Feature | Access | Notes |
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Any string | Mouse: Place cursor and drag | |
Word | Mouse: Double-click | |
Line | Mouse: Triple-click | |
Rectangle Column |
Mouse: Ctrl+drag | |
Select All | Menu: Edit > Select All Keys: Ctrl+A |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Undo | Menu Edit > Undo Keys: Ctrl+Z |
Keeps a list of the 400 most recent changes to undo/redo. |
Redo | Menu: Edit > Redo Keys: Ctrl+Z |
Keeps a list of the 400 most recent changes to undo/redo. |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Cut | Menu: Edit > Cut Keys: Ctrl+X |
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Copy | Menu: Edit > Copy Keys: Ctrl+C |
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Paste | Menu: Edit > Paste Keys: Ctrl+V |
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Paste Column | Menu: Edit > Paste Column Keys: Ctrl+V |
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Clear | Menu: Edit > Clear Keys: Delete |
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Replace with existing | Mouse: Select text to replace; Middle-drag replacement text | |
Move existing | Mouse: Left-click to select new location; Middle-drag text to move |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Shift Left | Menu: Edit > Shift Left Keys: Ctrl+[ |
Moves selected text one tab to the left. |
Shift Right | Menu: Edit > Shift Right Keys: Ctrl+] |
Moves selected text one tab to the right. |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Find | Menu: Search > Find... Keys: Ctrl+F |
Dialog allows you to specify literal, literal case-sensitive or regular expression search. The default is set in Cosmo code preferences (File > Preferences > Source.) You can keep the dialog open for multiple searches using the Keep Dialog checkbox or the Keep Search Dialogs Up preference. Verbose Search preference provides information dialogs on search progress. Default is to beep when no match is found. |
Find Again | Menu: Search > Find Again Keys: Ctrl+G |
Finds additional occurrences of the string or expression typed into the Find dialog or the string found using Find Selection. |
Find Selection | Menu: Search > Find Selection Keys: Ctrl+H |
Select a region of text, then use Find Selection to find other occurrences of the selected region. |
Replace | Menu: Search > Replace... Keys: Ctrl+R |
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Replace Same | Menu: Search > Replace Same Keys: Ctrl+T |
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Goto Line Number | Menu: Search > Goto Line Number Keys: Ctrl+L |
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Mark | Menu: Search > Mark Keys: Alt+M |
Opens a dialog to identify a location in the file using a single character. |
Goto Mark | Menu: Search > Goto Mark Keys: Alt+G |
Opens a dialog to enter a defined mark or location to display. |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Filter Selection | Menu: Command > Filter
Selection Keys: Alt+L |
When text is selected in the Source panel, allows you to specify a shell command to filter the selected text. The output from this command replaces the contents of the selection. |
Execute Command | Menu: Command > Execute Command... Keys: Alt+Y |
Opens a dialog to enter a shell command to execute. Results are added to the source file at the cursor location. |
Cancel Shell Command | Menu: Command > Cancel Shell Command Keys: Ctrl+, |
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Edit Shell Commands | Menu: Command > Edit Shell Commands... |
Opens an Edit Shell Menu dialog to add items to, or make changes to, the shell-related items on the Command menu. |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Learn Keystrokes | Menu: Command > Learn
Keystrokes Keys: Alt+K |
Begins recording a macro. Select this menu item, record the steps to include in the macro, then choose Finish Learn. choose Replay Keystrokes to reply the macro. You can add the macro to the Command menu using Edit Macro Commands.... |
Finish Learn | Menu: Command > Finish Learn Keys: Alt+K |
Ends the recording of the macro. To be used in conjunction with Learn Keystrokes. |
Cancel Learn | Menu: Command > Cancel Learn Keys: Ctrl+. |
Cancels the recording of a macro. |
Replay Keystrokes | Menu: Command > Replay Keystrokes Keys: Ctrl+K |
Plays a macro. |
Edit Macro Commands | Menu: Command > Edit Macro Commands... |
Opens an Edit Macro Menu dialog to add items to, or make changes to, the macro-related items on the Command menu. |
Feature | Access | Notes |
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Insert file | Menu: File > Insert File... Keys: Ctrl+I |
Inserts a file into the currently -displayed source file at the point of the cursor. |
Capitalize | Menu: Edit > Capitalize |
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Lower Case | Menu: Edit > Lower Case |
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Match parentheses | Menu: Search > Match Parenthesis Menu: File > Preferences >Source Keys: Ctrl+M |
Highlights matching parentheses. |
For steps on creating a shell command and adding it to the Command menu, see Using Shell Commands.
Field | Description |
Shell menu items list box | Displays a list of existing user-defined shell command menu items. Select an item to modify it. Select New to create a new menu item. |
Menu Entry | The name of the shell command as it appears on the Command menu. |
Accelerator | The accelerator for the shell command. With the cursor over the field, press the keys you want to use an an accelerator. |
Mnemonic | A mnemonic for the shell command. Type in a single character mnemonic. |
Command Input | Select the appropriate radio button to determine where command input will be entered:
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Command Output | Select whether you want output from the command to go to the insertion point in the currently displayed source file (same window) or to a separate window (dialog). |
Shell Command to Execute | Type in the shell command to execute, using % to refer to the filename currently displayed in the Source panel. |
Add | Adds a newly created shell command to the menu. |
Change | Changes the selected shell command as you have specified in the Edit Shell Menu dialog. |
Delete | Deletes the shell command from the Command menu. |
Move ^ | Moves the selected shell command up in the menu. |
Move v | Moves the selected shell command down in the menu. |
Undo | Undoes the most recent change. |
Close | Closes the dialog. |
For steps on creating a macro and adding it to the Command menu, see Creating and Using Macros.
Field | Description |
Macro menu items list box | Displays a list of existing user-defined macro menu items. Select an item to modify it. Select New to create a new menu item. |
Menu Entry | The name of the macro as it appears on the Command menu. |
Accelerator | The accelerator for the macro. With the cursor over the field, press the keys you want to use as an accelerator. |
Mnemonic | A mnemonic for the macro. Type in a single character mnemonic. |
Paste Learn/Replay Macro | Click this button to paste a macro recorded using Command > Learn Keystrokes into the "Macro Command to Execute" field. |
Macro Command to Execute | Displays a macro you have pasted into the field using the Paste Learn/Replay Macro button, and allows you to edit the macro or type in your own macro using the supported action routines. |
Add | Adds a newly created macro to the menu. |
Change | Changes the selected macro as you have specified in the Edit Macro Menu dialog. |
Delete | Deletes the macro from the Command menu. |
Move ^ | Moves the selected macro up in the menu. |
Move v | Moves the selected macro down in the menu. |
Undo | Undoes the most recent change. |
Close | Closes the dialog. |
Regular expressions can be used in two ways:
Here's an example of fairly complex find and replace regular expressions. The search string finds occurrences of get_x:
get_x\(([^ ,]*), ([^\)]*)\)
The replace string reverses the first and second parameters, adds a third parameter of NULL, and changes the name to new_get_x:
new_get_x(\2, \1, NULL)
Syntax | Description |
| | A regular expression consists of zero or more branches, separated by `|', and matches anything that matches one of the branches. |
. | Matches any single character. |
^ | Matches the null string at the beginning of a line string. |
$ | Matches the null string at the end of a line. |
\ | When followed by a single character, matches that character. |
char | A single character with no other significance matches that character. |
\t | Matches a tab. |
\n | Matches a newline. |
\b | Matches a backspace. |
\r | Matches a carriage return. |
\f | Matches a formfeed. |
(regular_expression) | Where regular_expression is a regular expression, matches a match for the regular expression. |
* | Matches a sequence of 0 or more matches of the preceding unit. |
+ | Matches a sequence of 1 or more matches of the preceding unit. |
? | Matches a match of the preceding unit, or the null string. |
[ chars] | Where chars is a sequence of characters, a range that normally matches any single character from the sequence. If the sequence begins with `^', it matches any single character not from the rest of the sequence. If two characters in the sequence are separated by `-', this is shorthand for the full list of ASCII characters between them (e.g. `[0-9]' matches any decimal digit). To include a literal `]' in the sequence, make it the first character (following a possible `^'). To include a literal `-', make it the first or last character. |
& | When used in a substitution string, the entire string that was matched in the find operation is substituted. |
\num | Where num is a a digit 1 through 9, inserts up to nine sub-expressions of the match string into the replacement string. \1 through \9 represent the strings that matched parenthesized expressions within the regular expression, numbered left-to-right in order of their opening parentheses. |
\U, \u, \L, \l | Preceding & or \1-9, adjusts the case of the inserted text. \u and \l change only the first character, while \U and \L change the entire string to upper or lower case. |
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