BasinC Snippets window

The BasinC Snippets (Basinet) window is a lightweight local library for ZX Spectrum BASIC code. It lets you capture selected BASIC lines from the editor, store them in BasinCSnips.dat with a name and description, review them later, optionally renumber, and paste them back into the editor.

How to add a new snippet?

Just write your code into main editor window. Select the lines you want to add as a snippet. Right click and select "Add to Snippets"

Local tab

My Snippets list

• Shows all saved snippets from BasinCSnips.dat.
• Columns: No (sequential display index), Name, Description, Owner (shows “You”), State (shows “Local”), ID (internal identifier to prevent collisions).
• Click a snippet to load its details into the lower pane.

Snippet details (lower pane)

• Snippet Name: Title for the snippet. Defaults to “New Snippet” when adding; saving is blocked if the default name remains.
• Short Description: Brief note describing the snippet.
• Snippet viewer: Read-only preview of the BASIC code. When loaded, BasinC may rejoin continuation lines (see Renumber notes).

Buttons and options

• Delete! Removes the selected snippet from BasinCSnips.dat. Enabled only when a valid snippet is selected.
• Renumber: When checked, BasinC renumbers snippet lines and updates targets for GO TO, GO SUB, RESTORE, and RUN. Renumbering runs when you load/select a snippet if enabled.
• Start / Step: Starting line (default 100) and increment (default 10) used by renumber.
• Renumber warnings: If a target line cannot be mapped, BasinC may highlight the start field (yellow) to flag an unresolved reference.
• Paste into… Sends the snippet to the Add Code workflow and inserts it into the program. Disabled while the emulator is running; stop execution before paste the code.

Add-to-library mode

Visible only when entering from “Add to Snippets” in the editor.
Saves the snippet (name/description + raw code) into BasinCSnips.dat.
You should change the name of the snippet, it's mandatory. If the name is still “New Snippet”, saving will be refused.

Typical workflows

A) Save a new snippet

1. Select BASIC lines in the editor.
2. Right-click → Add to Snippets.
3. In BasinC Snippets, set Snippet Name and Short Description.
4. Click Add to My Snippets. The snippet appears under Local → My Snippets.

B) Reuse a saved snippet

1. Open BasinC Snippets and go to Local → My Snippets.
2. Select a snippet to preview it.
3. If needed, enable Renumber and set Start/Step.
4. Click Paste into… to insert it back into your code.

C) Delete a snippet

1. Select a snippet in the list.
2. Click Delete!

Notes and limitations

• Storage is local in BasinCSnips.dat.
• The Share tab exists but is disabled in this build (“Local Only Version”).
• The snippet preview is read-only; make edits after pasting into the editor.
• Renumber adjusts only the four keywords above and expects fairly standard BASIC formatting.