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Users can open and work with any resource from the Solution explorer by selecting the resource and accessing the context menu. In addition, the following toolbar at the top of Solution Explorer provides navigational functions:

The Editor Area

Items opened from the Solution Explorer will open in an appropriate editor in the main Editor Area. For example, users can select a form to open in either a Form Editor (a graphical view of the form) or a Script Editor (a text editor). Media items will open using a supported media viewer (Servoy supports image files, and you can assign other applications to open other file types via the Preferences menu). The following editors/viewers are provided by Servoy:

  • Form Editor
  • Script Editor
  • Valuelist Editor
  • Table Editor
  • Relation Editor
  • Database Editor
  • Stylesheet Editor
  • Security Editor
  • i18n Editor
  • Media Viewer

Most of these editors are straightforward; special features for the Form, Script, Stylesheet, Security, Database, and i18n editors are described in further detail as separate chapters or addressed in the Programming Guide.

The Properties View

The properties view shows context-specific information about a selected item in an Editor window. It is often used to assign JavaScript actions and object properties such as size and color to a form item.

Once a property item is modified or set, this property is saved with no further action required.

Problems, Tasks, and Bookmarks

The views underneath the Editor area include Problems, Tasks, and Bookmarks.

  • Problems show warnings for items that are automatically highlighted based on Preferences set.
  • Tasks list automatically or manually generated TODO items marked during development.
  • Bookmarks are added to a line of script via the menu item *Edit> Add Bookmark.* They are then listed in order of appearance in the Bookmarks view.

When activated, the Search Results view will show as a tab underneath the Editor area.

Info

Note: To limit the Problems listed to the current solution, click on the inverted triangle at the top right of the Problems view and select Configure Contents. Check the Servoy Active Solution filter. This process only needs to be set once after Servoy installation, and will apply to all solutions from then on.

Note

Tip: Additional Task tags can be customized and/or added via the Preferences menu, under the Javascript node.

Activating Other Views

Other views are available via the menu item Window>Show View. Newly activated views are typically shown on the right panel (as a tab next to Properties), but users can drag the tab to any desired location in the perspective. Once a view is active, it will remain in the perspective even when Servoy is closed and reopened. The default Servoy Design Perspective can be reset at any time using Window>Reset Perspective, provided the modified perspective was not saved as the default Servoy Design Perspective.

Commonly used Eclipse views include the Project Explorer and Navigator. For more information, visit the Help menu.