Quick Reference

Icons in the File List
Icons are used to represent file types. Note that the following is only a selection of some default file types, you can add your own file types and/or associate files with different icons.

Icon | File Type
| C/C++
| Header
| Java
| Fortran
| IDL
| Project Description (PDF)
| Makefile
| Other
... | etc.

Typeface in the File List

Entry typeface | File is
Bold | writable in current working environment
Non-bold | read-only in current working environment
Italics | located in a shared working environment

Mouse clicks in the File List

- Double-click on a file to open it in the associated editor.
- <Shift>-click selects all items from a previously selected item to the currently selected file.
- <Ctrl>-click adds/removes current selection to/from an existing selection.

Icons in the Project Tree
The icons in the Project Tree indicate the following about the projects:

Icon | Status of the project
| The project is writable; the Project Description File (PDF) is writable and the files of the project may be modified if they are writable.
| The project is frozen; neither the Project Description File (PDF) nor the files of the project may be modified (even if they are writable). Typically, such projects are libraries.
| The Project Description File (PDF) is read-only, but files of the project may be modified if they are writable.
| The project (attributes or structure) has been modified, but its Project Description File (PDF) hasn't been saved yet.
| The object files of this project will be linked directly to the targets of its superproject.
| Do not link the object files of this project directly to the targets of its superproject.

Typeface in the Project Tree
The typeface in the Project Tree indicates the following about the project

Entry typeface | Description
Normal | Symbol information is available for the project.
Italics | No symbol information is loaded for the project.

Mouse clicks in the Project Tree

- Double-click on a project to open the Project attributes dialog for the selected project.
- <Ctrl>click on a project (not on the checkbox) to display only files from that project and hides all others

Icons in the History window
The History window opens when you select the History check box at the bottom of the tool. Icons are described under History window