Hi..
Sorry I am a total beginner on Unity and have little to no knowledge of scripting but this engine seems the most user friendly of many tried. I have read that some editors have auto complete to help in scripting is it possible to use one of these with unity.. if so which editor would be best. I had a look at Unitydevelop but it does not seem to work for me.
Thanks in advance.. Sure I will be here a lot over the next few weeks
I will agree that Visual C# Express is a great tool - it's the reason I went with C# (plus already knowing C++ :) Think about whether you should use C# instead of JS.
But if you definitely want a Javascript editor with auto-completion, there's one that is very good, Eclipse. There are some drawbacks - you must download/install a plugin to have it work with Javascript (at least if you want auto-completion, you can edit anything). Second, Eclipse is a big, slow program (that requires the Java 1.5/1.6). It might be overkill for simple scripting.
I've never used this plugin, so I don't vouch for it (I use Eclipse for Python).
Update: If you haven't decided on a language (or might change), here's a question discussing the pros and cons of each:
Update 2: I just went to the plugin site, out of curiosity :) and discovered that Adobe Labs now owns the plugin. If you go to the suggested Adobe download site, you need to have an account to get access. You do not have to create an account to get this plugin!
What you can do - Eclipse has the ability to auto-install (or update) its plugins. You give it a URL, and it will get the plugin itself. How you do it: first, you need to know the URL. In this case, if you look at the right sidebar, you'll see an Installation/Update page. Step 6 has the URL needed to auto-install. Then, in Eclipse, you go to Help->Software Update and the Available Software tab. Then click Add Site, and give it the URL you just copied. Then check the box by JSEclipse, hit Install, and away it goes...
Update 3: Why you should reconsider C#:
Okay, you've probably already installed Eclipse. :) But still... I was thinking about the word auto-complete, and realized it doesn't cover everything. Eclipse with a Javascript plugin will auto-complete Javascript keywords - but not Unity objects. There is a difference.
On the other hand - Unity is integrated with Visual Studio tools, and once you configure it, will auto-complete Unity objects. So if you type ga, you'll have GameObject as an option to complete the word. In addition to tooltip help bubbles for Unity objects, including parameters.
So if that's the kind of behavior you are thinking about for the word auto-complete - I know Visual C# Express will do it. I have no idea if Eclipse can be made to do it, but have my doubts.
I dont know why you would want to use javascript. But if you choose to switch to C# you have can have access to all the wonderful features of Visual Studio which include intelligent auto completion. Maybe that is worth considering.
Hi had a quick look at visual studio express... looked like I had to learn a whole new interface as well as a language... bit daunting for a newbie like me.. will continue with built in unity editor I think... maybe a bit lazy of me looking for autocomplete.. but worth a try. Thanks for all your help
I might have just what you need,look here
http://technology.blurst.com/unitydevelop-javascript-editor/
Soon unity’s JS will be natively supported by FlashDevelop. For now, you can grab beta version here (UnityDevelop 4):