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
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.