Program Menus

Undo

Undoes the last command performed in the program. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+Z.

Redo

Redoes the last Undo command performed in the program. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+Y.

Cut

Removes the currently selected items from the project and stores them in the Windows clipboard. Once on the clipboard, they can be pasted to another location or another project. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+X.

Copy

Copies the currently selected items to the Windows clipboard. Once on the clipboard, they can be pasted to another location or another project. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+C.

Paste

Pastes one or more items from the Windows clipboard to somewhere in your project. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+V.

Select All

Selects all of the items in the currently selected panel, or script tab. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+A.

Find...

Opens a Find dialog where you can specify a string of text you would like to search for in the current script tab. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+F.

Note: The Mark All option of the Find requires the "Show left margin" setting to be enabled in order to display the locations the string was found. You can find the "Show left margin" option on the Misc tab of the Editor Settings.

Replace...

Opens the Find & Replace dialog where you can specify the string of text you would like to search for in the current script tab and the string you would like to replace it with. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+H.

Bookmarks

Create and manage bookmarks in the code window so you can easily jump to specific spots in your code.

Toggle Bookmark

Add or remove a bookmark from the current action script line. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+F2.

Clear All

Remove all bookmarks from the current code window.

First

Jump to the first bookmarked action script line.

Previous

Jump to the previous bookmarked action script line. You can also access this menu item using Shift+F2.

Next

Jump to the next bookmarked action script line. You can also access this menu item using F2.

Last

Jump to the last bookmarked action script line.

Macros

Allows you to record and save keystrokes made in the action editor so they can be replayed later where the same text is required. Macro shortcut keys can be viewed and edited on the Keyboard tab of the Editor Settings dialog. The Editor Settings dialog can be accessed by selecting Tools > Editor Settings...

Note: The macro feature will only record characters keyed directly into the action editor. It cannot recognize text added through the action wizard or autocomplete feature.

Record

Start recording a macro that can be played back at a later time. You can click the "End Recording" button on the Record Macro dialog to stop recording. To playback the recorded macro, you can select the Play option found underneath this menu option. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+Shift+R.

Advanced

Syntax Check

This option checks the current script to make sure it is syntactically correct.  It does not check for logical or other programming errors, simply syntax. You can also access this menu item using F12

Note: You can turn on automatic syntax checking from Edit > Preferences on the Script Editor page.

Double-click Edit

Allow double-clicking on actions in the code window to edit their properties (Properties dialog will be displayed).

Note: If Double-click Edit is unchecked, double-clicking any text in the action editor simply selects the text, as in most other text editors. This option can also be set in Edit > Preferences on the Script Editor page.

Show Whitespace

When selected, all spaces in the code window will be replaced visually with dots. When unselected, space characters are restored in the code view. This feature does not affect the functionality of the spaces in action script. It simply represents them in a visually different way.

Note: Blank lines are not considered white space unless there are space characters on those lines.

Import Registry Values...

Opens the Import Registry Key/Values dialog where you can import keys or values from the Registry on your development system.

Import .REG File...

Opens a file browse dialog where you can select a .REG file that you would like to recreate using TrueUpdate Registry actions.

Import

Imports the contents of a script file (*.lua) into the code window.

Export

Saves the current script in the code window as a script file (*.lua).

Print

Prints the action script currently in the code window. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+P.

Editor Settings...

Opens the action editor's Editor Settings dialog where you can customize its settings. You can also access this menu item using Ctrl+Enter.

Preferences...

Opens the Preferences dialog where you can customize the TrueUpdate design environment to suit your style.