Menu commands

File Menu

New (Ctrl+N)
It either opens a new top level window or tabbed page according to the "Use tabbed pages" preferences which allows to specify its file name later during a save action. An unlimited count of empty pages can be created. The first opened page after the start is a page of this type. As long as such an empty page doesn't contain any modified text, an opened file will reuse this page.

New page (Ctrl+Shift+N) or New window (Ctrl+Shift+N)
The same as "New" but with opposite "Use tabbed pages" preferences.

Open ... (Ctrl+O)
An open dialog is shown asking for one or more filenames. Each filename is opened in either a new top level window or tabbed page according to the "Use tabbed pages" preferences and its text is loaded. Currently no directories, only filenames, are allowed.

Open page ... (Ctrl+Shift+O) or Open window ... (Ctrl+Shift+O)
The same as "Open" but with opposite "Use tabbed pages" preferences.

Save (Ctrl+S)
The text of the file of current active page is saved. If no filename exists a save dialog is shown, asking for one. If no filename is given ("Cancel") the text of the window is discarded.

Save as ... (Ctrl+Shift+S)
The same as "Save" but always asking for a filename.

Close (Ctrl+W)
Closes the current active window. If it contains unsaved modified text it asks for saving it. If answered "No" the text of the window is discarded.

1..9 <filename> (Ctrl+Shift+1..9)
Opens the recently used file again.

Properties ... (Ctrl+I)
The properties of the current window are shown.

Print setup ...
The print setup dialog is shown.

Print preview (Ctrl+Shift+P)
The print preview window is shown.

Print ... (Ctrl+P)
The print dialog is shown. If answered "Ok" the selected text is printed.

Quit (Ctrl+Q)
Exits the application. For each unsaved modified text it asks for saving it. If answered "No" the text of the window is discarded.

Edit Menu

Undo (Ctrl+Z)
Undoes the last command. If the last command changed multiple text point, each one has to be undone to get the original text. Any command until the last save action can be undone.

Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z)
Redoes the last undone command. Each redo command corresponds with its undo command.

Cut (Ctrl+X)
Cuts the current selected text and stores it in the clipboard.

Copy (Ctrl+C)
Copies the current selected text and stores it in the clipboard.

Paste (Ctrl+V)
Pastes the stored text in the clipboard at the cursor position.

Delete (Del)
Deletes the current selected text.

Find ... (Ctrl+F)
Shows the find dialog. If answered "Find" the cursor is moved to the found text position.
A "Find" command always resets any "Replace" command.

Find Next (F3)
Uses the text and options from the last "Find" or last "Replace" command and moves the cursor to the next found text position until all occurrence are found. "Find next" doesn't reset any "Replace". "Find next" and "Replace again" can be used intermediately.

Find in files (Ctrl+Alt+F)
Find any occurence of the search string in the files of the specfied directory with the given filespecs. Filespecs allows any combination of extensions separated by ";" or ",". Remark: Not all ports allow shortcuts "Ctrl+Alt+"!

Replace ... (Ctrl+H)
Shows the replace dialog. If answered "Find" the cursor is moved to the found text position, if answered "Replace" the cursor is moved to the found text position and the found text is replaced. If answered "Replace All" all occurrence of the found text were replaced.

Replace again (Shift+F4)
Uses the text and options from the last "Replace" command and the cursor is moved to the found text position and the found text is replaced until all occurrence are found.

Goto ... (Ctrl+G)
The goto dialog is shown. If answered "Goto" the curser is moved to the beginning of the requested line. If there isn't such a line the cursor is moved to the end of the text.

Match brace (Ctrl+M)
If the current position of the cursor is at a brace, the corresponding brace is searched and the found text between is selected.

Toggle bookmark (Ctrl+D)
A bookmark is either set or cleared at the current line.

Next bookmark (Ctrl+B)
The cursor is advanced to the next bookmark location.

Previous bookmark (Ctrl+Shift+B)
The cursor is advanced to the previous bookmark location.

Clear all bookmarks
All bookmarks are cleared.

Indent increase (Tab)
Increases the indent of the line if the cursor is within the indent space.

Indent reduce (Bksp)
Reduces the indent of the line if the cursor is within the indent space.

Select all (Ctrl+A)
Selects all text of the current active window.

Select line (Ctrl+L)
Selects line text including line endings.

Preferences ...
Shows the preferences dialog (see Preferences).

View Menu

Browse info
Toggles the display of the class browse info.

Tool bar
Toggles the display of the tool bar.

Status bar
Toggles the display of the status bar.

Hilight language
Allows to choose the hilighting programming language.

Toggle current fold (Ctrl+T)
Expands/Collapses the current fold if the cursor is within one, otherwise nothing happens.

Overwrite mode (Ins)
Toggles between the overwrite and insert mode.

Wrap mode (Ctrl+U)
Toggles the wrapping of lines not fitting into the window (line larger that window width). The text itself is not changed only the display.

Show line endings
Enables the display of the line endings (EOL chars). Possible values are "CR", "LF" or "CR + LF".

Show indent guides
Enables the display of the indent guides, small vertical dotted lines at the positions of the indents.

Show line numbers
Enables the display of the line numbers.

Show long line marker
Enables the display of the long line marker, a thin vertical line. The position of this line is specified in the preferences.

Show whitespace
Enables the display of the line numbers.

Use code page of
Uses another code page for display and entering characters.

Extra Menu

Readonly mode
Toggles the readonly mode on and off.

Change case to
Changes the case of the selected text. Choices are: Upper case, Lower case.

Change whitespace to
Changes all whitespace to spaces/tabulators). Choices are: Spaces, Tabulators.

Convert line endings to
Converts all line endings (EOL chars). Choices are: CR (Unix), CRLF (Windows), LF (Macintosh).

Remove trailing whitespace
Removes any whitespace (spaces, tabulators) at the end of the line.

Show charset table
Shows the character set table to pick any character and insert into text.

Window Menu

Previous (Ctrl+Shift+Tab)
Switches to the previous window. At the first window to the last window is switched.

Next (Ctrl+Tab)
Switches to the previous window. At the last window to the first window is switched.

1..9 <filename> (Ctrl+1..9)
Switches to the chosen window.

All windows ...
Shows all windows in a dialog box.

Store window size
Stores the current position and size of the window for use when the window is closed and reopened.

Help Menu

Content (F1)
Display the help content. F1 works only if NO text is selected.

Index (F1)
Display the help index. F1 works only if any text is selected.

About ... (Shift+F1)
Shows the information's about this application.