made a start with script functions

src/data/field.cpp

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ shared_ptr<Field> read_new<Field>(Reader& reader) {
 Style::Style(const FieldP& field)
 	: fieldP(field)
 	, z_index(0)
-	, left(0), width (1)
-	, top (0), height(1)
+	, left(0), width (0)
+	, top (0), height(0)
 	, visible(true)
 {}
 

src/gui/set/window.cpp

@@ -546,6 +546,12 @@ void SetWindow::onChildMenu(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 	current_panel->onCommand(ev.GetId());
 }
 
+void SetWindow::onIdle(wxIdleEvent& ev) {
+	// Stuff that must be done in the main thread
+	handle_pending_errors();
+//	showUpdateDialog(this);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Event table
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(SetWindow, wxFrame)
@@ -584,7 +590,6 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(SetWindow, wxFrame)
 //	EVT_FIND_REPLACE	(wxID_ANY,				SetWindow::onReplace)
 //	EVT_FIND_REPLACE_ALL(wxID_ANY,				SetWindow::onReplaceAll)
 	EVT_CLOSE			(						SetWindow::onClose)
-//	EVT_TIMER			(wxID_ANY,				SetWindow::onTick)
-//	EVT_IDLE			(						SetWindow::onIdle)
+	EVT_IDLE			(						SetWindow::onIdle)
 	EVT_CARD_SELECT		(wxID_ANY,				SetWindow::onCardSelect)
 END_EVENT_TABLE  ()

src/gui/set/window.hpp

@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ class SetWindow : public wxFrame, public SetView {
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Window events - other
 	
 	void onChildMenu           (wxCommandEvent&);
+	
+	void onIdle                (wxIdleEvent&);
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF

src/mse.vcproj

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="rpcrt4.lib wsock32.lib comctl32.lib wxbase26ud.lib wxmsw26ud_core.lib wxjpegd.lib wxpngd.lib wxtiffd.lib wxzlibd.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="rpcrt4.lib wsock32.lib comctl32.lib wxbase26ud.lib wxmsw26ud_core.lib wxjpegd.lib wxpngd.lib wxtiffd.lib wxzlibd.lib wxregexd.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/mse.exe"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="libcd.lib,libcid.lib"
@@ -1131,6 +1131,9 @@
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\script\dependency.hpp">
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\script\functions.cpp">
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\script\image.cpp">
 				<FileConfiguration

src/render/card/viewer.cpp

@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ void DataViewer::setStyles(IndexMap<FieldP,StyleP>& styles) {
 	// create viewers
 	viewers.clear();
 	FOR_EACH(s, styles) {
-		if (s->visible || s->visible.isScripted()) {
+		if ((s->visible || s->visible.isScripted()) &&
+		    (s->width   || s->width  .isScripted()) &&
+		    (s->height  || s->height .isScripted())) {
 			// no need to make a viewer for things that are always invisible
 			viewers.push_back(makeViewer(s));
 			// REMOVEME //TODO //%%%

src/script/context.cpp

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ ScriptValueP Context::getVariable(const String& name) {
 	return value;
 }
 
-ScriptValueP Context::getVariableOrNil(const String& name) {
+ScriptValueP Context::getVariableOpt(const String& name) {
 	return variables[stringToVariable(name)].value;
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +246,25 @@ void instrUnary  (UnaryInstructionType   i, ScriptValueP& a) {
 	}															\
 	break
 
+/// Composition of two functions
+class ScriptCompose : public ScriptValue {
+  public:
+	ScriptCompose(ScriptValueP a, ScriptValueP b) : a(a), b(b) {}
+	
+	virtual ScriptType type() const { return SCRIPT_FUNCTION; }
+	virtual String typeName() const { return _("replace_rule"); }
+	virtual ScriptValueP eval(Context& ctx) const {
+		ctx.setVariable(_("input"), a->eval(ctx));
+		return b->eval(ctx);
+	}
+	virtual ScriptValueP dependencies(Context& ctx, const Dependency& dep) const {
+		ctx.setVariable(_("input"), a->dependencies(ctx, dep));
+		return b->dependencies(ctx, dep);
+	}
+  private:
+	ScriptValueP a,b;
+};
+
 void instrBinary (BinaryInstructionType  i, ScriptValueP& a, const ScriptValueP& b) {
 	ScriptType at = a->type(), bt = b->type();
 	switch (i) {
@@ -260,8 +279,8 @@ void instrBinary (BinaryInstructionType  i, ScriptValueP& a, const ScriptValueP&
 				a = b;
 			} else if (bt == SCRIPT_NIL) {
 				// a = a;
-			//} else if (a->likesFunction() && b->likesFunction()) {
-			//	a = compose(a, b);
+			} else if (at == SCRIPT_FUNCTION && bt == SCRIPT_FUNCTION) {
+				a = new_intrusive2<ScriptCompose>(a, b);
 			} else if (at == SCRIPT_STRING || bt == SCRIPT_STRING) {
 				a = toScript((String)*a  +  (String)*b);
 			} else if (at == SCRIPT_DOUBLE || bt == SCRIPT_DOUBLE) {

src/script/context.hpp

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class Context {
 	
 	/// Get the value of a variable, throws if it not set
 	ScriptValueP getVariable(const String& name);
-	/// Get the value of a variable, returns nil if it is not set
-	ScriptValueP getVariableOrNil(const String& name);
+	/// Get the value of a variable, returns ScriptValue() if it is not set
+	ScriptValueP getVariableOpt(const String& name);
 	
   public:// public for FOR_EACH
 	/// Record of a variable

src/script/functions.cpp

+//+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//| Description:  Magic Set Editor - Program to make Magic (tm) cards          |
+//| Copyright:    (C) 2001 - 2006 Twan van Laarhoven                           |
+//| License:      GNU General Public License 2 or later (see file COPYING)     |
+//+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes
+
+#include <script/value.hpp>
+#include <script/context.hpp>
+#include <wx/regex.h>
+
+DECLARE_TYPEOF_COLLECTION(UInt);
+
+/** @file script/functions.cpp
+ *
+ *  @brief Functions used in scripts
+ */
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rules : regex replace
+
+class ScriptReplaceRule : public ScriptValue {
+  public:
+	virtual ScriptType type() const { return SCRIPT_FUNCTION; }
+	virtual String typeName() const { return _("replace_rule"); }
+	virtual ScriptValueP eval(Context& ctx) const {
+		throw "TODO";
+	}
+	
+	wxRegEx      regex;					///< Regex to match
+	wxRegEx      context;				///< Match only in a given context, optional
+	String       replacement;			///< Replacement
+	ScriptValueP replacement_function;	///< Replacement function instead of a simple string, optional
+};
+
+// Create a regular expression rule for replacing in strings
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(replace_rule) {
+	intrusive_ptr<ScriptReplaceRule> ret(new ScriptReplaceRule);
+	// match
+	SCRIPT_PARAM(String, match);
+	if (!ret->regex.Compile(match, wxRE_ADVANCED)) {
+		throw ScriptError(_("Error while compiling regular expression: '")+match+_("'"));
+	}
+	// replace
+	ScriptValueP replace = ctx.getVariable(_("replace"));
+	if (replace->type() == SCRIPT_FUNCTION) {
+		ret->replacement_function = replace;
+	} else {
+		ret->replacement = (String)*replace;
+	}
+	// in_context
+	SCRIPT_OPTIONAL_PARAM_N(String, "in context", in_context) {
+		if (!ret->context.Compile(in_context, wxRE_ADVANCED)) {
+			throw ScriptError(_("Error while compiling regular expression: '")+in_context+_("'"));
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rules : regex filter
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Rules : sort
+
+/// Sort a string using a specification using the shortest cycle metric, see spec_sort
+String cycle_sort(const String& spec, const String& input) {
+	size_t size = spec.size();
+	vector<UInt> counts;
+	// count occurences of each char in spec
+	FOR_EACH_CONST(s, spec) {
+		UInt c = 0;
+		FOR_EACH_CONST(i, input) {
+			if (s == i) c++;
+		}
+		counts.push_back(c);
+	}
+	// determine best start point
+	size_t best_start = 0;
+	UInt   best_start_score = 0xffffffff;
+	for (size_t start = 0 ; start < size ; ++start) {
+		// score of a start position, can be considered as:
+		//  - count saturated to binary
+		//  - rotated left by start
+		//  - interpreted as a binary number, but without trailing 0s
+		UInt score = 0, mul = 1;
+		for (size_t i = 0 ; i < size ; ++i) {
+			mul *= 2;
+			if (counts[(start + i) % size]) {
+				score = score * mul + 1;
+				mul = 1;
+			}
+		}
+		if (score < best_start_score) {
+			best_start_score = score;
+			best_start       = start;
+		}
+	}
+	// return string
+	String ret;
+	for (size_t i = 0 ; i < size ; ++i) {
+		size_t pos = (best_start + i) % size;
+		ret.append(counts[pos], spec[pos]);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/// Sort a string using a sort specification
+/** The specificatio can contain:
+ *   - a       = all 'a's go here
+ *   - [abc]   = 'a', 'b' and 'c' go here, in the same order as in the input
+ *   - <abc>   = 'a', 'b' and 'c' go here in that order, and only zero or one time.
+ *   - (abc)   = 'a', 'b' and 'c' go here, in the shortest order
+ *               consider the specified characters as a clockwise circle
+ *               then returns the input in the order that:
+ *                 1. takes the shortest clockwise path over this circle.
+ *                 2. has _('holes') early, a hole means a character that is in the specification
+ *                    but not in the input
+ *                 3. prefer the one that comes the earliest in the expression (a in this case)
+ *
+ *  example:
+ *    spec_sort("XYZ<0123456789>(WUBRG)",..)  // used by magic
+ *     "W1G")      -> "1GW"      // could be "W...G" or "...GW", second is shorter
+ *     "GRBUWWUG") -> "WWUUBRGG" // no difference by rule 1,2, could be "WUBRG", "UBRGW", etc.
+ *                               // becomes _("WUBRG") by rule 3
+ *     "WUR")      -> "RWU"      // by rule 1 could be "R WU" or "WU R", "RUW" has an earlier hole
+ */
+String spec_sort(const String& spec, const String& input) {
+	String ret;
+	for (size_t pos = 0 ; pos < spec.size() ; ++pos) {
+		Char c = spec.GetChar(pos);
+		
+		if (c == _('<')) {			// keep only a single copy
+			for ( ; pos < spec.size() ; ++pos) {
+				Char c = spec.GetChar(pos);
+				if (c == _('>')) break;
+				if (input.find_first_of(c) != String::npos) {
+					ret += c; // input contains c
+				}
+			}
+			if (pos == String::npos) throw ParseError(_("Expected '>' in sort_rule specification"));
+			
+		} else if (c == _('[')) {	// in any order
+			size_t end = spec.find_first_of(_(']'));
+			if (end == String::npos) throw ParseError(_("Expected ']' in sort_rule specification"));
+			FOR_EACH_CONST(d, input) {
+				size_t in_spec = spec.find_first_of(d, pos);
+				if (in_spec < end) {
+					ret += d; // d is in the part between [ and ]
+				}
+			}
+			pos = end;
+			
+		} else if (c == _('(')) {	// in a cycle
+			size_t end = spec.find_first_of(_(')'));
+			if (end == String::npos) throw ParseError(_("Expected ')' in sort_rule specification"));
+			ret += cycle_sort(spec.substr(pos, end - pos - 1), input);
+			pos = end;
+		
+		} else {					// single char
+			FOR_EACH_CONST(d, input) {
+				if (c == d) ret += c;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+class ScriptSortRule : public ScriptValue {
+  public:
+	ScriptSortRule(const String& order) : order(order) {}
+	
+	virtual ScriptType type() const { return SCRIPT_FUNCTION; }
+	virtual String typeName() const { return _("sort_rule"); }
+	virtual ScriptValueP eval(Context& ctx) const {
+		SCRIPT_PARAM(String, input);
+		SCRIPT_RETURN(spec_sort(order, input));
+	}
+	
+  private:
+	String order;
+};
+
+// Create a rule for spec_sorting strings
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(sort_rule) {
+	SCRIPT_PARAM(String, order);
+	return new_intrusive1<ScriptSortRule>(order);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : String stuff
+
+// convert a string to upper case
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_upper) {
+	SCRIPT_PARAM(String, input);
+	SCRIPT_RETURN(input.Upper());
+}
+
+// convert a string to lower case
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_lower) {
+	SCRIPT_PARAM(String, input);
+	SCRIPT_RETURN(input.Lower());
+}
+
+// convert a string to title case
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(to_title) {
+	SCRIPT_PARAM(String, input);
+	SCRIPT_RETURN(capitalize(input));
+}
+
+// extract a substring
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(substring) {
+	SCRIPT_PARAM(String, input);
+	SCRIPT_PARAM_DEFAULT(int, begin, 0);
+	SCRIPT_PARAM_DEFAULT(int, end,   INT_MAX);
+	if (begin < 0) begin = 0;
+	if (end   < 0) end   = 0;
+	if (begin >= end || (size_t)begin >= input.size()) {
+		SCRIPT_RETURN(wxEmptyString);
+	} else if ((size_t)end >= input.size()) {
+		SCRIPT_RETURN(input.substr(begin));
+	} else {
+		SCRIPT_RETURN(input.substr(begin, end - begin));
+	}
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Vector stuff
+
+/// position of some element in a vector
+/** 1 based index, 0 if not found */
+int position_in_vector(const ScriptValueP& of, const ScriptValueP& in, const ScriptValueP& order_by) {
+	return 0;// TODO
+}
+
+// finding positions
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(position_of) {
+	ScriptValueP of       = ctx.getVariable(_("of"));
+	ScriptValueP in       = ctx.getVariable(_("in"));
+	ScriptValueP order_by = ctx.getVariableOpt(_("order by"));
+	SCRIPT_RETURN(position_in_vector(of, in, order_by));
+}
+
+// finding sizes
+SCRIPT_FUNCTION(number_of_items) {
+	SCRIPT_RETURN(ctx.getVariable(_("in"))->itemCount());
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Initialize functions
+
+void init_script_functions(Context& ctx) {
+	ctx.setVariable(_("replace rule"),    script_replace_rule);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("sort rule"),       script_sort_rule);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("to upper"),        script_to_upper);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("to lower"),        script_to_lower);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("to title"),        script_to_title);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("substring"),       script_substring);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("position"),        script_position_of);
+	ctx.setVariable(_("number of items"), script_number_of_items);
+}
+

src/script/image.cpp

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ScriptImageP ScriptableImage::generate(Context& ctx, UInt width, UInt height, Pr
 
 ScriptImageP ScriptableImage::update(Context& ctx, UInt width, UInt height, PreserveAspect preserve_aspect, bool saturate) {
 	// up to date?
-	if (!cache || (UInt)cache->image.GetWidth() != width || (UInt)cache->image.GetHeight() == height || !upToDate(ctx, last_update)) {
+	if (!cache || (UInt)cache->image.GetWidth() != width || (UInt)cache->image.GetHeight() != height || !upToDate(ctx, last_update)) {
 		// cache must be updated
 		cache = generate(ctx, width, height, preserve_aspect, saturate);
 		last_update.update();
@@ -120,8 +120,12 @@ ScriptImageP ScriptableImage::update(Context& ctx, UInt width, UInt height, Pres
 }
 
 bool ScriptableImage::upToDate(Context& ctx, Age age) const {
-	WITH_DYNAMIC_ARG(last_update_age, age.get());
-	return (int)*script.invoke(ctx);
+	try {
+		WITH_DYNAMIC_ARG(last_update_age, age.get());
+		return (int)*script.invoke(ctx);
+	} catch (Error e) {
+		return true; // script gives errors, don't update
+	}
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Reflection

src/script/script.cpp

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ String variableToString(unsigned int v) {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Script
 
 ScriptType Script::type() const {
-	return SCRIPT_SCRIPT_FUN;
+	return SCRIPT_FUNCTION;
 }
 String Script::typeName() const {
 	return _("function");

src/script/script_manager.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ DECLARE_TYPEOF(Contexts);
 DECLARE_TYPEOF_COLLECTION(FieldP);
 DECLARE_TYPEOF_NO_REV(IndexMap_FieldP_StyleP);
 
+// initialize functions, from functions.cpp
+void init_script_functions(Context& ctx);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ScriptManager : initialization
 
 ScriptManager::ScriptManager(Set& set)
@@ -48,10 +51,10 @@ Context& ScriptManager::getContext(const StyleSheetP& stylesheet) {
 		// variables
 		//  NOTE: do not use a smart pointer for the pointer to the set, because the set owns this
 		//        which would lead to a reference cycle.
+		init_script_functions(*ctx);
 		ctx->setVariable(_("set"),        new_intrusive1<ScriptObject<Set*> >(&set));
 		ctx->setVariable(_("game"),       toScript(set.game));
 		ctx->setVariable(_("stylesheet"), toScript(stylesheet));
-		//ctx->style->object = style;
 		//ctx->setVariable(_("styling"), toScript(set->extraStyleData(style)));
 		try {
 			// perform init scripts

src/script/scriptable.hpp

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Scriptable {
 	inline operator const T& () const { return value; }
 	inline bool isScripted() const { return script; }
 	
-	// Updates the value by executing the script, returns true if the value has changed
+	/// Updates the value by executing the script, returns true if the value has changed
 	inline bool update(Context& ctx) {
 		return script.invokeOn(ctx, value);
 	}

src/script/value.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ScriptValueP ScriptValue::getMember(const String& name) const
                                      { throw (typeName() + _(" has no member '") + name + _("'")); }
 ScriptValueP ScriptValue::next()               { throw InternalError(_("Can't convert from ")+typeName()+_(" to iterator")); }
 ScriptValueP ScriptValue::makeIterator() const { throw ScriptError(  _("Can't convert from ")+typeName()+_(" to collection")); }
+int          ScriptValue::itemCount()    const { throw ScriptError(  _("Can't convert from ")+typeName()+_(" to collection")); }
 
 void ScriptValue::signalDependent(Context&, const Dependency&, const String& name) {}
 ScriptValueP ScriptValue::dependencies(   Context&, const Dependency&) const { return script_nil; }
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ class ScriptString : public ScriptValue {
 			throw ScriptError(_("Not a number: '") + value + _("'"));
 		}
 	}
+	virtual int itemCount() const { return (int)value.size(); }
   private:
 	String value;
 };

src/script/value.hpp

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ enum ScriptType
 ,	SCRIPT_STRING
 ,	SCRIPT_COLOR
 ,	SCRIPT_IMAGE
-,	SCRIPT_BUILDIN_FUN
-,	SCRIPT_SCRIPT_FUN
+,	SCRIPT_FUNCTION
 ,	SCRIPT_OBJECT
 ,	SCRIPT_DUMMY
 };
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ class ScriptValue {
 	virtual ScriptValueP makeIterator() const;
 	/// Return the next item for this iterator, or ScriptValueP() if there is no such item
 	virtual ScriptValueP next();
+	/// Return the number of items in this value (assuming it is a collection)
+	virtual int itemCount() const;
 	
 	/// Signal that a script depends on a member of this value
 	virtual void signalDependent(Context&, const Dependency&, const String& name);
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ class ScriptCollection : public ScriptValue {
 	virtual ScriptValueP makeIterator() const {
 		return new_intrusive1<ScriptCollectionIterator<Collection> >(value);
 	}
+	virtual int itemCount() const { return (int)value->size(); }
   private:
 	/// Store a pointer to a collection, collections are only ever used for structures owned outside the script
 	const Collection* value;
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ class ScriptMap : public ScriptValue {
 	virtual ScriptValueP getMember(const String& name) const {
 		return get_member(*value, name);
 	}
+	virtual int itemCount() const { return (int)value->size(); }
   private:
 	/// Store a pointer to a collection, collections are only ever used for structures owned outside the script
 	const Collection* value;
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ inline ScriptValueP toScript(const shared_ptr<T>& v) { return new_intrusive1<Scr
 		class ScriptBuildin_##name : public ScriptValue {		\
 			dep													\
 			/* virtual */ ScriptType type() const				\
-				{ return SCRIPT_BUILDIN_FUN; }					\
+				{ return SCRIPT_FUNCTION; }						\
 			virtual String typeName() const						\
 				{ return _("build in function '") _(#name) _("'"); }	\
 			virtual ScriptValueP eval(Context&) const;			\
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ inline ScriptValueP toScript(const shared_ptr<T>& v) { return new_intrusive1<Scr
  *  @code
  *   SCRIPT_FUNCTION(my_function) {
  *      SCRIPT_PARAM(String, my_string_param);
- *      ...
+ *      ... my_string_param ...
  *   }
  *  @endcode
  *  Throws an error if the parameter is not found.
@@ -292,6 +295,29 @@ inline ScriptValueP toScript(const shared_ptr<T>& v) { return new_intrusive1<Scr
 #define SCRIPT_PARAM(Type, name)								\
 		Type name = *ctx.getVariable(_(#name))
 
+/// Retrieve an optional parameter
+/** Usage:
+ *  @code
+ *   SCRIPT_FUNCTION(my_function) {
+ *      SCRIPT_OPTIONAL_PARAM(String, my_string_param) {
+ *          ... my_string_param ...
+ *      }
+ *      ...
+ *   }
+ *  @endcode
+ */
+#define SCRIPT_OPTIONAL_PARAM(Type, name)	SCRIPT_OPTIONAL_PARAM_N(Type, name, #name)
+
+#define SCRIPT_OPTIONAL_PARAM_N(Type, str, name)				\
+		ScriptValueP name##_ = ctx.getVariableOpt(_(str));		\
+		Type name = name##_ ? *name##_ : Type();				\
+		if (name##_)
+
+/// Retrieve an optional parameter with a default value
+#define SCRIPT_PARAM_DEFAULT(Type, name, def)					\
+		ScriptValueP name##_ = ctx.getVariableOpt(_(#name));	\
+		Type name = name##_ ? *name##_ : def
+
 /// Return a value from a SCRIPT_FUNCTION
 #define SCRIPT_RETURN(value) return toScript(value)
 

src/util/error.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ void handle_error(const String& e, bool allow_duplicate = true, bool now = true)
 	}
 	// Only show errors in the main thread
 	if (!now || !wxThread::IsMain()) {
-		pending_error = e;
+		if (!pending_error.empty()) pending_error += _("\n\n");
+		pending_error += e;
 		return;
 	}
 	// show message
@@ -47,3 +48,11 @@ void handle_error(const String& e, bool allow_duplicate = true, bool now = true)
 void handle_error(const Error& e, bool allow_duplicate, bool now) {
 	handle_error(e.what(), allow_duplicate, now);
 }
+
+void handle_pending_errors() {
+	assert(wxThread::IsMain());
+	if (!pending_error.empty()) {
+		handle_error(pending_error);
+		pending_error.clear();
+	}
+}

src/util/io/reader.cpp

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void Reader::showWarnings() {
 bool Reader::enterBlock(const Char* name) {
 	if (just_opened) moveNext(); // on the key of the parent block, first move inside it
 	if (indent != expected_indent) return false; // not enough indentation
-	if (name == key) {
+	if (cannocial_name_compare(key, name)) {
 		just_opened = true;
 		expected_indent += 1; // the indent inside the block must be at least this much
 		return true;

src/util/io/reader.hpp

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Reader {
 	/** Maybe the key is "include file" */
 	template <typename T>
 	void unknownKey(T& v) {
-		if (key == _("include_file")) {
+		if (key == _("include file")) {
 			Reader reader(value);
 			reader.handle(v);
 			moveNext();

src/util/io/writer.cpp

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void Writer::enterBlock(const Char* name) {
 	}
 	// don't write the key yet
 	indentation += 1;
-	opened_key = name;
+	opened_key = cannocial_name_form(name);
 	just_opened = true;
 }
 
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ void Writer::exitBlock() {
 
 void Writer::writeKey() {
 	writeIndentation();
-	// Use ' ' instead of '_' because it is more human readable
-	FOR_EACH(c, opened_key) if (c == _('_')) c = _(' ');
 	writeUTF8(stream, opened_key);
 }
 void Writer::writeIndentation() {

src/util/string.cpp

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ String cannocial_name_form(const String& str) {
 	bool leading = true;
 	FOR_EACH_CONST(c, str) {
 		if ((c == _('_') || c == _(' ')) && !leading) {
-			ret += _('_');
+			ret += _(' ');
 		} else if (isAlnum(c)) {
 			ret += toLower(c);
 			leading = false;
@@ -195,3 +195,12 @@ bool is_substr(const String& str, size_t pos, const Char* cmp) {
 	}
 	return *cmp == _('\0');
 }
+
+bool cannocial_name_compare(const String& as, const Char* b) {
+	const Char* a = as.c_str();
+	while (true) {
+		if (*a != *b && !(*a == _(' ') && *b == _('_'))) return false;
+		if (*a == _('\0')) return true;
+		a++; b++;
+	}
+}

src/util/string.hpp

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ String capitalize(const String&);
 String capitalize_sentence(const String&);
 
 /// Convert a field name to cannocial form
-/** - lower case and '_' instead of ' '.
+/** - lower case and ' ' instead of '_'.
  *  - non alphanumeric characters are droped
  *  - "camalCase" is converted to words "camel case" (TODO)
  */
@@ -127,5 +127,8 @@ bool starts_with(const String& str, const String& start);
 /// Return whether str contains the string cmp at position pos
 bool is_substr(const String& str, size_t pos, const Char* cmp);
 
+/// Compare two strings for equality, b may contain '_' where a contains ' '
+bool cannocial_name_compare(const String& a, const Char* b);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : EOF
 #endif