You can configure the JADE editor key bindings (that is, keystroke combinations) when a source editor control has focus; for example, you can change the CTRL+F shortcut key action from the default opening of the Find and Replace dialog to opening of the External Function Browser (which has the default SHIFT+CTRL+F action).
For details about the function keys in the JADE editor pane, see "Using Function Keys and Shortcut Keys" under "Using the JADE Development Environment", earlier in this chapter. See also "
Use the Editor Key Bindings sheet to change the default editor key bindings.
To change the default editor key bindings
Click the Editor Key Bindings sheet of the Preferences or JADE Installation Preferences dialog.
The Editor Key Bindings sheet of the Preferences dialog is then displayed, with all current key bindings that can apply to editor source windows, including the default ones, listed in the table. The left column contains the keystroke combination and the right column displays the action performed by that keystroke combination.
Default key bindings are indicated by the Window background color, which defaults to white. User‑created key bindings are indicated by the versioned background color, which defaults to light green.
When you add a key binding that overrides a default binding, the default continues to be displayed as a reminder.
The following table lists the editor actions. An asterisk character (*) indicates an action that cannot be bound to another keystroke, but you can disable the default binding by selecting the NoAction action. (For details, step 4 of this instruction.)
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| AddTranslatableString * | Opens the Add Translatable String dialog |
| AutoComplete | Manually invokes the AutoComplete list box based on the current cursor location (for details, see "Using JADE AutoComplete Functionality", earlier in this chapter) |
| Backspace | Deletes the character to the left of the caret |
| BackTab | Removes indentation from the selected line or lines, or moves the caret to the left one tab character |
| BookMark * | Creates and toggles bookmarks for current positions |
| Cancel | Returns focus to the editor pane |
| CharacterLeft | Moves the caret one character to the left |
| CharacterLeftExtend | Extends the current selection one character to the left |
| CharacterLeftRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection one column to the left |
| CharacterRight | Moves the caret one character to the right |
| CharacterRightExtend | Extends the selection one character to the right |
| CharacterRightRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection one column to the right |
| CloseAll * | Closes all open forms and terminates the application |
| CloseMdiForm * | Closes all open MDI forms |
| CompileMethod * | Compiles the current method |
| Copy | Copies the selected text to the clipboard |
| CopyLine | Copies the current line to the clipboard |
| Cut | Copies the selected text to the clipboard and deletes it |
| CutLine | Copies the current line to the clipboard and deletes it |
| CopyToClipBuffer | Copies the selected text to the clip buffer defined by the next numeric keystroke |
| Delete | Deletes the character to the right of the caret |
| DeleteLine | Deletes the current line |
| DeleteLineLeft | Deletes the line to the left of the caret |
| DeleteLineRight | Deletes the line to the right of the caret |
| DeleteWordLeft | Deletes the word to the left of the caret, and deletes the word to the left of selected text if text is currently selected |
| DeleteWordRight | Deletes the word to the right of the caret, and deletes the word to the right of selected text if text is currently selected |
| DisplayLineStart | Moves the caret to the start of the display line (that is, to the first character on the current line) |
| DisplayLineStartExtend | Extends the selection to the start of text within a line |
| DisplayLineEnd | Moves the caret to the end of the display line (that is, to the last character on the current line) |
| DisplayLineEndExtend | Extends the selection to the end of text within a line |
| DocumentStart | Moves the caret to the beginning of the text |
| DocumentStartExtend | Extends the selection to the start of the text |
| DocumentEnd | Moves the caret to the end of the text |
| DocumentEndExtend | Extends the selection to the end of the text |
| DuplicateLine | Duplicates the current line |
| FindAgain | Locates the next instance of the find target in the same direction as the previous search |
| FindNext | Locates the next instance of the find target in the text |
| FindPrior | Locates the previous instance of the find target in the text |
| HistoryNext * | Displays the method, property, or type that was next accessed |
| HistoryPrior * | Displays the method, property, or type that was previously accessed |
| InsertLineAbove | Inserts a line above the current line |
| InsertSyntax * | Inserts the remainder of the syntax for a specified instruction |
| InsertText * | Inserts the associated accelerator text (for details, see "Accelerator Shortcut Keys", earlier in this chapter) |
| LineStart | Moves the caret to the start of the current line |
| LineStartExtend | Extends the selection to the start of the current line |
| LineStartRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection to the start of the line |
| LineStartWrap | Moves the caret to the start of the visible line when wrapping is enabled |
| LineStartWrapExtend | Extends the selection to the start of the visible line when wrapping is enabled |
| LineDown | Moves the caret down one line |
| LineDownExtend | Extends the selection down one line |
| LineDownRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection down one line |
| LineEnd | Moves the caret to the end of the current line |
| LineEndExtend | Extends the selection to the end of the current line |
| LineEndRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection to the end of the line |
| LineEndWrap | Moves the caret to the end of the visible line when wrapping is enabled |
| LineEndWrapExtend | Extends the selection to the end of the visible line when wrapping is enabled |
| LineUp | Moves the caret up one line |
| LineUpExtend | Extends the selection up one line |
| LineUpRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection up one line |
| ListConstants * | Lists the constants for the current type |
| ListLocals * | Lists the local variables for the current type |
| ListMethods * | Lists the properties for the current type |
| ListProperties * | Lists the methods for the current type |
| ListTranslatableStrings * | Lists the translatable strings |
| Lowercase | Converts the selected text to lowercase |
| MDIWindowMenu * | Displays the MDI Window menu |
| NewLine | Inserts a new line above the current line |
| NewLineNoIndent | Inserts a new line with no indentation |
| NextFolderTab * | Displays the next folder tab of the current sheet |
| NextLinemark00 | Goes to the next line with linemark zero (0) |
| NextLinemarkJade | Goes to the next JADE linemark |
| NextLinemark01 | Goes to the next line with linemark 1 |
| NextLinemark02 | Goes to the next line with linemark 2 |
| NextLinemark03 | Goes to the next line with linemark 3 |
| NextLinemark04 | Goes to the next line with linemark 4 |
| NextLinemark00to04 | Goes to the next line with a linemark in the range zero (0) through 4 |
| NextMdiForm * | Goes to the next MDI form |
| NoAction | Does nothing (that is, performs no action) |
| OpenClassBrowser * | Displays the Class Browser |
| OpenFindReplace | Displays the Find / Replace dialog |
| OpenHelp * | Displays online help for the item with input focus |
| OpenSourceWindow * | Opens a new editor pane with the selected method, or when details of a property that has a mapping method are displayed after pressing F11, displays a freestanding editor pane containing the mapping method source for that property |
| PageDown | Moves the caret down one screen |
| PageDownExtend | Extends the selection down one screen |
| PageDownRectExtend | Extends the rectangular selection down one screen |
| PageUp | Moves the caret up one screen |
| PageUpExtend | Extends the selection up one screen |
| PageUpRectExtend | Extends the selection block up one screen |
| ParagraphDown | Moves the caret to the next paragraph (which is delimited by an empty line) |
| ParagraphDownExtend | Extends the selection down one paragraph |
| ParagraphUp | Moves the caret to the previous paragraph (which is delimited by an empty line) |
| ParagraphUpExtend | Extends the selection up one paragraph |
| Paste | Pastes the contents of the clipboard, replacing the selection (if any) or inserting it after the caret position |
| PasteFromClipBuffer | Pastes the contents of the specified clip buffer defined by the next numeric keystroke, replacing the selection (if any) or inserting it after the caret position |
| PriorFolderTab * | Displays the previous folder tab |
| PriorLinemark00 | Goes to the previous line with linemark zero (0) |
| PriorLinemarkJade | Goes to the previous JADE linemark |
| PriorLinemark01 | Goes to the previous line with linemark 1 |
| PriorLinemark02 | Goes to the previous line with linemark 2 |
| PriorLinemark03 | Goes to the previous line with linemark 3 |
| PriorLinemark04 | Goes to the previous line with linemark 4 |
| PriorLinemark00to04 | Goes to the previous line with a linemark in the range zero (0) through 4 |
| PriorMdiForm * | Displays the previous MDI form |
| Redo | Redoes the last action |
| RollDown | Moves the text displayed in the editor down by one line, but the caret remains on the same line |
| RollUp | Moves the text displayed in the editor up by one line, but the caret remains on the same line |
| SelectAll | Selects all text in the editor pane |
| ShowMethodSignature * | Displays the signature of the last method before the caret position; for example, when the caret is positioned after a comma between parameters |
| ShowSymbolInfo * | Displays details about the item under the caret |
| SplitOpenClose * | Toggles (opens or closes) the lower view of an editor pane |
| SplitOpenRefocus * | Opens the lower view of an editor pane or toggles focus between the two views |
| Tab | Indents the selected line or lines, replaces selected text with a tab character for a partially selected line, or inserts a tab character if no text is selected |
| ToggleBreakpoint * | Toggles a debugger breakpoint on the line where the caret is currently positioned |
| ToggleFold | Toggles the fold point |
| ToggleFoldAllBase | Toggles all outer (parent) fold points |
| ToggleFoldTree | Toggles the line if it is a fold point and makes all lower-level (child) fold points match |
| ToggleInsertOvertype | Toggles the Insert or Overtype mode |
| ToggleLinemark00 | Toggles linemark zero (0) on the current line |
| ToggleLinemarkJade | Toggles the JADE linemark on the current line |
| ToggleLinemark01 | Toggles linemark 1 on the current line |
| ToggleLinemark02 | Toggles linemark 2 on the current line |
| ToggleLinemark03 | Toggles linemark 3 on the current line |
| ToggleLinemark04 | Toggles linemark 4 on the current line |
| ToggleSingleColor * | Toggles the display of multiple-color or single color for the current editor pane |
| TransposeLine | Transposes the current line with the previous line |
| TranslateHexToUtf8 | Translates the selected hexadecimal text to a character (Unicode system only) |
| TranslateUtf8ToHex | Translates the selected character to its Unicode hexadecimal value (Unicode system only) |
| Undo | Undoes the last action |
| Uppercase | Converts the selected text to uppercase |
| WindowMenu * | Displays the Window menu |
| WordLeft | Moves the caret to the previous word |
| WordLeftExtend | Extends the selection to the previous word |
| WordPartLeft | Moves the caret position to the previous uppercase letter or punctuation character |
| WordPartLeftExtend | Extends the selection to the previous uppercase letter or punctuation character |
| WordPartRight | Moves the caret position to the next uppercase letter or punctuation character |
| WordPartRightExtend | Extends the selection to the next uppercase letter or punctuation character |
| WordRight | Moves the caret to the next word |
| WordRightExtend | Extends the selection to the next word |
| ZoomZero | Restores text size to normal |
| ZoomIn | Magnifies the text size |
| ZoomOut | Reduces the text size |
To add a new keystroke binding:
Click in the Key combination text box so that it has focus.
Press the shortcut key or shortcut key combination (for example, CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+H) that you want to bind to an editor action.
In the Action combo box, select the editor action that you want to bind to the key combination. When you override a default key binding, you can no longer use the key combination for its original purpose. For example, pressing CTRL+S inserts JADE syntax at the caret position.
If you assign CTRL+S to a new editor action, you cannot insert syntax by pressing CTRL+S unless you restore the default key binding by removing the key binding that you assigned to another action. For details, see step 3 of this instruction.
Click the Add button.
To delete a keystroke binding:
In the Key binding table, select the user-defined key binding that you want to remove; that is, a key binding highlighted with a light green background.
Click the Delete button. The selected key binding is then removed from the table.
As you cannot delete a JADE default key binding (indicated by a white background in the Key binding table row), the Delete button is disabled if a user-defined key binding is not selected (indicated by a light green background in the Key binding table row).
To change a default key binding action to none, press the binding shortcut keys in the Key combination text box and then select the NoAction list item in the Action combo box.
To toggle the default F5 and F9 accelerator key functions, check the Swap F5 (Toggle Breakpoint) and F9 (Execute/Continue) accelerators check box. This check box is unchecked by default; that is, the F5 accelerator key causes break points to be toggled and the F9 accelerator key executes or debugs a script method and continues execution of the JADE debugger.
Visual Studio uses the F9 key to set breakpoints, by default, and uses the F5 key to run and continue debug execution. JADE uses the F5 key to set breakpoints and the F9 key to run and continue debug execution. Switching between the two development environments can lead to confusion and frustration when using the F5 and F9 keys.
If you check this check box, the menu caption and accelerator key for the Jade debugger Breakpoints menu Toggle command is changed to be triggered by the F9 key. In addition, the JADE development environment Jade menu Execute, Debug, Unit Test, and Unit Test Debug commands and the JADE debugger Debug menu Continue and Animate commands will be changed to use the F5 key.
The setting of the check box is saved when you extract your user preferences to a file and they are restored when your reload your preferences.
Changing the setting of the check box takes effect in the JADE development environment as soon as you close the Preferences dialog. It will not take effect within any currently active JADE debug session, and it is read only when you initiate a new debug session.