Editor window

This topic briefly explains the editor window.

• The editor
• Keyboard support
• Mouse support

The editor

Each editor consists of different parts (the appearance and existance of some of them may vary depending on Tiny Hexer's settings):

1. Ruler bar: This is the uppermost part of the editor window, it shows the byte index of each hex or character data. the current cursor column is highlighted (here: "0203")
2. Offset pane: This part displays the data offset of each row, the current row is highlighted (here: "0x042800")
3. Hexadecimal field: This field shows the file data byte values in hexadecimal notation. You can insert/overwrite bytes (depending on the active mode), bytes may be arranged in columns of specific widths. Even and odd columns can have different colors.
4. Character field: This field shows the file data values as characters. You can insert/overwrite characters (depending on the active mode). Characters can be displayed using different conversion tables. In unicode mode each character represents two bytes in the hex field.
5. Per file bookmark: This "2" sign shows that a per file bookmark (No #2) is set in this row (see the Keyboard section)
6. Cursor position: A blinking cursor tells you the current position in the file. In INS mode the cursor is a single line, in OVW mode it is a block covering a whole character.
7. "Fake" cursor: The inactive field also shows you the current cursor position by displaying a dotted frame.
8. Selected block: The currently selected data is highlighted by inverting the colors.

Keyboard support

The editor has normal keyboard support (like e.g. text editors): Cursor movements, selection using the "Shift" key, scrolling using "Page Up" and "Page Down" and so on.

Some keys have a special meaning:

• Tab: You can switch between the hexadecimal field and the character field using the "Tab" key (and also Ctrl + T)
• Shift + Ctrl + 0...9: Using these key combinations you can set one of ten per file bookmarks at the current position. These bookmarks can be defined for each file independently and are persistently stored in the registry.
• Ctrl + 0...9: Using one of those ten key combinations you can set the cursor to a previously created per file bookmark.

Mouse support

Tiny Hexer supports common mouse operations (selection, cursor positioning). Additionally OLE drag and drop is supported, so you might drag a selected block of data from an editor to another one, from and to other applications supporting OLE drag and drop and even as "Scrap" file to the desktop.

To open a file in a new editor window, just drag it from an Explorer window to the toolbar or status bar of the main window.

You can also use the scrolling wheel of your mouse to change the number of bytes per row by holding down the Ctrl key during "wheeling".