• Data sections (<BitmapFile>, <MeshData>) appear in grey for minimal visibility

I didn't handle the GLSL code yet. I think it will be simpler for the user to install that syntax, so I can use it in ZGameEditor syntax.