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See below for an example of the editor :
Using the editor
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Basic usage
- To add a new line of code, click the + icon
- To remove a line of code, click the - icon
- To move a line up, first select a line and click the up arrow
- To move a line down, first select a line and click the down arrow
- To duplicate a line, first select a line and click the copy icon
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Advanced formatting
Since version 3.0.1 there are some more advanced formatting options added in the action editor.
To use these, first select a line and do CTRL-click (windows) or CMD-click (osx) on one of the icons mentioned above in the basic usage.
Adding & deleting lines
In the above example 6 new lines are added at once below line 5. To add multiple lines, do the following :
- Select the line from where new lines will be added
- CTRL/CMD-click the + icon
- A popup appears where you can set the number of lines to be added
- Click OK
To remove multiple lines, use the same procedure, but then use the - icon. When removing lines, the line selected is also included.
For example, if you select line 5 , CTRL/CMD-click remove, set 3 lines to remove, then line 5, 6 & 7 will be deleted.
Moving lines
To move lines, do the following :
- Select a line
- CTRL/CMD-click the up or down arrow (resp. move up or down)
- A popup appears where you can set the number of lines to be moved
- Choose the move location, there are several options available in a pulldown list :
- One Up : one line above
- One Down: one line below
- Top : to first line
- Bottom : the last line
- Relative line dif. : move x lines down relative from the current position
- Absolute line num. : move to a specific given line location
- Click OK
Copying lines
To copy lines, do the following :
- Select a line
- CTRL/CMD-click the copy icon
- A popup appears where you can set the number of lines to be copied
- Choose the move location, there are several options available in a pulldown list :
- One Up : one line above
- One Down: one line below
- Top : to first line
- Bottom : the last line
- Relative line dif. : move x lines down relative from the current position
- Absolute line num. : move to a specific given line location
- Document's Action clipboard : This will copy the action to the clipboard, so the action can be pasted in to another variable
- Click OK
Above: when using the Document's Action clipboard, you have to name the action, and click OK to store it.
The stored actions are available from a pulldown list in the editor, use the Paste Scrap button to paste
the selected action on a chosen line location
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