SlickEdit User Guide

OPTIONS
The parameter list contains a list of the parameters you have created. It is divided into sections that
correspond to the fields on the Enter Alias Parameter dialog, which is used to add a new parameter:
• Param Name - The name that is used in the alias to identify this parameter.
• Prompt String - This string appears as a label on the dialog that prompts for values when the alias
is expanded.
• Initial Value - (Optional) This text is automatically entered as the initial value for the parameter on
the dialog that prompts for values when the alias is expanded.
The Parameters section of the Aliases options page provides the following buttons:
• Add - Displays the Enter Alias Parameter dialog, used to add a new parameter for the alias that is
currently selected in the alias list. See Parameter Prompting for more information.
• Remove - Deletes the parameter that is selected in the parameter list.
• Edit - Displays the Edit Alias Parameter dialog, used to edit the parameter that is selected in the
parameter list. See Parameter Prompting for more information.
• Up and Down - Use these buttons to change the order of the parameters, moving the selected
parameter up or down in the parameter list.
Language-Specific Comment Options
Comment options let you control how block and line comments are created.
To comment out selected lines, select text in the editor and then click Document > Comment Block or
Document > Comment Lines (box and comment commands, respectively). These operations use the
matching comment style to comment out all text on the lines containing the selection. Comment Block
surrounds multiple lines with a single block comment. Comment Lines comments out each line in the
selection with a line comment. See Commenting for more information.
The settings on the Comments screen depend on the selected language. As an example, the C/C++
options for comments are shown below (Tools > Options > Languages > Application Languages > C/
C++ > Comments).
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