Chapter 4 File & Edit Menu Enhancements

File Menu Commands

Set Code Font

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

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

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

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

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

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 [ ]

Places brackets around the selected text. Ctrl+[ is the accelerator key for this function.

Selected Text | Insert ( )

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.