Allow .c .h and .cpp files to be opened in Energia

[measley]

Would like to edit .c .h and .cpp files directly in Energia IDE. Currently only .ino files can be opened. Makes it difficult to make quick edits to library files.

I understand the need for some restriction as we don't want new users to accidentally break their Energia build with haphazard edits, so we can try to limit to edits within the libraries folders.

[rei-vilo]

This is a restriction from the original IDE, Processing.

Now, if .c .cppand .h files are in the same folder where the sketch is, all the files are opened together.

[measley]

I understand that part. Can't we make a change to the IDE code?

[rei-vilo]

IMHO, no. I'd rather prefer the Energia team to focus on the framework than to spend time on the IDE.

Why?

• The IDE is taken from Processing "as is".
• There are more important topics to work on, as adding features specific to TI MCUs and ICs to the Energia framework, like: MSP430 low power mode, LM4F FPU, improved SPI I²C UART ports, CC3000 WiFi library, BLE connectivity, ...

As a solution: use the Energia framework with a standard IDE, like

• Eclipse with CCS 6, still in beta, — Windows and Linux only,
• Visual Studio with Visual Micro — Windows only,
• Xcode with embedXcode — Mac OS X only.