Selected Pulldown Menu

Actions in the Selected pulldown menu let you define how to manipulate items selected in the editor. Depending on the context of the selection and pane you you are working in, actions available in the Selected pulldown menu may refer to selected text in the Editor pane or selected files and directories in the File Selector pane.

Open selected files Opens for editing the file or files selected in the File Selector pane.
Save selected files Saves the file or files selected in the File Selector pane. This action is available only if at least one of the selected files is already open for editing.
Reload selected files Reloads the most recently saved version of the file or files selected in the File Selector pane. Changes made after the most recentfile save are lost. This action is available only if at least one of the selected files is already open for editing, and only files already open for editing are reloaded.
Remove selected files Removes the selected file or files from the Recently Opened Files list in the File Selector pane. Files are removed only from this list, and are not deleted from your system. Files currently open for editing remain so.
Close selected files Closes the file or files selected in the File Selector pane. This action is available only if at least one of the selected files is open for editing.

For each file containing unsaved changes, a dialog appears offering you the following choices:

Yes
Saves the changed file to its current file name and directory location and closes its editing view. If you are saving a new file for the first time, the editor opens the Save As dialog to let you specify a file name and directory where the file will be saved.
No
Discards changes to the file and closes its editing view.
Cancel
Cancels the Close selected files action and leaves remaining unclosed files and their editing views open.

Closing files with this action does not close the editor window.
Add directories to drive list Adds the directory or directories selected from the file directory tree in the File Selector pane to the drive selection list in that pane.
Copy selected text Copies selected text to the current cursor position. Selected text is not erased from its original position.

To copy selected text using this menu selection:

  1. Use the Edit->Select action to select the desired text in the Editor pane.
  2. Move the cursor to where you want to copy the selected text.
  3. Choose this menu selection. The type of text selection determines how selected text is copied to the new location. The types of text selections you can copy are:
    Character
    Selected text (including line breaks) is inserted at the character position to the right of the cursor. Existing text to the right of and below the cursor shifts as needed to make room for the copied text.
    Line
    Selected text is inserted at the line following the cursor. Existing lines below the cursor shift down as needed to make room for the copied line or lines of text
    Rectangle
    The selected rectangle of text is inserted at the current position of the cursor. Dimensions of the text rectangle are maintained, and existing text to the right of the rectangle shifts as needed to make room for the copied rectangle of text. If necessary, lines are lengthened or added to the file.
Overlay with selected text Copies selected text to the current cursor position, replacing existing text at that location as needed to fit the selected text.

To copy selected text using this menu selection:

  1. Use the Edit->Select action to select the desired text in the Editor pane.
  2. Move the cursor to where you want to overlay the selected text.
  3. Choose this menu selection. The type of text selection determines how selected text is overlaid onto the new location. The types of text selections that you can overlay are:
    Line
    Selected text (including line breaks) overlays existing text starting with the line on which the cursor is located. That line and following lines are replaced as needed until all lines of the selected text have been copied. If necessary, extra lines are added to the end of the file to accomodate the length of the selected text.
    Rectangle
    The selected rectangle of text overlays existing text starting at the current position of the cursor. Dimensions of the text rectangle are maintained and if necessary, lines are lengthened or added to the file.
Move selected text Moves selected text to the current cursor position.

To move selected text using this menu selection:

  1. Use the Edit->Select action to select the desired text in the Editor pane.
  2. Move the cursor to where you want to move the selected text.
  3. Choose this menu selection. The selected text is moved and existing text following the selected text shifts to occupy the gap created. The type of text selection determines how selected text is moved to the new location. The types of text selections you can move are:
    Character
    Selected text (including line breaks) is moved from its original location and inserted at the character position to the right of the cursor. Existing text to the right of and below the cursor shifts as needed to make room for the copied text.
    Line
    Selected text is moved from its original location and inserted at the line following the cursor. Existing lines below the cursor shift down as needed to make room for the copied line or lines of text
    Rectangle
    The selected rectangle of text is moved from its original location and inserted at the current position of the cursor. The dimensions of the text rectangle is maintained, and existing text below and to the right of the rectangle shifts as needed to make room for the copied rectangle of text. If necessary, lines are lengthened or added to the file.
Delete selected text Deletes the selected text. Remaining text shifts to fill the gap created.
Uppercase selected text Changes all characters in the selected text to upper case characters.
Lowercase selected text Changes all characters in the selected text to lower case characters.
Shift selected text left Shifts text selected with the Edit->Select->Line or Edit->Select->Rectangle actions one character position to the left. Characters shifted left from column 1 are discarded..
Shift selected text right Shifts text selected with the Edit->Select->Line or Edit->Select->Rectangle actions one character position to the right. Blanks are used to pad empty space to the left of the shifted text selection.