Add options to make visible spaces and newlines in Text Editor.

Author: HelioGuilherme66

CHANGELOG.adoc

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html[Semantic Versioni
 
 == https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE[Unreleased]
 
+=== Fixed
+- Fixed exception seen in console when selecting Tools->Library Finder... on a clean install.
+
 === Changed
 - Changed isbinary to be internal library, instead of being dependency.
 

src/robotide/application/releasenotes.py

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 
 <p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/">RIDE (Robot Framework IDE)</a>
  {VERSION} is a new release with some enhancements and bug fixes. The reference for valid arguments is
- <a class="reference external" href="https://robotframework.org/">Robot Framework</a> current version, 7.4.1. However, 
+ <a class="reference external" href="https://robotframework.org/">Robot Framework</a> current version, 7.4.2. However, 
  internal library code is originally based on version 3.1.2, but adapted for new versions.</p>
 <ul class="simple">
 <li>This version supports Python 3.9 up to 3.14.</li>
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 </ul>
 <p><strong>New Features and Fixes Highlights</strong></p>
 <ul class="simple">
+<li>Fixed exception seen in console when selecting Tools->Library Finder... on a clean install.</li>
 <li>The Test Suites Explorer can be visible or hidden with F12 (View->View Test Suites Explorer). Pane can be made
  floating or docked, by dragging or by double-clicking its top bar.</li>
 <li>In File Explorer opening non-text files is done by the operating system registered app.</li>
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 </ul>
 <!-- <p>We hope to implement or complete features and make fixes on next major version 2.1 (in mid Autumm of 2024).</p>
 -->
-<p><strong>The minimal wxPython version is, 4.0.7, and RIDE supports the current version, 4.2.4, which we recommend.
+<p><strong>The minimal wxPython version is, 4.0.7, and RIDE supports the current version, 4.2.5, which we recommend.
 </strong></p>
 <p><em>Linux users are advised to install first wxPython from .whl package at</em> <a class="reference external"
  href="https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/">wxPython.org</a>, or by using the system package
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ def set_content(self, html_win, content):
 <pre class="literal-block">python -m robotide.postinstall -install</pre>
 <p>or</p>
 <pre class="literal-block">ride_postinstall.py -install</pre>
-<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 11/January/2026.</p>
+<p>RIDE {VERSION} was released on 28/March/2026.</p>
 <br/>
 <!-- 
 <h3>Celebrate the bank holiday, 1st December, Restoration of the Independence of Portugal (from Spain in 1640)!!</h3>

src/robotide/editor/customsourceeditor.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 class SourceCodeEditor(PythonSTC):
     def __init__(self, parent, options, style=wx.BORDER_NONE):
         PythonSTC.__init__(self, parent, -1, options, style=style)
-        self.SetUpEditor()
+        self.SetUpEditor(options)
 
     # Some methods to make it compatible with how the wxTextCtrl is used
     def SetValue(self, value):
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def SelectLine(self, line):
         end = self.GetLineEndPosition(line)
         self.SetSelection(start, end)
 
-    def SetUpEditor(self):
+    def SetUpEditor(self, eoptions: dict):
         """
         This method carries out the work of setting up the Code editor.
         It's seperate so as not to clutter up the init code.
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ def SetUpEditor(self):
         self.SetTabWidth(4)               # Proscribed tab size for wx
         self.SetUseTabs(False)            # Use spaces rather than tabs, or TabTimmy will complain!
         # White space
-        self.SetViewWhiteSpace(False)   # Don't view white space
+        self.SetViewWhiteSpace(eoptions['visible spaces'])   # Don't view white space
 
         # EOL: Since we are loading/saving ourselves, and the
         # strings will always have \n's in them, set the STC to
         # edit them that way.
         self.SetEOLMode(wx.stc.STC_EOL_LF)
-        self.SetViewEOL(False)
+        self.SetViewEOL(eoptions['visible EOL'])
 
         # No right-edge mode indicator
         self.SetEdgeMode(stc.STC_EDGE_NONE)
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ def __init__(self, parent, main_frame, filepath=None):
         self.parent = parent
         wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, size=wx.Size(1, 1))
         self.mainFrame = main_frame
-        self.editor = SourceCodeEditor(self, options={'tab markers':True, 'fold symbols':2})
+        self.editor = SourceCodeEditor(self, options={'tab markers':True, 'fold symbols':2,
+                                                      'visible spaces':True, 'visible EOL':False})
         self.editor.RegisterModifiedEvent(self.on_code_modified)
         parent.SetName(f'Code Editor: {filepath}')
         """

src/robotide/editor/pythoneditor.py

@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent, idd, options: dict, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.D
         self.SetProperty("tab.timmy.whinge.level", "1")
         self.SetMargins(2, 2)
 
-        self.SetViewWhiteSpace(False)
+        self.visible_spaces = options['visible spaces']
+        self.visible_EOL = options['visible EOL']
+        self.SetViewWhiteSpace(self.visible_spaces)
+        self.SetViewEOL(self.visible_EOL)
         self.SetEdgeMode(stc.STC_EDGE_BACKGROUND)
         self.SetEdgeColumn(78)
 

src/robotide/editor/texteditor.py

@@ -2641,8 +2641,11 @@ def __init__(self, parent, readonly=False, language=None, style=wx.BORDER_NONE):
         self._settings = parent.source_editor_parent.app.settings
         self.tab_markers = self._settings[PLUGIN_NAME].get('tab markers', True)
         self.fold_symbols = self._settings[PLUGIN_NAME].get('fold symbols', 2)
-        PythonSTC.__init__(self, parent, -1, options={'tab markers':self.tab_markers, 'fold symbols':self.fold_symbols},
-                           style=style)
+        self.visible_spaces = self._settings[PLUGIN_NAME].get('enable visible spaces', True)
+        self.visible_EOL = self._settings[PLUGIN_NAME].get('enable visible newlines', False)
+        PythonSTC.__init__(self, parent, -1, options={'tab markers':self.tab_markers, 'fold symbols':self.fold_symbols,
+                                                      'visible spaces':self.visible_spaces,
+                                                      'visible EOL':self.visible_EOL}, style=style)
         self._information_popup = None
         self._old_details = None
         self.readonly = readonly
@@ -2976,13 +2979,13 @@ def SetUpEditor(self, tab_size=4, tab_markers=True, m_bg='', m_fg='', caret_fg:
         self.SetTabWidth(tab_size)               # Proscribed tab size for wx
         self.SetUseTabs(False)            # Use spaces rather than tabs, or TabTimmy will complain!
         # White space
-        self.SetViewWhiteSpace(False)   # Don't view white space
+        self.SetViewWhiteSpace(self.visible_spaces)   # View white space
 
         # EOL: Since we are loading/saving ourselves, and the
         # strings will always have \n's in them, set the STC to
         # edit them that way.
         self.SetEOLMode(wx.stc.STC_EOL_LF)
-        self.SetViewEOL(False)
+        self.SetViewEOL(self.visible_EOL)
 
         # No right-edge mode indicator
         self.SetEdgeMode(stc.STC_EDGE_NONE)

src/robotide/preferences/configobj

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ tc_kw_name = '#1A5FB4'
 variable = '#008080'
 background = '#F6F5F4'
 enable auto suggestions = True
+enable visible spaces = True
+enable visible newlines = False
 
 [Grid]
 font size = 10

src/robotide/preferences/settings.cfg

@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated by `tasks.py`.
 
-VERSION = 'v2.2.3dev3'
+VERSION = 'v2.2.3dev4'