PROJECT MANAGER

The project manager provides access to your project files (sources, header files, documentation and makefile). 

Project Manager and Library Manager share one window. There are two tabs at the top of the window ("Project" and "Library Manager") which allow the user to switch between Project Manager and Library Manager. The user can switch between Project Manager and Library Manager also using command from window local menu.

The Project Manager window contains following local menu:

• Project Manager - switch to Project Manager
• Library Manager - switch to Library Manager

• Find in Files - the search submenu allows the user to find any word/expression in the project/library source/documentation files. The PDF searching ability is supported too. 
  (See chapter "Search" for more information)

Project panel contains a project tree with:

• Makefile – definition how to compile the project. Makefile can be created automatically by IDE or manually by the user. See more information in chapter Makefile. (see also description of the makefile popup menu below).
• Project sources – C or ASM files included in the project. User can add existing/create new/remove/edit the source files. The source subfolder also contains methods represented by the following icon (function). Methods are generated from bean to the source file by using Graphical IDE tool only. The user can add the method as an instruction to any opened file in the Text editor by using DRAG and DROP method. Click on the icon with the left mouse button and hold it down. Move the mouse pointer to the Text editor window and release the mouse button on the target line in the file.
  (see also description of the source file popup menu below)
• Header/Include files – H or INC files included in the project. User can add existing/create new/remove/edit the include files. The header/include subfolder also contains methods represented by the following icon (function). Methods are generated from bean to the source file by using Graphical IDE tool only. The user can add the method as an instruction to any opened file in the Text editor by using DRAG and DROP method. Click on the icon with the left mouse button and hold it down. Move the mouse pointer to the Text editor window and release the mouse button on the target line in the file.
  (see also description of the include file popup menu below)
• Project documentation – TXT or HTML or PDF documentation files attached to the project. User can add existing/remove the documentation files and create new/edit TXT and HTML files.
  (see also description of the documentation file popup menu below)

The popup menus:

• View Makefile - display makefile in the Text Editor for reading only
• Edit Makefile - display makefile in the Text Editor for editing

• Add Existing Source to Project … - add an existing source file to the current project
• Create New Project Source … - create a new project source to the current project
• Edit all sources - open all sources in the Text editor
• Expand/Collapse - expand or collapse the folder
• Expand/Collapse all - expand or collapse all folders

Source file - The following popup menu will be displayed after right mouse button click on the Source file:

• Edit the Source File - load the file to the Text Editor window for editing
• Remove the Source File from Project - remove the file from the current project
• Add File to User Library … - add an existing file to the User library  
  (see details in User library)

• Add Existing Include File to Project … - add an existing file to the project 
• Create New Include File - create a new include file. 
  (see also environment options)
• Expand/Collapse - expand or collapse the folder.

Header/Include file - The following popup menu will be displayed after right mouse button click on the Header/Include file:

• Edit the Include File - display Text Editor window with the file.
• Remove the Include File from Project - remove the file from the current project.
• Add File to User Library … - add an existing file to the user library 
  (see details in User library)

• Add Existing Documentation File to Project … - add an existing documentation file to the project 
• Create New Documentation File … - create a new documentation file  
• Expand/Collapse - expand or collapse the folder.

• View the Documentation File - display the TXT file to the Text Editor window or display the HTML or PDF file in user internet browser.
• Edit the Documentation File - load the file to the Text Editor window for editing (only TXT and HTML files are supported, PDF files cannot be edited).
• Remove the Documentation File from Project - remove the file from the current project.
• Add File to User Library - add an existing file to the User library (see details)

Documentation file - the following popup menu will be displayed after right mouse button click on the Documentation file:

• Expand/Collapse - expand or collapse the folder.

• View the selected project file - display the selected file to the Text Editor window.

The folder contains the following file types:

*.LIS - Listing file from compilation
*.LNK - Linker options
*.COF - Binary executable file in COFF format
*.HEX - Binary executable file in HEX format

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