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Code Editor For Parameter Values

For adding or editing parameter values a Code Editor is provided.

It offers the following features for various text formats (JSON, XML, HTML/Handlebars):

  • Line numbers

  • Syntax Highlighting

  • Syntax Validation

  • Find and Replace (Ctrl-F and Ctrl-H)

  • Bracket Matching

  • Folding

  • Theming

Example:

Example with syntax error:

Options

To configure the editor click on the cog wheel button at the top right :

This will open a small dialog that will let you select a theme and change the font and tab size.

Configuration changes are stored for the logged on user under Admin\Parameters\Editor.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Line Operations

Windows/Linux

Mac

Action

Ctrl-D

Command-D

Remove line

Alt-Shift-Down

Command-Option-Down

Copy lines down

Alt-Shift-Up

Command-Option-Up

Copy lines up

Alt-Down

Option-Down

Move lines down

Alt-Up

Option-Up

Move lines up

Alt-Delete

Ctrl-K

Remove to line end

Alt-Backspace

Command-Backspace

Remove to linestart

Ctrl-Backspace

Option-Backspace,
Ctrl-Option-Backspace

Remove word left

Ctrl-Delete

Option-Delete

Remove word right

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Ctrl-O

Split line

Selection

Windows/Linux

Mac

Action

Ctrl-A

Command-A

Select all

Shift-Left

Shift-Left

Select left

Shift-Right

Shift-Right

Select right

Ctrl-Shift-Left

Option-Shift-Left

Select word left

Ctrl-Shift-Right

Option-Shift-Right

Select word right

Shift-Home

Shift-Home

Select line start

Shift-End

Shift-End

Select line end

Alt-Shift-Right

Command-Shift-Right

Select to line end

Alt-Shift-Left

Command-Shift-Left

Select to line start

Shift-Up

Shift-Up

Select up

Shift-Down

Shift-Down

Select down

Shift-PageUp

Shift-PageUp

Select page up

Shift-PageDown

Shift-PageDown

Select page down

Ctrl-Shift-Home

Command-Shift-Up

Select to start

Ctrl-Shift-End

Command-Shift-Down

Select to end

Ctrl-Shift-D

Command-Shift-D

Duplicate selection

Ctrl-Shift-P

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Select to matching bracket

Go to

Windows/Linux

Mac

Action

Left

Left, Ctrl-B

Go to left

Right

Right, Ctrl-F

Go to right

Ctrl-Left

Option-Left

Go to word left

Ctrl-Right

Option-Right

Go to word right

Up

Up, Ctrl-P

Go line up

Down

Down, Ctrl-N

Go line down

Alt-Left, Home

Command-Left, Home,
Ctrl-A

Go to line start

Alt-Right, End

Command-Right, End,
Ctrl-E

Go to line end

PageUp

Option-PageUp

Go to page up

PageDown

Option-PageDown,
Ctrl-V

Go to page down

Ctrl-Home

Command-Home,
Command-Up

Go to start

Ctrl-End

Command-End,
Command-Down

Go to end

Ctrl-L

Command-L

Go to line

Ctrl-Down

Command-Down

Scroll line down

Ctrl-Up

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Scroll line up

Ctrl-P

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Go to matching bracket

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Option-PageDown

Scroll page down

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Option-PageUp

Scroll page up

Find/Replace

Windows/Linux

Mac

Action

Ctrl-F

Command-F

Find

Ctrl-H

Command-Option-F

Replace

Ctrl-K

Command-G

Find next

Ctrl-Shift-K

Command-Shift-G

Find previous

Folding

Windows/Linux

Mac

Action

Alt-L,
Ctrl-F1

Command-Option-L,
Command-F1

Fold selection

Alt-Shift-L,
Ctrl-Shift-F1

Command-Option-Shift-L,
Command-Shift-F1

Unfold

Alt-0

Command-Option-0

Fold all

Alt-Shift-0

Command-Option-Shift-0

Unfold all

Other

Windows/Linux

Mac

Action

Tab

Tab

Indent

Shift-Tab

Shift-Tab

Outdent

Ctrl-Z

Command-Z

Undo

Ctrl-Shift-Z, Ctrl-Y

Command-Shift-Z,
Command-Y

Redo

Ctrl-,

Command-,

Show the settings menu

Ctrl-/

Command-/

Toggle comment (English keyboard)

Ctrl-#

Command-#

Toggle comment (German keyboard)

Ctrl-Shift-U

Ctrl-Shift-U

Change to lower case

Ctrl-U

Ctrl-U

Change to upper case

Insert

Insert

Overwrite

Delete

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Delete

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