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Code Ribbon and Right Click Menu

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The code ribbon bar appears when clicking anywhere on the code panels on the right side of the window.

The right-click menu accessed by clicking in the code panel is identical to the ribbon bar.

Edit

Undo: Undoes the last action.

Redo: Redoes the last action.

Cut: Cuts out the selected text and saves it to the Clipboard.

Copy: Saves the selected text to the Clipboard.

Paste: Pastes the text from the Clipboard.

Delete: Deletes the selected text.

Select All: Selects all of the text in the field.

Indent: Moves the selected lines right.

Outdent: Moves the selected lines left.

Tab as Spaces: Inserts tabs as spaces.

Find: Finds a texts string in the module.

Replace: Finds a specified text string and replaces it with another string. The code must be stopped for this to function correctly.

Again: Repeats the last Find or Replace.

Complete Word: Displays a list of suggestions to complete the current word.

Parameter Info: If a variable, function and/or subroutine is highlighted in the code, this will display a tool tip over the parameter with information about it, such as its var type, inputs, or outputs.

User Dialogue: Not supported.

References: Opens a references window to choose references for the selected module.

  • Available References: A list of available references

  • Priority: Used to order of reference that it will used to find methods.

  • ScriptedDiagHost Library: The location of the reference library.

Properties: Not implemented.

View

Macro: Activates the macro editing window.

Immediate: Shows the immediate evaluation window.

Watch: Shows the watch expression window.

Stack: Shows the call stack window.

Loaded: Shows the loaded macros/modules window.

Toolbar: Toggles the code toolbar.

Status Bar: Toggles the status bar.

Edit Buttons: Toggles the edit buttons.

Always Split: Toggles the split.

Font: Allows the user to select a font for the code panels.

Tab Width: The number of spaces that the tab button will shift the text to right.

Macro

Run: Runs the macro.

Pause: Pauses the macro.

End: Ends the macro.

Debug

Step Into: Steps into the next statement.

Step Over: Steps over the next statement.

Step Out: Steps out of the current procedure.

Step to Cursor: Steps to the statement under the cursor.

Toggle Break: Toggles the break point on the selected line.

Clear All Breaks: Clears all break points.

Quick Watch: Shows variables and expressions in the immediate window.

Add Watch: Adds variables and expressions to the watch window.

Browse: Views the selected object’s methods and properties.

Set Next Statement: Sets the current line as the next statement.

Show Next Statement: Shows the next statement.

Help

Editor Help: Opens the Sax Basic Editor Help. If using a recent version of windows, the Windows Help program required to view this manual can be downloaded from Microsoft’s website.

Language Help: Opens the help manual for Sax Basic Language.

Topic Search: Opens the topic search for the Sax Basic Editor Help.

About: Basic information about the installed version of Sax Basic.

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