Maybe the GH devs could make it somehow easier to use 3rd party editors? Or provide some assistance to the Script parasite author?
Same here.
It’s unfortunate, but the new script component is too busy doing it’s own thing (who knows what?). I hope the new script component will stop pre-compiling and spooking me while I’m editing code, otherwise it will remain unusable.
//Rolf
I haven’t been directly following the issues with the new editor. Hopefully you have let @eirannejad know what it is that you don’t like.
ONLY ME?
I’ve posted about the strange behavior earlier.
I don’t know exactly what happens under the hood but it’s been laggy, and it has stopped working altogether (“playing dead” not compiling at all), and when not playing dead, it seems to me that the editor is automagically precompiling while I’m editing code (when outputs trigger calculation-hungry downstream components, then I can hold my laughter).
To be clear - I have no idea WHAT exactly is triggering the annoying background processes making editing to lag.
When I say background “pre-compilation” it’s just a guess. But whatever magic is going on in the background it wrecks my nerves when constantly interupting my editing.
ONLY ME?
If this happens only to me, then I can of course dive into it and check for causes on my machine, therefore I’d be happy to hear if someone else experience something similar?
Anyway, after a complex script component totally choked (compilation stopped entirely, playing dead) I gave up on the new script component altogether, and now I’m using only the ol’ “# C#”.
//Rolf
I have just belatedly discovered the changes to script components in Rhino 8 GH. Currently, for me, ScriptParasite doesn’t work with the new components for C#, and if I use it with the old component it seems to crash (Mac) Rhino when I change the code.
Seeing this thread is a year old, I’m wondering what the prognosis is on the ScriptParasite end? If it’s unlikely to come back, I guess I will try to deal with the native editor going forward (…). Either way, it was much appreciated while it lasted!
Not sure about ScriptParasite. I miss it. But I’ve been successful using the built-in editor. It does some autocompletion but it aggravates me a little because windows pop up right over where I’m trying to type and I haven’t been able to change that.
Joe
The latest version of ScriptParasite should work with the legacy C# component in Rhino 8, and it’s worked well for me over the last year.
It still seems strange to me that Rhino invest so much time reinventing the wheel with the new script component, when Visual Studio exists, which is far better. Houdini have had basic editor with an option for using an external editor for years, as do other softwares. I really don’t get it.
Yes, I much preferred working in Visual Studio. The new C# script component has the new debugging feature which I’ve used some and like. But overall I prefer ScriptParasite.
I am using mac with Rhino8 and with the file you provided I have ‘old’ C# component, but whenever i turn the toggle of script parasite to ‘true’(after grouping with C# component’ my Rhino crashes .
I have encountered an error when linking the script parasite to the folder. I have grouped the components, but the script parasite component is not reading that the element is grouped another. Has someone solved this problem?
The group should contain only the C# Script component and the Parasite component. The path and toggle should be connected to the Parasite component, but not inside the group.
Thank you for the reply. I did that, but the component still does not work properly. I am working in Rhino 8 (8.16.25042.13001). I was reading that there were bugs. Does it work with the latest C Sharp component? Thank you.
Ah ha! You are using the new script component. You need to use the legacy one (C# Legacy). Hope that works for you.
@Ashley_Cichocki Thank you. It worked when I used the legacy component.
Hi all, I finally got around to porting ScriptParasite to the new Rhino 8 editor.
To use it: use the package manager, and install ScriptParasite 2. This time it works for both python and C# scripts!
Script Parasite 2: Compatibility with Rhino 8 script editors - Scripting - McNeel Forum
Let me know what you think.