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Altera_Forum
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19 years ago --- Quote Start --- originally posted by today@Sep 10 2006, 06:07 AM i double click on a hex number, but nothing i type will change the value.
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--- Quote End --- Just figured it out. Wow. Just.... wow. I do not think the interface for this could possibly be made less intuitive. It is jaw-droppingly bad. When you double-click to highlight a hex pair, it is not possible to type anything at all... unlike every other computer program ever made. When you single click, placing the cursor to the RIGHT of a number won't work. If you place the cursor to the LEFT of a number, the delete key and backspace keys do not work. All of this led me to believe that it didn't work. The only thing that works is to place the cursor to the left of the number you want to change, without accidentally highlighting the pair. Then the system works in overstrike mode. When you change one number, you can't automatically continue with changing the next number. Instead, you must use the arrow key to move the cursor to the next number. I feel like a complete idiot for not figuring this stuff out earlier. But sheesh... the interface on this IDE is something else. I'm using development systems for three other devices, and none of them are as anti-intuitive as this Nios IDE. It is a constant battle for even the simple things - so much stuff does not work the way I think it is going to. I am certain I will be asking you guys more dumb questions like this one and the previous one about the .asm files in the future. http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif