Menus and toolbars are constructed dynamically depending on the context and the currently active module.
Customize
Toolbars and menus are fully customizable; you can add, modify, and delete toolbars, menus and corresponding accelerators using Tools >> Preferences, User Interface. Reorganize the layout of the toolbars by dragging and dropping a toolbar to a new location within the toolbar region or to float on the Genero Studio framework. Right-click to display a context menu for a selected item.
| File | File Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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File >> New | Ctrl+N | Create a new file. See File >> New. |
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File >> Open | Ctrl+O | Open a file. See also Opening a file from a prior version. |
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File >> Close file | Ctrl+F4 | Close open file. |
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File >> Close project | Close project. | |
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File >> Checkout... | Checkout from SVN repository. See Checkout files. | |
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File >> Save | Ctrl+S | Save current file. See Save/Save As/Save All. |
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File >> Save as... | Ctrl+Alt+S | See Save/Save As/Save All. |
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File >> Save all | Ctrl+Shift+S | Save all unsaved files. See Save/Save As/Save All. |
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File >> Print ... | Ctrl+P | Print a file. See Printing files. |
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File >> Print Preview | Preview file. See Printing files. | |
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File >> Poster Printing Setup... | Print diagrams. See Printing files. | |
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File >> Import text form (.per) | Ctrl+I | Import a text form to Form Designer format. See Migrate per file to 4fd. |
| Edit | Edit Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Edit >> Undo | Ctrl+Z | Undo the last action(s). |
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Edit >> Redo | Ctrl+Y | Redo the last action(s). |
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Edit >> Cut | Ctrl+X | Cut to clipboard. |
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Edit >> Copy | Ctrl+C | Copy to clipboard. |
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Edit >> Paste | Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard. |
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Edit >> Delete | Del | Delete item. |
| Edit >> Select All | Ctrl+A | Select all on area with focus. | |
| Edit >> Search/Replace | See Search and replace. | ||
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Edit >> Bookmarks >> Toggle Bookmark | Toggle bookmark at location. See Bookmarks. | |
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Edit >> Bookmarks >> Previous Bookmark | Go to previous bookmark. | |
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Edit >> Bookmarks >> Next Bookmark | Go to next bookmark. | |
| Edit >> Open Line | Ctrl+Shift+L | Open a new line. | |
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Edit >> Case, Upper Case | Alt+Shift+U | Change selection to upper case. |
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Edit >> Case, Lower Case | Alt+Shift+L | Change selection to lower case. |
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Edit >> Case, Toggle Case | Ctrl+U | Toggle case. |
| Edit >> Case, Uppercase Word | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W | Change word to upper case. | |
| Edit >> Case, Lowercase Word | Ctrl+Alt+W | Change word to lower case. | |
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Edit >> Convert Keywords to Uppercase | Convert keywords to upper case. | |
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Edit >> Comment, Toggle Line Comment | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K | Toggle line comment. |
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Edit >> Comment, Block Comment | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C | Comment section of code. |
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Edit >> Comment, Block Uncomment | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+U | Uncomment section of code. |
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Edit >> Completion, Auto Complete | Ctrl+Space | Completes a line of code or prompts for a valid keyword in the syntax. See Auto completion (Ctrl+Space). |
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Edit >> Completion, Use Template | Ctrl+T | Select template from list. Code templates (Ctrl+T). |
| View | View Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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View >> Show characters >> Show all Characters | Show all characters in document. | |
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View >> Show characters >> Show Line Ending Characters | Show line ending characters in document. | |
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View >> Show characters >> Show White Spaces | Show white spaces in document. | |
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View >> Zoom out | Zoom out. | |
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View >> Zoom in | Zoom in. | |
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View >> Actual size | Restore default zoom. | |
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View >> Split Horizontal | Ctrl+Alt+H | Split document horizontally. See Split a document |
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View >> Split Vertical | Ctrl+Alt+V | Split document vertically. See Split a document |
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View >> Unsplit | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N | Unsplit. |
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View >> Unsplit all | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A | Unsplit all. |
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View >> Fold | Ctrl+- | Fold section of text. See Fold text. |
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View >> Unfold | Ctrl++ | Unfold section of text. |
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View >> Fold all | Ctrl+Shift+- | Fold all text. See Fold text. |
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View >> Unfold all | Ctrl+Shift++ | Unfold all text. |
| Diff | Diff Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Diff >> Normal View | Normal view editing mode. | |
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Diff >> Diff View | View diff in single pane. See Diff. | |
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Diff >> Diff View with Deleted Blocks | Diff view with deleted blocks. | |
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Diff >> Dual Diff View | View diff in dual pane. | |
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Diff >> Flip Sides | Flip sides. | |
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Diff >> First Difference | Alt+Home | Go to first difference. |
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Diff >> Previous Difference | Alt+Up | Go to previous difference. |
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Diff >> Next Difference | Alt+Down | Go to next difference. |
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Diff >> Next Difference | Alt+End | Go to last difference. |
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Diff >> Copy to Right | Alt+Right | Copy change to right. |
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Diff >> Copy to Left | Alt+Left | Copy change to left. |
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Diff >> Copy All to Right | Alt+Shift+Right | Copy all changes to right. |
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Diff >> Copy All to Left | Alt+Shift+Left | Copy all changes to left. |
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Diff >> Create Patch | Create patch. | |
| Build | Build Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Build >> Preview | Preview the selected form. | |
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Build >> Compile File | F6 | Compile selected file. |
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Build >> Build all | F8 | Build all of project. |
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Build >> Rebuild all | Shift+F8 | Rebuild all of project. Clean and then build files that are not up-to-date. |
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Build >> Clean all | Clean all of selected. Erase all output files defined in the Build and Link rules. | |
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Build >> Build | F7 | Build default application. Compile and link files in the default application. |
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Build >> Rebuild | Shift+F7 | Rebuild selected or default application. |
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Build >> Clean | Clean selected or default application. | |
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Build >> Abort Last Task | Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Abort last started task. |
| Debug | Debug Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Debug >> Execute | Ctrl+F5 | Execute selected or default application. |
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Debug >> Execute with Profiler | Execute selected or default application with Profiler. See Profiler. | |
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Debug >> Debug | F5 | Debug selected or default application. See Debugger. |
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Debug >> Add/Delete Breakpoint | F9 | Add or delete a breakpoint at current location. |
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Debug >> Enable/Disable Breakpoint | Ctrl+F9 | Enable or disable breakpoint at currrent location. |
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Debug >> Abort Last Task | Abort last started task. | |
| Database | Database Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Database >> Extract Schema... | Ctrl+M | Extract schema from database. |
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Database >> Import SCH File... | Import schema from sch file. | |
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Database >> Update Schema | Update database meta-schema file from database. See Update a meta-schema from database. | |
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Database >> Generate SCH File | Generate a BDL schema file (sch) from the meta-schema file. This file is automatically created by Genero Studio when a meta-schema is compiled. See BDL schema file (sch). | |
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Database >> Generate Database Creation Script | Used to generate a source 4gl file that can be used to create a new database and tables according to the meta-schema file SeeGenerate a database script from meta-schema. | |
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Database >> Generate Database Update Script | Used to generate a source 4gl file that can be used to update an existing database based on the meta-schema file. See Generate a database script from meta-schema. | |
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Database >> Diff Schema... | Open the Diff tool to see a diff of two schemas. | |
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Database >> Add Table | See Add new tables and columns. | |
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Database >> Add Column | See Add new tables and columns. | |
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Database >> Add Constraint or Index | See Add constraints or indexes. | |
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Database >> Add Foreign Key | See Add foreign keys. | |
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Database >> Select | Esc | Selection tool. |
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Database >> Edit | F2 | Edit properties of the item selected. |
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Database >> Insert Column Before | Ctrl+Shift+Ins | See Add new tables and columns. |
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Database >> Insert Column After | Ins | See Add new tables and columns. |
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Database >> Revert | See Revert Changes dialog. | |
| Database >> Layout | Rearrange the items in the diagram. | ||
| Database >> Filter Items | The Filter View allows you to hide and show items on a diagram. | ||
| Database >> Locate in Diagram | This action brings focus in the diagram to the selected item. If the selected object is not visible in the current view, the Meta-schema Manager will try to find another view where the object is visible. If no view is found, you are prompted to make the object visible in the current view or to create a new view. | ||
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Database >> Advanced Properties | Specify the extraction and/or generation options. See Extract meta-schema information from database and Generate a database script from meta-schema. | |
| SCM | SCM Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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SCM >> Checkout... | Checkout files from a repository. See Checkout files. | |
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SCM >> Show Log | Display the SVN Log view. See SVN Log view. | |
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SCM >> Review Changes | Display the SVN Status view. See Commit / Review changes. | |
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SCM >> Merge/Revert... | Display the SVN Merge/Revert dialog. See Merge and revert. | |
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SCM >> Copy... | Display the SVN Copy dialog. See Copy working files and directories. | |
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SCM >> Switch... | Display the SVN Switch dialog. See Move a working copy (Switch). | |
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SCM >> Apply patch... | The Apply patch command applies a patch file to files in the repository. See Apply patch. | |
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SCM >> Browse Repository | Display the SVN Repository Browser. See Browse repository. | |
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SCM >> Update | Display the SVN Update dialog. See Update / Update All. | |
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SCM >> Lock | Locking a file provides exclusive rights to a user for changing that file in the repository. See Locking. | |
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SCM >> Show locks | Display SVN Locks view. See SVN Locks view. | |
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SCM >> Cleanup | The Cleanup command cleans up the working copy, removing stale locks. | |
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SCM >> Blame | The Blame command shows author and revision information inline for specified files or URLs. | |
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SCM >> Blame... | Display the SVN Blame dialog. | |
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SCM >> Properties | Display the SVN Properties dialog. See SVN Properties dialog. | |
| Tools | Tools Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Tools >> Welcome Page | Open Welcome Page. See The Welcome Page. | |
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Tools >> File Browser | Open File Browser. See File Browser. | |
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Tools >> Diff | Open Diff tool. See Diff. | |
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Tools >> Dependency Diagram | Open Dependency Diagram. See Dependency Diagrams. | |
| Tools >> Current® Config >> Launch GDC | Ctrl+Shift+G | Launch the Genero Desktop Client (GDC). | |
| Tools >> Current Config >> Launch GDC... | Prompt for GDC options before launching GDC. | ||
| Tools >> Current Config >> Open Application Server Monitor | Open Application Server Monitor. | ||
| Tools >> Current Config >> Genero BDL Licenser | Open Genero BDL Licenser program. | ||
| Tools >> Current Config >> Genero Report Engine Licenser | Open Genero Report Engine Licenser program. | ||
| Tools >> Current Config >> Genero Workplace Window | Open Genero Workplace Window. | ||
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Tools >> Global Setup >> Edit File Associations | See File associations configuration. | |
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Tools >> Global Setup >> Edit Build Rules | See What are build rules. | |
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Tools >> Specific Setup >> Edit File Associations | See File associations configuration. | |
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Tools >> Specific Setup >> Edit Build Rules | See What are build rules. | |
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Tools >> Specific Setup >> Reload | Ctrl+Shift+R | Reload Application Generator settings. |
| Tools >> Specific Setup >> Clean orphan properties | Opening a file generated with a template version different than the one set in Application Generator preferences may produce a warning indicating that some properties are not found in the current template definition. | ||
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Tools >> Server Connections | Connect to a remote server. See Setting up a remote environment | |
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Tools >> Genero Configurations | Ctrl+Shift+C | Open Configuration Management to modify configurations. See Genero Configuration Management dialog. |
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Tools >> Preferences | Alt+Shift+F12 | Open Preferences. See Setting Preferences. |
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Tools >> Preferences, Code Editor, XML Schema/DTD | Assign external schema file. | |
| Window | Window Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
| Window >> Close all other Documents | Close all documents except the current document. | ||
| Window >> Close all Documents | Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Close all open documents. | |
| Window >> Views | Select a view to show in the framework. | ||
| Window >> Workspaces | Select a workspace type. See Workspaces configuration | ||
| Window >> Toggle Document Editing | Alt+F11 | Toggle to/from Document Editing workspace. | |
| Window >> Toggle Full Screen | Alt+Shift+F11 | Toggle to/from full screen display. | |
| Help | Help Menu | Accelerator (Shortcut) | Description |
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Help >> Help | F1 | Open Help. |