To create and edit a script, use the editing pane as you would any other text editor. You can cut, copy, paste, move, and type text. Use the history pane as a source for copying text or as a reference for command names and syntax.
Working in the Script Editor
One important thing to remember when editing scripts is to keep the mouse pointer over the script editor window. Otherwise, your keystrokes are interpreted as commands in the viewports or another Softimage window.
Commands in the Script Editor
As you work in the script editor, you can use the commands and options in the Edit and View menus on the command bar as well as in the pop-up (contextual) menu that appears when you right-click in either the history or editing panes:
Contextual menus in the history and editing panes
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Contextual menu in the history pane |
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Contextual menu in the editing pane. There is a lot of functionality available from the editing contextual menu that is not available from either the command-bar menus or the keyboard shortcuts. For more information about these features, see Making Coding Easier. |
You can also use standard mouse and keyboard commands:
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To do this... |
Do this |
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Select the entire contents of the editing pane. |
Ctrl+a, or choose SelectAll from the context menu (right-click) |
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Select a word in the history or editing pane. |
Double-click on the word. |
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Select a line in the history or editing pane. |
Triple-click on the line. |
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Move selected text. |
Drag to new location. |
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Copy selected text. |
Ctrl+drag to new location. |
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Cut selected text to the clipboard. |
Ctrl+x, or Shift+Delete |
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Copy selected text to the clipboard. |
Ctrl+c, or Ctrl+Insert |
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Paste text from the clipboard. |
Ctrl+v, or Shift+Insert |
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Undo the last edit. |
Ctrl+z, or Alt+Backspace |
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Redo the last undone edit. |
Ctrl+y, or Alt+Shift+Backspace |
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Go to the next/previous word. |
Ctrl+right/left arrow |
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Go to the beginning of the script. |
Ctrl+Home |
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Go to the end of the script. |
Ctrl+End |
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Extend the selection. |
Shift+arrow keys, |
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Select from the cursor to the beginning of the line. |
Shift+Home |
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Select from the cursor to the end of the line. |
Shift+End |
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Select from the cursor to the beginning of the script. |
Ctrl+Shift+Home |
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Select from the cursor to the end of the script. |
Ctrl+Shift+End |
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Toggle overtype mode on or off. |
Insert |
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Increase indenting on the selected block. |
Tab |
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Decrease indenting on the selected block. |
Shift+Tab |
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If the text you type overwrites existing text, it’s probably because you have accidentally pressed the Insert key. Press the Insert key again to turn overtype mode off. |
Finding and Replacing Text
You can find and replace text in the editing pane:
• To open the Find in Editing Pane dialog box, choose Edit > Find or press Ctrl+f.
• To open the Replace dialog box, choose Edit > Replace or press Ctrl+h.
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You can customize a couple of aspects of looking for text in the script editor with special preferences. For more information, see Find and Replace Features. |
Clearing the Editing Pane
To clear all text from the editing pane, choose Edit > Clear Script Editor.
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Using Clear Script Editor does not start a new script file. If a saved script file was open and you clear the editing pane, you will replace the file on disk if you save it instead of choosing File > Save As. To start a new script, click the New button or choose File > New. |
You can set bookmarks while you are working in the script editor. Bookmarks are like placeholders that allow you to jump from bookmark to bookmark until you find the right spot. For example, you may want to jump between a call to a function and the function definition itself.
You can set, remove, and navigate between bookmarks using these commands:
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To do this... |
Do this |
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Set/remove a bookmark |
Ctrl+F2 toggles the bookmark on and off for line where your cursor is |
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Jump to the next bookmark |
F2 |
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Jump to the previous bookmark |
Shift+F2 |
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Remove all bookmarks in the file |
Ctrl+Shift+F2 |
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By default bookmarks are indicated with light blue highlighted text in the editing pane of the script editor. However, you can change this to indicate bookmarks by a light blue square in the margin instead using the Selection Margin scripting preference. |
Bookmarked line (default indicator)
Bookmarked line (custom indicator)
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