@editor

@editor <object>/<attribute>[=function|command]

The optional bundled softcode-editor package registers this command with @command and implements it entirely in softcode over @input. Install that package from the bundled package source first. The player must control the target. Existing FUNSYNTAX and CMDSYNTAX attributes select their own syntax; give =function or =command for a new or unflagged attribute.

@editor commands: what a typed line does, and the dot commands
@editor saving: syntax errors, save conflicts, and leaving the editor

Typing and editor commands

Ordinary input appends one literal line. Nothing in a line is evaluated. A line beginning with .. inserts one leading dot, so ..s adds the source line .s. The editor commands are:

Command	Action
`.s`	Check syntax and save, remaining in the editor.
`.sq`	Check syntax, save, and quit.
`.q`	Quit, when nothing is unsaved.
`.q!`	Quit and discard unsaved changes.
`.c`	Check syntax without saving.
`.l`	List the buffer with line numbers.
`.u`	Undo the last appended line; a second `.u` puts it back.
`.h`	Show the command summary.

Saving and quitting

A syntax error keeps the editor open and leaves the stored attribute unchanged; each error names its line and column, as .l numbers them. A best-effort conflict check also refuses a save when the attribute or its syntax flag changed after the editor opened it or last saved it. The editor stays open until one of its quit commands: when @input’s hour runs out it opens again with the draft as it was. @input/cancel remains the unconditional escape and saves nothing. Finish active editor sessions before upgrading, rolling back or uninstalling the package.

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