MAIN PANEL

Main panel contains the main menu and toolbar, with shortcut buttons, which provides functions for project managing, editing functions, windows manipulating, options and help menu. 

MAIN MENU  contains the following commands:

File

• New… - create a new project or file
• Add to Project... - add an existing file to the project
• Open Project... - open an existing project
• Save project - save the current project
• Save Project As… - save the current project as a new project name or to a different directory
• Close Project - close the current project
• Exit - close the current project and terminate Classic IDE

(more information about storage conception 
can be found in chapter  Storage conception »)

Edit

• Undo - undo last operation - in the text editor
• Redo - redo last operation - in the text editor
• Cut - cut selected text into the clipboard - in the text editor
• Copy - copy selected text into the clipboard - in the text editor
• Paste - paste selected text from the clipboard - in the text editor
• Clear - clear selected text - in the text editor
• Clear Project - clear the workspace without saving

View

• Project Manager - display and set focus to Project Manager window
• Text Editor - display and set focus to Text Editor window
• Library Manager - display and set focus to Library Manager window
• Status Window - display and set focus to Status Window
• View List of Methods - open the List of Methods in the Text editor
• View Makefile - open the Makefile in the Text editor
• View Linker File - open the Linker file in the Text editor
• View MAP File - open the MAP file in the Text editor
• View HEX File - open the HEX file in the Text editor
• View COFF File - open the COFF file in the Text editor

Note: If the window is minimized, it will not be displayed.

Tools

• Compile File - compile file currently opened in Text Editor
  (see Makefile and Text Editor for more information)
• Make Project - compile all changed source files of the current project
  (see Makefile for more information)
• Build Project - compile all source files of the current project
  (see Makefile for more information) 
• Graphical IDE  >> invoke Graphical IDE.
  WARNING: This command restarts Graphical IDE, if it is already running.
• Simulator >> invoke Simulator.
  WARNING: This command restarts Simulator, if it is already running.
• File Manager >> invoke File Manager.
  WARNING: This command restarts File Manager, if it is already running.
• MCU Selection Guide >> open 

Options

• Environment and Project Options - environment setting
• Compiler Options - setting of the current compiler
• Save Desktop - save the current windows setting

Window

• Arrange All - rearrange all windows
• Window List - display list of opened windows
• 1. Main Panel - show Main Panel window
• 2. Project Manager / Library Manager - show Project window or Library Manager window
• 3. Text Editor - show Text Editor window
• 4. Status Window - show Status Window

Note: If the window is minimized, it will not be displayed.

Help

• Introduction - display Classic IDE introduction in the user internet browser.
• User Interface - display description of the user interface (from the Classic  IDE documentation) in the user Internet browser.
• Tutorials - display description of tutorials (from the Classic IDE documentation) in the user Internet browser.
• Terms and Definitions - display description and explanation of terms and definition used in application environment in the user Internet browser.
• Search - search items in documentation in the user Internet browser
• Cop8 OnLine Information - display National Semiconductor COP8 home page in the user Internet browser
• Processor Expert Home Page - display Processor Expert Home Page in the user Internet browser.
• Technical Support - display information about technical support for the tool
• About - display information about this version of the tool, about the current user and information about server identification

TOOLBAR

Meaning of the toolbar buttons:

New Project… - create a new project or file

Open Project… - open an existing project

Save Project - save the current project

Make - compile all changed source files of the current project

Build -  compile all source files of the current project

Invoke Graphical IDE - invoke Graphical IDE.
WARNING: This command restarts Graphical IDE, if it is already running.

Invoke Simulator - invoke Simulator tool.
WARNING: This command restarts Simulator, if it is already running.

Invoke File manager - invoke File manager tool.
WARNING: This command restarts Classic IDE, if it is already running.

Help Contents - display help contents of the Classic IDE documentation in the user Internet browser

  Tutorial - display tutorial courses of the Classic IDE documentation in the user Internet browser

  Search - search items in documentation in the user Internet browser

   COP8 OnLine Information  - display National Semiconductor COP8 home page in the user Internet browser

 Technical Support - display information about technical support for the tool

If the Main panel window is minimized then also all the remaining windows of the tool will be automatically minimized. To restore all the windows to their previous state, click on the Main panel window on the taskbar again. See also chapter Windows Layout.

Note: Main panel is not re-sizable window

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