Configurations; can't add a folder NOT containing a main.lua file?

Glider (IDE)
#1

In LUA Glider 1.9x I’ve had a folder containing various subfolders for my libraries, widget candy themes, etc. and no problem adding that folder to my folder view. 

Now in 2.0, I can’t opening that as a project in my project list (I’m assuming because I don’t have a main.lua file) in there. 

So to bypass this I had to fake out LUA Glider, add a main.lua file in there, THEN it allowed be to set the custom configuration and all is well. Then I deleted said main.lua file and it’s still cool.

Is this expected behavior? Just checking. Cause it’s kinda unecessary for me to have a main.lua file in a library folder filled with code snippets and libraries. 

As always, love the product, can’t wait to get my hands dirty in the update!

-Mario

#2

Hello Mario,

Yes we needed to change the definition of a project folder in late 1.9 to 2.0. The reason for this is that many users inadvertently opened a large folder (like an entire drive) and the IDE would end up scan everything and performance ground to a halt. Also if you wish to use netbeans for other project types (like html, js, java, etc) then everything would just end up being a lua project.

You can force a folder to be a project in 2 ways:

  1. create an empty main.lua file

  2. create an empty GliderProperties.proj file

Regards,

M.Y. Developers

#3

Hello Mario,

Yes we needed to change the definition of a project folder in late 1.9 to 2.0. The reason for this is that many users inadvertently opened a large folder (like an entire drive) and the IDE would end up scan everything and performance ground to a halt. Also if you wish to use netbeans for other project types (like html, js, java, etc) then everything would just end up being a lua project.

You can force a folder to be a project in 2 ways:

  1. create an empty main.lua file

  2. create an empty GliderProperties.proj file

Regards,

M.Y. Developers