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Editors
Chapter 3. Concepts
Editors
Most
in the
are comprised of an editor area and one or more
. Different
editors are associated with different types of files. For example, when a file is opened by double-clicking for
editing in the
, the associated editor opens in the Workbench. If there is no associated editor
for a resource, the Workbench attempts to launch an external editor outside the Workbench. Any number
of editors can be open at once, but only one can be active at a time. The main menu bar and toolbar for the
Workbench window contain operations that are applicable to the active editor.
Tabs in the editor area indicate the names of resources that are currently open for editing (usually the
filename, and the tab’s tooltip will provide the full path to the file). An asterisk (*) indicates that an editor
has unsaved changes. By default, editors are stacked in the editor area, but users may choose to tile them
in order to view multiple editors simultaneously. The gray border at the left margin of the editor area may
contain icons that flag errors, warnings, or problems detected by the system.
In ACE, the editor area is also used to view the
generated by ACE. By default, ACE will open HTML
versions of the reports in the
as soon as the report data is generated/updated
2
.
Text Editor
Reports, source files, and scripts open in the text editor. The text editor supports typical editing functions,
such as insert, delete, copy, cut, and paste.
Figure 3.1: Text Editor Window
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This is only true when running the
in single-process mode. In Multiprocess mode (via the
), only the
is automatically opened in the editor area the other reports must be opened manually through the
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