Source code editing

 

The editing settings let you set an editor of your choice to view or edit source code. Performance Validator's built-in editor is one of those options.

 

The built-in editor can be started from the data views or from the tools menu:

 

•popup menu Edit Source Code...
 

• Tools menu Edit Source Code...

 

 

Using the built-in editor

 

The built-in editor supports the basic operations expected for editing source code:

 

The highlighting is identical to that in the source code views of the main tabs:

 

•The lines in green (for this colour scheme) have been visited
 

•Lines that have not been visited are displayed in pink
 

•Lines with a green tick next to them indicate that they have been successfully hooked
 

•Lines that could not be hooked have a red cross against them
 

•An arrow indicates the source code line of interest when the source code editor was displayed

 

 

 

 

File menu

 

The file options need no explanation:

 

 

Edit menu

 

All the following edit options should also be familiar:

 

 

Undo/Redo is unlimited by default, but this can be changed in the options below.

 

 

Formatting menu

 

The formatting menu has general display and editing options

 

 

•Convert Tabs to spaces turns all tabs into spaces

•Convert Spaces to tabs turns all spaces into spaces
 

•Use Colour toggles the colour coded display
 

•Fonts and Line Numbers... change text colours, fonts and line numbers
 

 

•Options... set tab length and other options
 

 

•Wrap Width... changes the column width at which lines will wrap in the display

 

 

Status bar

 

The status bar shows help text at the bottom as you hover over menu and toolbar options.

 

To the right of the status bar are insert mode, column number and line number.

 

 

Line collapsing

 

You can temporarily collapse sections of code as follows:

 

•Left click in the margin to start the section Drag to define the length Release to set the end of the section

 

Click anywhere on the resulting indicator to collapse, and on the + to expand a section.

 

Expanded:

 

 

Collapsed:

 

 

 

Line collapsing is temporary and not remembered between edit sessions.