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Thanks Carl, for inspect.xpl. I will try tweaking it to get exactly what I'm after. On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:56:17 +0000, Carl Distefano wrote: > Reply to note from harrybinswanger <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:42:47 -0400 > > > Here's something I've always wanted in any program: a stripped down > > version of Inspector in browsers. I want to be able to, say, ctrl > > right click on any area in XyScript and be shown the settings of the > > variables that control how it looks--e.g., font family, font-size, > > fg and bg colors, line-spacing, whatever can be set in the .cfg > > file. > > That's just XPL, Harry. Try running inspect.xpl: > > https://ammaze.net/xyscript/inspect.zip > > > A meta-level question: if XyScript is written in Rust, can I have > > Claude just implement the changes I want, or do I have to wait for > > the general upgrade? > > Without the source code, you'd be asking Claude to do a clean-room rewrite of XyScript -- good luck with that! Well, it might be an interesting experiment, if you have endless hours to kill and a high tolerance for frustration. > > I suggest waiting for the source code. It won't be too long before I release it. I'm getting close to having all the baseline features I'd expect to see in a modern Xy-like text editor. Once I'm there, and after a few remaining rough edges are smoothed out, you and tout le monde will be able to have at it. > > In the meantime, I'm close to releasing the next version. Basically, I just want to add the error-log option, and then it will be ready. > > -- > Carl Distefano > cld@xxxxxxxxxx > |