Chapter 4 File & Edit Menu Enhancements

Chapter 4 File & Edit Menu Enhancements

File Menu Commands

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Set Code Font

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Set the font used in the text portion of code browsers independently from the font used in the rest of the window.

Edit Menu Commands

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These are the the additional keyboard shortcuts that are available in the enhanced code editors

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Browse References (Ctrl+Shift+R)

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Browse Hierarchy (Ctrl+Shift+H)

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Browse All Implementors (Ctrl+Shift+M)

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Browse All Senders (Ctrl+Shift+N)

SelectedText

This is the submenu available when text is selected in an enhanced code editor.

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Visually Inspect

Inspect the result of the selected expression using a visual inspector. This option is only available when GF/ST (Smalltalk Systems’ graphics framework for VA Smalltalk) is loaded.

Debug

Debug the selected text without needing to insert a “self halt.”

Create Abbreviation

Create an abbreviation for the selected text.

Create Auto Correction

Create an auto correction spelling entry for the selected text.

Selected Text | Comment

$C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\icons\Comment Selected Text.png$ Places double quotes around the selected text (i.e., commenting it out). Existing double quotes will be doubled to preserve comments within comments. Ctrl+” is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | Un-Comment

$C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\icons\Un Comment Selected Text.png$ Removes the outermost pair of double quotes from the selected text. Embedded comments within the selected comment will be preserved. Ctrl+Alt+” is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | Indent

$C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\icons\Indent Selected Text.png$ Indent (move right) the selected lines (from the start of the selection to the end of the selection) by one tab position. Ctrl+> is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | Un-Indent

$C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\icons\Un Indent Selected Text.png$ Un-Indent (move left) the selected lines (from the start of the selection to the end of the selection) by one tab position. Ctrl+< is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | Insert [ ]

$C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\icons\Bracket Selected Text.png$ Places brackets around the selected text. Ctrl+[ is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | Insert ( )

$C:\Users\documentation\Documents\vastePublisher\stable\VAS Documentation Word\ao\icons\Parenthesize Selected Text.png$ Places parentheses around the selected text. Ctrl+( is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | UPPER CASE

Make the selected text upper case.

Selected Text | lower case

Make the selected text lower case.

Selected Text | tOGGLE cASE

Toggle the case of the selected text.