User Guide

Using Inline Tools to Enter Code 59

Auto Completion

Auto Completion completes a code block by inserting the appropriate code when

you type the opening code fragment (trigger string).

You can set options for this feature in the Options > Settings > Editor > Auto

Completion pane.

Only a few strings are listed by default; for example, to insert --> after you type <!-- for

a code comment. You can also specify the cursor position after insertion; for

example, before --> in the previous example of the code comment. You can insert

any user-defined string, even blocks of text or code; however, you might want to use

code templates for whole blocks of text and code snippets for whole blocks of code.

Code Templates

A code template provides a shortcut for entering static text blocks. As with Auto

Completion, this feature is intended for user-defined strings.

To define a code template:

1Open Options > Settings > Editor > Code Templates.

2 In the Code Templates pane, click Add.

3 In the Add Code Template dialog box, type a keyword, a description of the code

template, and a value to be inserted in place of the keyword. Click OK.

For example, you could enter dt4 for the keyword, HTML 4.0 Doctype for the

description, and for the value,

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0

Transitional//EN">

If the value includes a tab, it is inserted as an ASCII #9 character, unless the

Options > Settings > Editor > Insert tabs as spaces option is selected.

4 The code template displays in the list. Click Apply to save your changes.

To edit a code template:

1Open Options > Settings > Editor > Code Templates.

2 In the Code Templates pane, click Edit.

3 In the Edit Code Template dialog box, change values as needed and click OK.

4 Click Apply to save your changes.

To insert code template text:

1 Type the keyword.

2 Press Ctrl+J to expand the text.

For example, the keyword dt4 expands to

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD

HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">