TEXT EDITOR

Text editor is an editor where the user can edit all the text project files.

Text Editor tabs - show the file names which are opened in the text editor. The text editor can open more files simultaneous and the user can select among the files by clicking on the name of the file.

Text Editor status line - shows the current cursor position and file status information in the bottom of the text editor window. The first number on the row shows the cursor line number and the second number shows the cursor column number. 

The file status information on the same row contains information about the current opened file.

There can be shown the following status: 

• No File  - no file is opened 
• READ ONLY - the current opened file is read only (for example a tutorial file opened from National COP8 library)
• Saved - the current file is saved 
• Modified - the current file is modified and is not saved

Text Editor popup menu - is available by clicking on the text editor text area by right mouse button. The popup menu contains the following items: 
(see picture below)

• File - file submenu
  - New - create new file 
  - Open - open existing file in text editor (Ctrl+O)
  - Reopen > - show list of recently used files, click on one to reopen the file
  - Save - save current file (Ctrl+S)
  - Save As - save current file under a new name
  - Close - close current file 
  - Compile - compile current file opened in the text editor. 
     The command is usually used for a fast control of file syntax. 
     The command can be used only if is opened a project.
     (parameters defined in Compiler Options are not used)
  - Print - print current file

• Edit - edit submenu (see picture below)
  - Undo - undo last change (Ctrl+Z)
  - Redo - redo last change (Ctrl+Shift+Z)
  - Cut - cut current block to clipboard (Ctrl+X)
  - Copy - copy current block to clipboard (Ctrl+C)
  - Paste - paste block from clipboard (Ctrl+V)

Note: The system clipboard cannot be used, because of security restrictions of the applet. The tool has its own clipboard and that is why it is not possible to copy text from/to other applications.

• Search - search submenu (see picture below)
  - Find ... - search text in the file (Ctrl+F)
  - Replace... - search text and replace the text by another (Ctrl+R)
  - Find next - find or replace next item (Ctrl+L)

• Help - display documentation of the text editor in the user Internet browser.

Text Editor shortcut keys:

The following functions are also supported:

• Mouse operations – set cursor, block selection
• Syntax highlighting (ANSI C and COP8 assembler keywords)

See environment options for details about setting the Text Editor.

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