I’ve been messing around with RadRails and Netbeans, and I can’t seem
to find out how to import all of the folders of my rails project. I
can find each file and open it up and edit them in each of the IDEs,
but I can’t get it to import my entire hierarchy of folders. I feel
amazingly stupid and even more embarrassed for posting this here, but
I just can’t seem to figure it out. Are IDEs not meant to do this?
You have to create a new project using existing source. Just go
through the new project wizard in either of those IDE’s to create your
new project, just using existing source code.
But speaking of IDE’s, if you haven’t tried RubyMine, you’re missing
out. I’ve used both Aptana Radrails and Netbeans but RubyMine is head
and shoulders above the two.
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:49 PM, AlwaysCharging[email protected]
wrote:
I’ve been messing around with RadRails and Netbeans, and I can’t seem
to find out how to import all of the folders of my rails project. I
can find each file and open it up and edit them in each of the IDEs,
but I can’t get it to import my entire hierarchy of folders.
? Can’t speak to RadRails but in NetBeans you’re considered to
be working on a “project”, not random files and directories.
So if you’ve already got a Rails app, you’ll use
File → New Project → Ruby →
Ruby on Rails Application with Existing Sources
to pick the base directory of the app. Follow the wizard from there 
That’s based on NB 6.5, btw.
HTH!
Hassan S. ------------------------ [email protected]
twitter: @hassan
No, RubyMine is not free. But it’s also not an editor, like
KomodoEdit. KomodoEdit simply supports multiple languages for syntax
highlighting and such. RubyMine was built specifically for the Rails
framework, in addition to ruby of course. KomodoEdit knows nothing
about Rails, not to my knowledge anyway. People so often confuse
their favorite editor for the full-fledged IDE’s.
On Sep 2, 10:37 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l…@andreas-
Lee S. wrote:
You have to create a new project using existing source. Just go
through the new project wizard in either of those IDE’s to create your
new project, just using existing source code.But speaking of IDE’s, if you haven’t tried RubyMine, you’re missing
out. I’ve used both Aptana Radrails and Netbeans but RubyMine is head
and shoulders above the two.
So is KomodoEdit, and it’s free (which I seem to recall RubyMine is
not).
Best,
Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]
Lee S. wrote:
No, RubyMine is not free. But it’s also not an editor, like
KomodoEdit. KomodoEdit simply supports multiple languages for syntax
highlighting and such. RubyMine was built specifically for the Rails
framework, in addition to ruby of course. KomodoEdit knows nothing
about Rails, not to my knowledge anyway. People so often confuse
their favorite editor for the full-fledged IDE’s.
The thread was about using an IDE just as an editor, so I was giving
editor recommendations
I’ve yet to find a good Rails IDE, and I’m not sure I really believe
such a thing is possible. Perhaps I’ll take a look at RubyMine, though;
this certainly isn’t the first time I’ve heard it praised.
On Sep 2, 10:37�pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l…@andreas-
Best,
Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]
Personally, I use Emacs for just about everything related to editing,
with the exception of C# and VB.NET (VS.NET is still the best IDE
for .NET).
The main strength of Emacs, for me, is that it’s the same everywhere.
My Emacs configuration lives in GitHub (duncan-bayne (Duncan Bayne) · GitHub
duncans_emacs) so it takes a few seconds to set up on any machine
(alright, a few minutes on a Windows box).
This means I can have the same environment whether I’m working in
Linux, MacOS or Windows (and I do all three regularly, often in a
single day). It also means that I can ssh into a box and use the same
editor that I use on my dev laptop … bliss.
Quoting AlwaysCharging [email protected]:
I’ve been messing around with RadRails and Netbeans, and I can’t seem
to find out how to import all of the folders of my rails project. I
can find each file and open it up and edit them in each of the IDEs,
but I can’t get it to import my entire hierarchy of folders. I feel
amazingly stupid and even more embarrassed for posting this here, but
I just can’t seem to figure it out. Are IDEs not meant to do this?
NetBeans is not meant to be an general purpose editor. As another
poster
said, create a project for each. I never found a way in NetBeans to
edit an
ordinary/abitrary text file outside of a project. Which is why I
eventually
went back to Emacs for both Rails projects and other editing. However,
I’ve
found a set of Emacs key-bindings for NetBeans so I may try it again.
Two
editors, one set of key bindings is fine. Two different key bindings
for
editors slow me down unacceptably.
Jeffrey
Fifigyuri wrote:
Vim is also an option is you are used to it. Several plugins extends
Vim for rails development. After checking eclipse and komodo out
finally I prefer to use Vim for rails.
The reason I don’t do that is that vi makes me want to claw my eyes out.
Besides, I think it’s silly to use a console editor in a situation where
GUI programs are available.
Best,
Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]
Vim is also an option is you are used to it. Several plugins extends
Vim for rails development. After checking eclipse and komodo out
finally I prefer to use Vim for rails. I found some blogs very
useful:
http://biodegradablegeek.com/2007/12/using-vim-as-a-complete-ruby-on-rails-ide/
bw
The reason I don’t do that is that vi makes me want to claw my eyes out.
Besides, I think it’s silly to use a console editor in a situation where
GUI programs are available.
Depends what you want out of your editor, surely? Do you drive your
graphical IDEs primarily by the keyboard, or the mouse?
Duncan B. wrote:
The reason I don’t do that is that vi makes me want to claw my eyes out.
Besides, I think it’s silly to use a console editor in a situation where
GUI programs are available.Depends what you want out of your editor, surely? Do you drive your
graphical IDEs primarily by the keyboard, or the mouse?
Mostly by the keyboard. But there are things that I really prefer to do
with a GUI and a mouse. Besides, if I’m spending hours coding, I find
GUI editors a little more pleasant to look at for long periods.
Best,
Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
[email protected]