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The Script Editor, Mouse navigation and selection

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Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Guide Using ExtendScript Tools and Features 49 Switching between the functions in the call hierarchy allows you to trace how the current function was called. The Console and Data Browser tabs coordinate with the Call Stack pane. When you select a function in the Call Stack: l The Console pane switches its scope to the execution context of that function , so you can inspect and modify its local variables. These would otherwise be inaccessible to the running JavaScript program from within a called function. l The Data Browser pane displays all data defined in the selected context. The Script Editor You can open any number of Script Editor tabs; each displays one Unicode source code document. The editor supports JavaScript syntax highlighting, JavaScript syntax checking, multiple undo and redo operations, and advanced search and replace functionality. You can use the mouse or special keyboard shortcuts to move the insertion point or to select text in the editor. Mouse navigation and selection Click the left mouse button in the editor to move the position caret. To select text with the mouse, click in unselected text, then drag over the text to be selected. If you drag above or below the currently displayed text, the text scrolls, continuing to select while scrolling. You can also double-click to select a word, or triple-click to select a line. To initiate a drag-and-drop of selected text, click in the block of selected text, then drag to the destination. You can drag text from one editor pane to another. You can also drag text out of the Toolkit into another application that accepts dragged text, and drag text from another application into a Toolkit editor. You can drop files from the Explorer or the Finder onto the Toolkit to open them in an editor. Keyboard navigation and selection Besides the usual keyboard input, the editor accepts these special movement keys. You can also select text by using a movement key while pressing Shift. Enter Insert a Line Feed character Backspace Delete character to the left Delete Delete character to the right Left arrow Move insertion point left one character

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Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Guide
Using ExtendScript Tools and Features
49
Switching between the functions in the call hierarchy allows you to trace how the current function was called.
The Console and Data Browser tabs coordinate with the Call Stack pane. When you select a function in the Call
Stack:
The Console pane switches its scope to the execution context of that function , so you can inspect and
modify its local variables. These would otherwise be inaccessible to the running JavaScript program from
within a called function.
The Data Browser pane displays all data defined in the selected context.
The Script Editor
You can open any number of Script Editor tabs; each displays one Unicode source code document. The editor
supports JavaScript syntax highlighting, JavaScript syntax checking, multiple undo and redo operations, and
advanced search and replace functionality.
You can use the mouse or special keyboard shortcuts to move the insertion point or to select text in the
editor.
Mouse navigation and selection
Click the left mouse button in the editor to move the position caret.
To select text with the mouse, click in unselected text, then drag over the text to be selected. If you drag
above or below the currently displayed text, the text scrolls, continuing to select while scrolling. You can also
double-click to select a word, or triple-click to select a line.
To initiate a drag-and-drop of selected text, click in the block of selected text, then drag to the destination.
You can drag text from one editor pane to another. You can also drag text out of the Toolkit into another
application that accepts dragged text, and drag text from another application into a Toolkit editor.
You can drop files from the Explorer or the Finder onto the Toolkit to open them in an editor.
Keyboard navigation and selection
Besides the usual keyboard input, the editor accepts these special movement keys. You can also select text by
using a movement key while pressing Shift.
Enter
Insert a Line Feed character
Backspace
Delete character to the left
Delete
Delete character to the right
Left arrow
Move insertion point left one character
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