default uppercase in IDE

[elias001]

Hello everyone.

I just got back into using Pelles C.  I have a minor problem with the IDE setting.  When i start to write code in the IDE environment, everything is default uppercase.  In the old version, it was default lower case.  I tried enable cap locks, or type using shift key, but i can't get the program to switched to lowercase.  Any help would be appreciated. 

Thank you in advance.

[Bitbeisser]

Hello everyone.

I just got back into using Pelles C.  I have a minor problem with the IDE setting.  When i start to write code in the IDE environment, everything is default uppercase.  In the old version, it was default lower case.  I tried enable cap locks, or type using shift key, but i can't get the program to switched to lowercase.  Any help would be appreciated. 

Thank you in advance.

considering that C is a case-sensitive language, I doubt that this is anything even remotely associated with Pelle's C, rather something with your system/setup...
The only thing that could possibly do that is the "Convert to Uppercase" function, but that is something that needs to be deliberately activated/executed....

Ralf

[elias001]

Raif

How do i switched to lowercase by default.  I know of the function you speak of, but when i typed anything, the default should be lowercase.  Basically, how do i deliberately turn on/off the uppercase/lowercase function and set it as default.

thanks
Seth

[jj2007]

Hi Seth,

That is really weird, but you are the only one with that problem.
- Have you tried Tools/Options/Source/Font?
- Does it persist if you exit and relaunch the IDE?
- Does notepad show the same behaviour?
- Do you have any add-ins installed (Tools/Options/Ad-ins)?

[Stefan Pendl]

If lower case doesn't work in notepad too, you need to get your keyboard fixed.

You could try booting into safe mode and see if it works there, which would show that it has something to do with an installed background process.

You can boot into regular mode and run msconfig to disable anything but Windows services.

Afterwards check if things still work in PellesC.

Enable service after service in msconfig to check which one is causing the trouble.

[Bitbeisser]

Raif

How do i switched to lowercase by default.   I know of the function you speak of, but when i typed anything, the default should be lowercase.  Basically, how do i deliberately turn on/off the uppercase/lowercase function and set it as default.

There is no such "default". Or it is always the default, depending on how you look at it. There is nothing to switch. I checked through the whole Pelle's C IDE before posting my last message and that function I mentioned is the only thing that even remotely comes close to being related to your issue. And then it should only apply to any selected text, not to any source per se.

As mentioned, this has to be something within your specific machine/setup.

It simply would not make any sense to program in C in all uppercase, as I said, C is case-sensitive, all default libraries/headers are written in lowercase, this would be more hassle than there would be any use for such an option to exist...

Ralf

[elias001]

Everyone, I solved the problem.  Thank you.  It had to do with one of the add ins. 

[Bitbeisser]

Everyone, I solved the problem.  Thank you.  It had to do with one of the add ins.

Well, it would really help everyone if you could elaborate a bit more as what was causing this. Thanks!

Ralf

[TimoVJL]

So it was an Add-In ucase.dll 'Convert all typed source editor chars to upper case'

[Bitbeisser]

So it was an Add-In ucase.dll 'Convert all typed source editor chars to upper case'

Whisky-Tango-Foxtrott!?!?!?!?
Why would anyone use something like this in a an editor for a case-sensitive programming language that is predominantly written in lower case? 

[jj2007]

Whisky-Tango-Foxtrott!?!?!?!?

http://forum.pellesc.de/index.php?topic=2138.msg7966#msg7966 

[Bitbeisser]

Whisky-Tango-Foxtrott!?!?!?!?

http://forum.pellesc.de/index.php?topic=2138.msg7966#msg7966 

And how is that related to the "case" at hand?

Ralf

[jj2007]

Wow, I thought that was evident: "perhaps using the UCase add-in sample as a start"

If Pelle himself promotes it, then the OP might have "tested" it involuntarily...

[frankie]

From PellesC Addin's help:
UCase sample ("Convert all typed source editor chars to upper case")
 

This add-in demonstrates how to subclass all IDE source code windows - and in this case, converting typed characters to upper case. Not useful by itself, but the subclassing part might be...


Just a sample to show advanced IDE extension.
After all a knife is used to cut the meal, if you would use it differently....