SlickEdit User Guide

Bookmarks
BOOKMARKS
Bookmarks are used to save the current edit location, so you can quickly return to it later. There are two
types of bookmarks:
• Named Bookmarks - Used to mark long-term, meaningful locations in the code, or to quickly set a
temporary, named bookmark on the current line.
• Pushed Bookmarks - Used to set temporary “breadcrumbs” as you explore the code. Pushed
bookmarks are manipulated separately from named bookmarks.
Bookmark options for named and pushed bookmarks can be found under the Bookmarks category on the
Search Options screen of the Options dialog (Tools > Options > Editing > Search).
A set of bookmark controls for named and pushed bookmarks is available for adding to your custom
toolbars. See Customizing Toolbars for more information.
Named Bookmarks
Named bookmarks are great for marking long-term, meaningful locations in your code. For example, if you
have a project with a lot of include files, you might want to bookmark the top of the main header file. Or you
could bookmark a file with instructional comments about a particular project you’re working on.
In addition to menu items and command line operations, a Bookmarks tool window (View > Toolbars >
Bookmarks) is available for creating and managing named bookmarks. See Bookmarks Tool Window for
more information.
See the following sections for more information about working with named bookmarks:
• Setting Named Bookmarks
• Navigating Named Bookmarks
• Deleting Named Bookmarks
• Using Workspace Bookmarks
Setting Named Bookmarks
There are various ways to use named bookmarks, and the way you set them depends on which way you
want to use them:
• Give them a specific name - Creating a bookmark and naming it yourself is one of the best ways
to mark a location in your code. For example, you could set a bookmark named “main” to save the
location of the main function. See Setting a Bookmark With a Specific Name.
• Allow automatic naming - This is a quicker way to set named bookmarks. This method could be
useful to mark locations that you temporarily need to reference, perhaps only in the current editing
session. See Setting a Bookmark With an Automatic Name.
• Use a key binding shortcut for the name - The quickest way to set and navigate named
bookmarks is to name according to a specific key binding. This method lets you create a bookmark
with one key binding, and navigate back to the bookmark with a similar key binding. See Setting a
Bookmark With a Key Binding.
After setting a named bookmark, a green bitmap is displayed in the left margin of the editor window,
indicating the location of the bookmark. Use the Show set bookmarks option to enable or disable the
display of the indicator (Tools > Options > Editing > Search).
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