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Now I want a 3D text editor. Syntax highlighting by depth? or Python indents in the third dimension!

by wgrover 11y ago

wgrover 11y ago
Proof of concept for Z-dimension Python indenting (cross your eyes): for line in file: for line in file: print line print line print "all done!" print "all done!"
- themodelplumber 11y ago
  I didn't believe you at first, and then I tried it. Bravo.
- nvader 11y ago
  Actually, I prefer the inner part of the loops negative z-indexed (but you can image how it could flip as you move the caret around): for line in file: for line in file: print line print line print "all done!" print "all done!" However, staring at an IDE cross-eyed while trying to program sounds like a punishment one might cook up for devs who bundle Browser Toolbar Adware with screensaver packages that my mum likes to install, and not something I'd choose for myself. In university, I did some research into Multi-Level Displays (essentially a transparent LCD a few millimetres in front of a standard LCD screen), but what held the tech back for consumer applications was that we hadn't yet found a killer app. (In contrast, the gambling industry loved them, and I see them often in Casinos in Vegas). But it seems like it would be a perfect application for fake 3d IDEs.
  - Senji 11y ago
    Maybe if you couple that with an Oculus/hololens it could be a viable display. I guess you can mix that with color syntax highlighting. Or maybe have the IDE run timing analysis on your code and adjust z-indexing to reflect where most of the time is spent.
    - nvader 11y ago
      One of the best things about the MLD was that it is a 'real' 3D (well, 2.5-D) display. The real separation of screens means that there's no need for special eye-wear or projection, and there is no nauseating delay in dealing with head-motion, eye-saccades or any of the other problems that I've heard plague long-term use of the Oculus.
- djtriptych 11y ago
  alright this is awesome.
- profinger 11y ago
  This is so cool I want this so bad lol

Now I want a 3D text editor. Syntax highlighting by depth? or Python indents in the third dimension!

by wgrover 11y ago

Now I want a 3D text editor. Syntax highlighting by depth? or Python indents in the third dimension!

Proof of concept for Z-dimension Python indenting (cross your eyes): for line in file: for line in file: print line print line print "all done!" print "all done!"

themodelplumber 11y ago
I didn't believe you at first, and then I tried it. Bravo.
nvader 11y ago
Actually, I prefer the inner part of the loops negative z-indexed (but you can image how it could flip as you move the caret around): for line in file: for line in file: print line print line print "all done!" print "all done!" However, staring at an IDE cross-eyed while trying to program sounds like a punishment one might cook up for devs who bundle Browser Toolbar Adware with screensaver packages that my mum likes to install, and not something I'd choose for myself. In university, I did some research into Multi-Level Displays (essentially a transparent LCD a few millimetres in front of a standard LCD screen), but what held the tech back for consumer applications was that we hadn't yet found a killer app. (In contrast, the gambling industry loved them, and I see them often in Casinos in Vegas). But it seems like it would be a perfect application for fake 3d IDEs.
- Senji 11y ago
  Maybe if you couple that with an Oculus/hololens it could be a viable display. I guess you can mix that with color syntax highlighting. Or maybe have the IDE run timing analysis on your code and adjust z-indexing to reflect where most of the time is spent.
  - nvader 11y ago
    One of the best things about the MLD was that it is a 'real' 3D (well, 2.5-D) display. The real separation of screens means that there's no need for special eye-wear or projection, and there is no nauseating delay in dealing with head-motion, eye-saccades or any of the other problems that I've heard plague long-term use of the Oculus.
djtriptych 11y ago
alright this is awesome.
profinger 11y ago
This is so cool I want this so bad lol