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Remote project support

Posted by baron on 2009-09-16 00:49
OS: All / Any

hi there,

Komodo Edit is my everyday editor when working with projects on my local computer, but for remote work I feel forced to resort to ssh/screen/vim.

The problem for me is I am working with dozens of remote files so "existing remote file" is too inefficient.
I tried the remote drive tree extension (http://community.activestate.com/xpi/remote-drive-tree) but it lacks threading, so the interface is locked when loading or saving a file. And if something goes wrong when connecting to the server then the interface will be locked indefinitely...

I find this really frustrating, so what do you recommend?
Is it possible to define a kpf for a remote project that will maintain the directory structure?
Or does Komodo IDE have better remote drive support? Or could I possibly offer a bounty for better remote drive support in Komodo Edit?

regards,
Richard

re: remote files
toddw | Mon, 2009-09-28 15:19

Hi Richard,

Note that all of Komodo's remote file handling works on the main thread (not just the remote drive tree extension).

You can import a remote folder into a Komodo project (using the "Project->Import from filesystem" command), though it's kept as static data (not automatically refreshed). There is an enhancement request to add live remote folders here:
http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=67242

The remote drive tree (and also the JS drive tree) extensions are probably the best tools for browsing/opening remote files.

Feel free to add any additional enhancement requests you'd like to see in Komodo:
http://bugs.activestate.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=komodo

Cheers,
Todd