Developer documentation

Articles for Code::Blocks developers.

• Translation

Code::Blocks uses Launchpad to coordinate translation efforts.

• Coding style

The source code formatting style used in the Code::Blocks' source.

• Creating a custom lexer for Code::Blocks editor

How to add support for new syntax lighting schemes.

• Creating a patch to submit to BerliOS (Patch Tracker)

Creating a diff file and then submitting it to the patch tracker.

• Unicode Standards

Information about unicode standards and how unicode is handled in Code::Blocks' source code.

• Various development tips

List of various development tips for Code::Blocks.

• Scripting Code::Blocks

Information about scripting Code::Blocks with Squirrel.

• A short overview about Code::Blocks architecture

Information about the architecture of Code::Blocks.

• Code::Blocks SDK events

Information about the Code::Blocks SDK events and how to work with them.

• File formats description

Description of the format of each file Code::Blocks produces.

• Documentation

User's manual in various formats and languages.

Also see http://developer.berlios.de/projects/codeblocks/ (under the downloads section).

Plug-In development

• Creating a simple "Hello World" plugin
• Creating a Plug-in which modifies CB's Menus
• Creating a plugin that actually does something
• Linking the plugin to a Nightly Build
• Managing Plug-in Resources

• Research on doing a Plug-in for embedded help in CB

• wxSmith extensions

Scripting

Using scripting to extend Code::Blocks' functionality

• Creating a new project wizard