CAAPE User's Manual - ALSTOM Signaling Inc.

Getting Started• The Default Editor is the external text editor program that is used to edit the text filesthat are created and used by CAAPE. For example, when a compile is performedvarious report files are generated and displayed in CAAPE’s user interface. You candouble click on the name of a report file in CAAPE and the file is opened in thedefault editor. Manually enter the file path of the editor you want to use, or click the…(browse) button to the right.• The Default Logic Zoom option can be used to automatically zoom graphical logicdisplay windows when they are first opened.• CAAPE can be asked to copy project files of selected types to another directory forarchiving purposes. The Copy Project options specify which types of files should becopied.• The colors of certain items in CAAPE’s graphical editing screens can be specifiedusing the Colors options.• The display of certain warnings can be disabled elsewhere in the program if theybecome annoying. Show All Warnings can be used to re-enable them at a later time.Enter your preferences and click OK. The preferences displayed in the dialog aresaved; they stay in effect until you go through the User Preferences process again tochange them.3.7. HELP AND TUTORIALSInstructional help files and tutorials are accessed by going to Help in CAAPE’s mainmenu.To view context-sensitive help on using a specific window or dialog box in CAAPE,activate the window and press the F1 key. For example, if the User Preferences dialogis open, pressing F1 causes help on using the dialog to be displayed.P2512A, Rev. Oct/09 3–7 Alstom Signaling Inc.