SNiFF+ handles different kinds of files by associating them with file types. SNiFF+ comes with a set of predefined commonly used file types.
During the creation of a project, the file types are copied from your Preferences to the project attributes. Each project has its own set of file types, so modifying the file types in the Preferences does not affect already existing projects.
New file types can be created by pressing New.... For details, please see To set File Types attributes.
The following illustration shows the File Types view:
You can modify the list of file types with the following buttons:
File Types -- Tabs
General tab
Special File Types
SNiFF+ uses generalized File Types, some of which have a special significance in the SNiFF+ Make Support system.
If you add a new file type (extension
Command | SNiFF+ tool |
Can be used for
SniffEdit
| Source Editor
| All text file types
| DocBrowser
| Documentation Editor
| Documentation
| SniffOpen
| Launch Pad
| Project Description Files
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%d | full path of Project Description File (PDF)
%f
| full path of source file
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%F
| base name of source file
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%D
| source directory of project
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%l
| repository path without the tool-specific extension
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