Multi-Edit 9.10 By Multi Edit Software, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Multi Edit Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Multi-Edit, the Multi-Edit "packaging"and logo, are trademarks of Multi Edit Software, Inc. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Multi Edit Software, Inc. 3370 N. Hayden Rd. #123 pmb 712 Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 This manual was produced using ComponentOne Doc-To-Help.™ Contents Multi-Edit 9.10 1 What's New? .................................................................................................................1 Getting Started 5 Multi-Edit .....................................................................................................................5 What's Installed with Multi-Edit 9.10...........................................................................5 Upgrading From Previous Versions .............................................................................7 Upgrading Existing Multi-Edit Installations....................................................7 Finding Multi-Edit 9 Menus in Multi-Edit 9.10 ..............................................7 New Menu Commands in Multi-Edit 9.10 ......................................................9 Installation Requirements (Hardware/Software) ........................................................10 Add-On Integration.....................................................................................................10 Key / Command Assignments ....................................................................................11 Multi User Configurations..........................................................................................11 Installation Overview.....................................................................................11 Configuration.................................................................................................11 Things to Do Before Installing Multi-Edit.....................................................12 Stand-Alone and Server Installation ..............................................................13 User Client Installation (Network Install Only).............................................16 Installing on a NetWare Server......................................................................17 Ordering Information..................................................................................................18 License Agreement .....................................................................................................18 Getting and Using Help 21 Technical Support.......................................................................................................21 How to get Technical Support .......................................................................21 Forum Support...............................................................................................21 FAX Support..................................................................................................22 Web Support ..................................................................................................22 Other ways to get help ................................................................................................22 How to get Help on CMAC ...........................................................................22 Language Specific Help.................................................................................23 Tip of the day.................................................................................................23 Intro to Multi-Edit 25 Introduction.................................................................................................................25 Opening and Viewing Files ........................................................................................25 Opening Files.................................................................................................25 Saving Files ...................................................................................................26 Multi-Edit 9.10 Contents • iii Viewing Files.................................................................................................26 Navigating Windows .....................................................................................26 Viewing Modes..............................................................................................27 Editing and Formatting Text.......................................................................................27 Editing and Formatting ..................................................................................27 Blocks and Block Marking ............................................................................27 Search and Replace.....................................................................................................28 Searching Within Multi-Edit .........................................................................28 Global Expression Highlighting ....................................................................28 Incremental Searching ...................................................................................28 Book marking Cursor Position ......................................................................28 Goto Line / Column .......................................................................................29 Language Support.......................................................................................................29 Templates....................................................................................................................29 Compiling ...................................................................................................................29 Comparing Files..........................................................................................................29 Multi-Tags ..................................................................................................................30 Project Management ...................................................................................................30 Session Manager / Session Management....................................................................31 Version Control Support.............................................................................................31 What are Macros.........................................................................................................32 WebLair ......................................................................................................................33 The Multi-Edit Interface 35 Command Sets ............................................................................................................35 Choosing a Command Set...........................................................................................35 Command Map ...........................................................................................................36 What is a Command Map?.............................................................................36 Modifying a Command Map..........................................................................36 Special WCMD Identifiers ............................................................................40 Customizing Menus ....................................................................................................41 Toolbars ......................................................................................................................43 Customizing Toolbars....................................................................................43 Using Custom Toolbar Buttons .....................................................................45 Interface ......................................................................................................................45 Tools Pane .....................................................................................................45 Navigation Pane.............................................................................................46 Status Bar.......................................................................................................47 Tab Bar ..........................................................................................................47 List Boxes ......................................................................................................48 Mouse Interface .............................................................................................49 Colors..........................................................................................................................51 Fonts ...........................................................................................................................53 Working in Multi-Edit 55 Files and Windows......................................................................................................55 What is the difference between a File, Buffer and Window? ........................55 Organizing Windows.....................................................................................56 Navigating Windows .....................................................................................58 Files ...............................................................................................................59 iv • Contents Multi-Edit 9.10 Tool and Navigation Panes............................................................................63 Search