Tutorials/ROBOTC Interface - Revision history

Bfeher: Undo revision 3395 by Bfeher (talk)

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Undo revision 3395 by Bfeher (talk)

Bfeher at 18:21, 15 May 2012

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Bfeher: /* Status Bar */

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Status Bar

Bfeher: /* Status Bar */

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Status Bar

Bfeher at 20:22, 14 May 2012

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Bfeher at 19:19, 14 May 2012

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Bfeher at 18:38, 14 May 2012

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Bfeher: /* Code Templates / Function Library */

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Code Templates / Function Library

Bfeher: /* Overview */

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Overview

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 If you have the Bookmarks toolbar enabled, you can use it to toggle, switch between, and clear bookmarks as well. To enable the Bookmarks toolbar, right-click on your toolbar and select "Bookmark".<br /><br />
 [[File:bookmarks-bar.png]]
 |}
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 '''To add a breakpoint:'''<br />
 Right-click on the line number where you wish to add a break point and a context menu will appear. Select "Insert Breakpoint" to place a breakpoint at that line.<br /><br />
-[[File:insert-breakpoint.png]]<br />''
+[[File:insert-breakpoint.png]]<br />
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 <br />
-== Status Bar ==
+=== Bookmarks ===
 {|width="740px"
 |-
-|The Status Bar gives you information about the ROBOTC editor and the current program.<br />
+|Bookmarks are useful for navigating larger ROBOTC programs. You can use bookmarks to jump from one line of code to the next.
-#Context Help - Hover over different sections of the ROBOTC interface for brief descriptions.
+'''To Add/Remove a Bookmark: (Ctrl-F2)'''<br />
-#Download Target - Displays the current download target.
+Right click on the line number that you wish to add or remove a bookmark and a context menu will appear. Select "Toggle Bookmark" to place or remove a bookmark at that line. Pressing Ctrl-F2 on your keyboard will also add or remove a bookmark on the line with the cursor.<br /><br />
-#Active Platform - Displays the currently selected platform type.
+[[File:bookmarks-1.png]]<br />
-#Active Project - Displays the most recently compiled program.
-#Read-only Status - Displays the file permissions for the most recently compiled program.
-#*R/W - Read and Write Access
+'''To Use Bookmarks: (F2) & (Shift + F2)'''<br />
-#*R/O - Read Only Access
+You can jump to the next line of code that has a bookmark by pressing the (F2) key on your keyboard, or by going to the "Edit" menu and selecting "Find Next Bookmark." You can also go to a previous bookmark by pressing (Shift + F2) , or going to the "Edit" menu and selecting "Find Prev Bookmark."<br />
-#Compiler Errors - Displays the number of Warnings and Errors in a program, if any.
+{|
-#Line/Column Display - Shows the line number and character of where the text cursor is currently located.
+|-
 |}
 <br />

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 #Context Help - Hover over different sections of the ROBOTC interface for brief descriptions.
 #Active Project - Displays the most recently compiled program.
 #Read-only Status - Displays the file permissions for the most recently compiled program.

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 #Active Project - Displays the most recently compiled program.
 #Read-only Status - Displays the file permissions for the most recently compiled program.
-##R/W - Read and Write Access
+#*R/W - Read and Write Access
-##R/O - Read Only Access
+#*R/O - Read Only Access
 #Compiler Errors - Displays the number of Warnings and Errors in a program, if any.
 #Line/Column Display - Shows the line number and character of where the text cursor is currently located.
 |}
 <br />

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 This message is just an indication that the breakpoint has been reached. Click OK and then look at your program in the code editor. ROBOTC will highlight the line of the breakpoint that program stopped at, allowing you to see exactly which breakpoint the program executed.<br /><br />
 [[File:execution-stopped.png]]
 |}
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 Depending on the type of error, ROBOTC will only be able to highlight the approximate location of the error. For instance, in the example below the missing semicolon is on line 6, but ROBOTC will highlight line 7.<br /><br />
-[[File:ROBOTC-2010.01.13-13.17.20.png]]<br />
+[[File:errors-explained.png]]<br />
 ROBOTC generates three types of compiler messages: Errors, Warnings and Information Statements.

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 |This area allows you to perform basic tasks (saving, copy & pasting, undo, etc.), switch between multiple open programs using the tabbed interface, and access all of ROBOTC's additional functionality through the various menus.<br />
 [[File:ROBOTC-IDE_Templates.png]]
 |}
 <br />

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 |This portion of the interface allows user to see all the functions available in ROBOTC at their user level. Portions of code from the "Function Library" can be dragged into the Editor.<br />
 [[File:ROBOTC-IDE_Toolbar.png]]
 |}
 <br />

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 #The Code Templates / Function Library
 #The Main Menu / Toolbar
+|}
 === Editor ===
-This is the part of the interface where the user can write code.<br />
+{|width="740px"
 [[File:ROBOTC-IDE_Editor.png]]
 <br />
 === Code Templates / Function Library ===
-This portion of the interface allows user to see all the functions available in ROBOTC at their user level. Portions of code from the "Function Library" can be dragged into the Editor.<br />
+{|width="740px"
 [[File:ROBOTC-IDE_Toolbar.png]]
 <br />
 === Main Menu / Toolbar ===
-This area allows you to perform basic tasks (saving, copy & pasting, undo, etc.), switch between multiple open programs using the tabbed interface, and access all of ROBOTC's additional functionality through the various menus.<br />
+{|width="740px"
 [[File:ROBOTC-IDE_Templates.png]]
 |}
 <br />

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	\|ROBOTC for Mindstorms is an Integrated Development Environment. It has been developed to provide as much support as possible for the platforms it is compatible with. The ROBOTC interface will modify itself to accommodate the functionality found in your controller. ROBOTC extends the ‘C’ programming language with a number of built-in variables and functions to provide control over a robot’s hardware devices, i.e. the motors and sensors.<br />		\|ROBOTC for Mindstorms is an Integrated Development Environment. It has been developed to provide as much support as possible for the platforms it is compatible with. The ROBOTC interface will modify itself to accommodate the functionality found in your controller. ROBOTC extends the ‘C’ programming language with a number of built-in variables and functions to provide control over a robot’s hardware devices, i.e. the motors and sensors.<br />

−	[[File:~~ROBOTC-IDE~~.png]]	+	[[File:ROBOTC_IDE.png]]