Project Desktop

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• Overview
• Project Views
• Dependency Tree
• Drag'n'Drop Operations
• Working Area
• Disk view
• Menu
• Tool Bar
• Drop Site Bar Frames
• Status Bar

Overview

Project View

Dependency Tree

Dependency Tree always includes at least two folders:

• Root Folder - for all folders, macros and targets of this project.
• Includes Folder - obligatory folder for the alphabetically list of the all included files.

In a huge projects, where is a lot of different targets and macros it is very useful to use Virtual Folders.

Drag'n'Drop Operations

Dependency Tree management operations:

• Rearrange nodes:
  To change any node position at one tree level, Drag'n'Drop (Btn2) any node to parent node or to corresponding position at the same level.

• Move nodes:
  To change the target or folder node parent, Shift+Btn2 Drag'n'Drop it to new folder.

• Link nodes:

To link (copy) any node to other, Ctrl+Shift+Btn2 Drag'n'Drop it to new target node.
Note: The deletion of linked nodes (except folders) is not removes the source node of link.

Working Area (Working Files Desktop)

Pressing Enter on a selected file node or double-clicking on it will open the file in the Editor Window.

Disk

Using Drag'n'Drop it is possible to simply add sources and includes to Dependency Tree and manipulate files on disk.
Note: dragging a file(s) from this view to the target icon in the Dependency Tree opens the Add Node(s) dialog.

Popup menu:

• Create - creates an object in currently selected directory:
  • Project Source - creates new file and adds it as source to current target.
  • Project Include - creates new file and adds it as include to current project
  • Directory - creates new directory.
  • File - creates new file.
• Update - updates this Disk view.
• Brief/Full info - sets the Brief/Full type of files list viewing.
• Filter - sets the filter for files.
• Orientation - changes the placement (vertical/horizontal) of directory tree.
• Edit - edits the current file.
• View - views the current file.
• Print - prints the current file.
• Touch - touches the current file.
• Remove - removes the current file.
• Information - shows all information about current file.

It is possible to apply a command to multiple files by selecting them via box-select and/or click/shift-click/ctrl-click.

Menu

• Save - writes the changes made in the project to a disk.
• Info - calls up Project Information dialog.
• Hide Project - all windows of current project minimizes into one icon.
• Close - closes the project.

View

• Sort - sorts all items of Dependency Tree.
• Small/Large Icons - changes size of icons in Dependency Tree. Small icons are very useful for low resolution display modes.
• Add new view - adding new Project View.
• Remove current view - removes current Project View.
• Change orientation - changes orientation (horizontal/vertical) of all Project Views.
• Split Dependency Tree - splites the current Dependency Tree.
• Unsplit Dependency Tree - unsplites previous splited Dependency Tree.
• Brief/Full info - changes the view mode of Disk Tree.
• Disk Filter - sets a new filter for Disk Tree.
• Disk Panels Orientation - changes the placement (vertical/horizontal) of directory tree for Disk Tree.

Actions

• New
  • Folder - opens the New Folder dialog to add a new folder.
  • Target - opens the Create Target(s) dialog to add a new targets.
  • Macro - opens Single Value Input Dialog to add a new macro.
  • Source - opens the Add File to Project dialog to add a new source file.
• Remove
  • Remove Node - deletes the node and its files; if more then one file will be deleted, C-Forge displays the Delete Files dialog.
  • Remove Disk Dependency(s) - deletes the objects and target files (if exists) for selected node; if one or more files will be deleted, C-Forge displays the Delete Files dialog.
• Touch - changes the modification time of the node file to the current time.
• Find - opens the Find dialog that allows searching nodes in the Dependency tree.
• Edit Text - opens the file in an Editor Window in read/write mode.
• View Text - opens the file in an editor window in read-only mode.
• Print Text - prints the selected file to printer.
• Place Into Revision Control - places the file into RCS.
• Version Tool - launches the Revision Control Tool for the selected file.
• Diff Tool - launches the Difference Tool.
• Grep Tool - launches the Grep Tool.
• Target Actions - opens Target Actions dialog with specified folder:
  • Build Actions - actions used to build current node or target (activated by Make Node and Make Target actions).
  • Exec Actions - actions, activated by double-click on current node.
  • Debug Actions - actions used to debug current node (activated by Debug action).
• Node Information - displays Node information dialog with current node.
• Set Node Attributes - displays Set Node Attributes dialog for current node.
• Collect all includes - collects all includes and determines the implicit dependencies.

Build

• Make Node - makes current node (actions are depends from type of node):
  • Current node is target - equal to Make Target action.
  • Current node is source (have hidden dependencies) - execute default conversion for current node.
• Make Target - makes current target (actions are depends from placemen of node).
  • Current node is target - makes all hidden conversions and executes Build Actions of this node,
  • Current node is placed in the dependency list of target - makes target of current node.
• Run - Executes the default actions for current node (specified by Exec Actions).
• Debug - executes the Debug Actions for current target or node.

Options

• Project options - opens the Project Options dialog.
• Tools options - opens the Tools Options dialog.
• Tools Binding - opens the Tools Binding dialog.
• Environment - opens the Environment dialog. All environment variables specified in this dialog, are visible only in current project.
• Macros - opens the Project Macros dialog.
• Conversions - opens the Project Conversions dialog.