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Navigating and Editing Text in a Table


The Table Editor facilitates fast and efficient editing. The input focus determines which field is open for editing at any given time.

Setting the Input Focus

The input focus is automatically set on the name field of the table when it is opened. Reset the input focus by using the following shortcuts:

To move to: Use this key combination:

Next field

<Tab>

Previous field

<Shift+Tab>

Next part of the table

<Ctrl+Tab>

Next field in same column

<Ctrl+down arrow>

Previous field in same column

<Ctrl+up arrow>

Field on the left

<Ctrl+left arrow>

Field on the right

<Ctrl+right arrow>

You can also use the mouse for setting the input focus. However, note that a middle-click only moves the focus to that field but it is not possible to edit text. To do this, you have to left-click in the field.

Editing Text in a Table

To edit the text in a field, you set the input focus and start typing. The table fields will expand automatically to accommodate the text and you can add a line break by simply pressing <Return>. To move the insertion point in the same field, you can either use the mouse or the following shortcuts:

To move the insertion point: Use this key combination

Down

<Ctrl+N>, <down arrow>

Up

<Ctrl+P>, <up arrow>

Left

<Ctrl+B>, <left arrow>

Right

<Ctrl+F>, <right arrow>

To the beginning of the line

<Ctrl+A>

To the end of the line

<Ctrl+E>

Left and extending selection

<Shift+left arrow>

Right and extending selection

<Shift+right arrow>

If you initially type with very high speed, race problems may arise and you will be notified with a beep. This means that the text typed in will not appear correct in the buffer. If this happens often, you should make a brief pause between typing the first and consecutive characters.

Cut, Copy and Paste Text

To cut, copy and paste text in the fields, you can use the following shortcuts. Note that you do not use the same commands or shortcuts as when editing entire rows in a table.

To do this: Use this key combination:

Delete one character forward

<Ctrl+D>

Cut selected text

<Cut>, <Shift+Delete>

Cut text to the end of the line

<Ctrl+K>

Copy selected text

<Copy>, <Ctrl+Insert>1

Paste cut or copied text

<Paste>, <Shift+Insert>

Paste the most recently cut line

<Ctrl+Y>

1

<Ctrl+Shift+Insert> also works.

Note:

The paste buffer for text is not the same as the one used for entire rows in the body of a table.

Caution!

The TTCN Suite has no undo function. This means that <Undo> has no effect.


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