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384 Day 10
Table 10.2. continued
Item Description
Topic Search Displays the help topic for the item under the cursor (if
it can be found). Same as pressing F1 on the keyboard.
View As Form If the active source unit in the Code Editor has a
corresponding form, choosing this option will switch
from the Code Editor to the Form Designer where the
form will be displayed. (Same as pressing F12.)
Read Only Toggles the currently active file between read-only and
read/write mode. When set to read-only, the file
cannot be modified, although text can be selected and
copied to the Clipboard. The status bar displays Read
Only to indicate that the file is read only. When the
file is closed and reopened, it is again in read/write
mode.
Message View Displays or hides the C++Builder message window.
The message window automatically appears when there
are compiler or linker errors or warnings, but can be
specifically shown or hidden with this command.
Properties Displays the Environment Options dialog box so that
the editor options can be set.
Depending on the current state of the Code Editor and the particular type of file open, some
of the items in Table 10.2 may be disabled at any given time.
Changing the Editor Options
The editor options occupy three pages of the Environment Options dialog box. To view this
dialog box, choose Options | Environment from the main menu.
TIP
You can also choose Properties from the Code Editor speed menu to
view the editor options. The difference with this method is that only
the three pages pertaining to the editor options will be displayed in the
Environment Options dialog box.
The three pages of the Environment Options that are specific to the Code Editor are the
Editor, Display, and Colors pages. We’ll examine these pages next.