= Continuum =

== Introduction ==

Continuum is described as "a light-weight native OS X IDE for Mono".

It is hosted at http://code.google.com/p/continuum-ide/ as an open source project. Written by Jesse Jones.

== Cobra ==

There is no specific Cobra support at this point, but Continuum has a pluggable architecture and it's open source, so it should certainly be possible.

You can open the app preferences panel, select language globs from the left, and use the + button to add a *.cobra glob with the text language (or something close to Cobra syntax to get some highlighting, such as Python). You can also add a custom language if you're comfortable with regexen by pressing the Open Languages button there.

== Tips ==

If launched from the command line, Continuum may say:
{{{
WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist.
To create the database, run the following command:

  sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist

Please be aware that the database can take some time to generate; once
the database has been created, this message will no longer appear.
}}}

You don't have to create the "locate" database, but Continuum's "open selection" won't be able to find files and right-clicking on types won't let you open the associated file.

As of 2010-07, the Continuum launch script inside the app needs write access to the app directory. So if you have trouble launching, make the app directory writeable and try again.

== See Also ==

[wiki:IDESupport], EditorSupport