The editor used in hisoft basic is problematic at best. I had nothing but problems with their basic under mint. I ended up selling hisoft basic.
Of course everything has it's pro's and con's.
There is a patch to use the old gfa editor in most any video mode, it's called Bastard and it's from RUN! Software. I can use the old gfa in 1280x1024 in 256 colors.
The latest GFA library from RUN! Software has improved FPU support and nearly every known bug squashed. The compiler and linker has also been recoded and all known bugs removed. Between RUN! Software and myself, GFA is still on the map, and supported. It's all free, won't cost a dime to try the latest GFA stuff. ;o)
