SlickEdit User Guide

BUFFERS AND EDITOR WINDOWS
• Close - Closes the selected file(s) in the editor. You can also press Delete, Alt+C, or Alt+D to
close a selected file. Upon close, you are prompted to save modified buffers. If you are using the
option One file per window (Tools > Options > Editing > Editor Windows > Files per window),
which is on by default, all windows displaying the buffer are closed as well.
Sort any column by clicking on the column header. When you click to sort, an arrow on the right side of the
column header shows the ascending or descending order.
Use the Filter text box to display matching file names. Right-click inside the Files list area to enable Prefix
match inside the Filter text box. When the focus is not in the Filter text box, you can incrementally search
the list of file names by typing the first few characters of the name. See Working with the Files List for more
details about filtering and searching the Files list.
TIP You can collapse display of the buttons and the Filter text box by clicking the Minus button in the
top-left corner of the tool window. The collapsed area is replaced with a message that states your
current view and filter settings. To view the buttons and Filter text box again, click the Plus button.
Collapsing the buttons and filter gives your window a cleaner look and more room for file listings.
For more detailed information about using the Files tool window, see Files Tool Window.
Linking to a Window
You can change the buffer that is displayed in the current window by using the Link Window dialog
(Window > Link Window or link_window command), pictured below. This is especially useful if you like
to work with split windows, for quickly bringing the buffers you want to view into focus.
Select the buffer that you want, then click Link to Window. To start a process buffer in the current editor
window, click Start Process. If a process buffer has already been started, it is linked to in the current
window. See also Link Window Dialog for more descriptions of the available options.
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