I've installed the software... now what?
We understand that once you install a new piece of software, you just want to
use it and see what it can do. This page will give you a quick walk-through of
some of the major features of SlickEdit Tools with the least amount of
reading. Once you see what's available, we're confident that you'll
want to open the full documentation and learn more.
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| SlickEdit
Tools Assistant |
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The Tools Assistant is a tool window that helps you learn more about all of
the features available in both toolboxes. |
The tool window is displayed and docked to the right side of the editor window
by default.
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Backup History Quick
Start
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| 1. |
Open the Backup History tool window by choosing SlickEdit
> Show Backup History. You may want to resize or dock this window. |
| 2. |
Open a source code file for editing and save it. |
| 3. |
A new entry will be added in the Backup History window. |
| 4. |
Make some change to the source code. |
| 5. |
Select the entry in the Backup History window that you created
in Step 3. |
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You can revert to that version by right-clicking and selecting Revert
to selected backup. |
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CVS/SVN
Source Control Quick Start
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| 1. |
Close any open projects or solutions. |
| 2. |
Click Tools > Options, then select Source
Control > SlickEdit CVS/SVN in the option tree. |
| 3. |
Specify the paths for cvs.exe and/or svn.exe
in the SVN Path and CVS Path fields,
respectively. |
| 4. |
Open a project or solution that contains items under CVS or SVN source
control. Small “overlay” icons are used to represent the source
control status of the files in your project, similar to other Visual Studio
source control systems. |
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Right-click on an item in Solution Explorer, such as a file,
project, or solution name. The context menu will show the available source
control commands. |
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Note: Use caution when specifying paths to CVS and SVN. If you
use the Cygwin environment, and use CVS or SVN from Cygwin to check out working
copies, you should also use that executable when configuring the Option paths.
Many users also install the Tortoise CVS client, and that also provides a cvs.exe.
However, the Cygwin CVS client may not be able to read the working copies
checked out by the Tortoise-shipped cvs.exe.
DIFFzilla Quick Start
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| 1. |
Open DIFFzilla by choosing SlickEdit > Show Diff. |
| 2. |
Open a source code file in Visual Studio and make some edits to it. |
| 3. |
Right-click in the editor window, or right-click on the file's title tab,
and select the Diff with Disk File command from the context
menu. |
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DIFFzilla will appear, showing all of the differences. |
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Note: DIFFzilla can diff any file or edit buffer, and can even
diff directories.
Find Version Quick Start
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| 1. |
Ensure the source control provider is configured correctly. See Source
Control Provider Setup for instructions. |
| 2. |
Open a file from source control. |
| 3. |
Open the Find Version tool window by clicking SlickEdit > Find
Version. |
| 4. |
In the Look in field, select Current Document. |
| 5. |
Click Change to change the Version
criteria. |
| 6. |
Use the Version Criteria dialog to specify information you want to see, then
click OK. |
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On the tool window, specify any Find Options, then click Find
All. |
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The Find Version Results tool window opens automatically,
displaying the results in a hierarchical view where files with matching versions
are at the top level, version matches are on the second level and version
comments are on the third level. |
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Line Version Info
Quick Start
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| 1. |
Ensure the source control provider is configured correctly. See Source
Control Provider Setup for instructions. |
| 2. |
Open a file from source control. |
| 3. |
Place the caret on a line in the source file. |
| 4. |
Right-click and select Versioning Toolbox > Line Version Info
from the context menu. |
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The Line Version Info dialog appears automatically, showing the
details. |
| 6. |
Click the arrow on the Diff button to diff against the
previous version, the local disk file, or if the file is open for editing, the
editor contents of that file. |
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Version Graphs Quick
Start
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| 1. |
Ensure the source control provider is configured correctly. See Source
Control Provider Setup for instructions. |
| 2. |
Open a file from source control. |
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Click SlickEdit > Version Graphs. |
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In the Version Graphs interface, select the type of graph to view from the Graph
drop-down list, and the graph is displayed. |
| 5. |
Click the Change Criteria button on the toolbar
to specify the versions to be included, branch information, or authors. |
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Click the Configure Dates button on the toolbar to set up
the dates you want drawn on the graph. |
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For line graphs, use the mouse to hover over a point on the line to view a
tooltip showing details about that point. |
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Use the Zoom buttons on the toolbar to zoom in, zoom out,
or restore the original view. |
| 9. |
Click the Save or Print button on the
toolbar to save or print the graph. |
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To change the colors used in the graphs, click Tools > Options,
then select SlickEdit > Versioning Toolbox > Visualizations
in the option tree. Select the scheme to use from the Graph color scheme
drop-down list. |
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Version History
Quick Start
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| 1. |
Ensure the source control provider is configured correctly. See Source
Control Provider Setup for instructions. |
| 2. |
Open a file from source control. |
| 3. |
Select SlickEdit > Version History. |
| 4. |
The Version History dialog opens, showing a hierarchical representation of
the file’s history; information about the local file such as file name,
local version number, and all available labels and branches; and information
about the currently selected version in the version tree including check-in
comments and labels. |
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Click Change next to Version criteria
to specify the version information you want to see. |
| 6. |
Click the arrow on the Diff button to diff the version
selected in the tree against the previous version, the local disk file, or if
the file is open for editing, the editor contents of that file. |
| 7. |
Click the View button to open the selected version in the
editor. |
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Visualizations Quick Start
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| 1. |
Ensure the source control provider is configured correctly. See Source
Control Provider Setup for instructions. |
| 2. |
Open a file from source control. |
| 3. |
Click SlickEdit > Visualizations. |
| 4. |
The Version Visualizer opens in a separate window. (See the note below about
opening the visualization in the editor.) Select the visualization you want to
see from the drop-down. |
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The Version Visualizer updates to show a list of the mapped
items. |
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To configure the visualization scheme, such as what users to show or to
change the applied colors, click the Configure Visualization Schemes
button on the Version Visualizer. |
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The Scheme Builder is displayed. Customize the visualization scheme
according to your preferences. |
| 8. |
Use the arrow buttons on the Version Visualizer toolbar to navigate through
the items. |
| 9. |
If the items in the list represent versions, you can diff them by using the Diff
toolbar buttons. |
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Note: By default, visualizations are shown in a separate window,
but Microsoft Windows XP and Vista users can view them directly in the editor by
clicking Tools > Options, selecting SlickEdit >
Versioning Toolbox > Visualizations in the option tree, then
specifying Show results directly in the editor.
Source
Control Provider Setup
| To configure the source control system,
do the following: |
| 1. |
Click Tools > Options, then select SlickEdit >
Versioning Toolbox > Source Control Providers in the option tree. |
| 2. |
Specify the source control system you're using in the Active
provider drop-down list. |
| 3. |
Click the tab for the specified provider and enter the requested information. |
| 4. |
Click OK. The Versioning Toolbox features are now ready for
use. |
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