Komodo's Start Page is displayed by default when Komodo is first opened. It provides quick access to, online resources, recently opened files and projects, tutorials, and a sample project. Select Edit|Preferences|Appearance to hide sections of the page or disable opening it at startup.
The default drop-down menus are: File, Edit, Code, View, Debug, Project, Toolbox, Tools, Window, and Help. The functions accessed from each menu are described in detail in the relevant section of the User Guide. For example, the items accessed from the Debug menu are described in Debugging Programs.
Note: On Mac OS X systems, a menu labelled Komodo is displayed to the left of the File menu. On OS X, Komodo's Preferences dialog box is accessed by clicking Komodo|Preferences.
Komodo displays right-click context menus with options relative to the area of Komodo where the option was invoked, depending the location of the mouse pointer. Use the left mouse button to select items from context menus.
To hide or show toolbars, or to hide or show button text, do one of the following:
The Standard Toolbar provides quick access to common editing functions. Launch the Komodo User Guide by clicking the Help button.
The Tools Toolbar contains the commonly used commands on the Tools menu, including Preview in Browser, the Regular Expression Toolkit, and the the interactive shell.
The Workspace Toolbar toggles the main components of the Komodo workspace. Use this toolbar to show/hide the Left Pane, Bottom Pane and Right Pane, and to display or shift focus to a specific tab in one of these panes (e.g. the Toolbox tab).
The Debug Toolbar provides quick access to common debugging functions, such as Step In and Step Over. For more information about debugging programs, see Debugging Programs.
Use the Open/Find Toolbar to open files and search for strings. Find strings in files currently displayed in the editor or in files not currently open in Komodo but located on the filesystem. See Open/Find Toolbar for more information.
The Source Code Control Toolbar (Komodo IDE only) makes it easy to work with files that are stored in Perforce or CVS. For more about using the Source Code Control Toolbar, see Source Code Control.
The Macros Toolbar makes it easier to record, play and save macros. For more information see Macros.
For users of PDK 6.0 and later, the PDK Toolbar provides quick access to Perl Dev Kit tools. Buttons for launching the core PDK tools (PerlApp, PerlSvc, PerlCtrl, and PerlTray) are grayed out unless a Perl file is the active file in the Editor Pane. Availability of buttons depends on which features are included in your PDK version. If the PDK is not installed on your system, all toolbar options are grayed out when the PDK Toolbar is displayed. For more information on how the PDK integates with Komodo, see Komodo and the Perl Dev Kit.
It is also possible to create Custom Toolbars consisting of items in the Toolbox or Komodo projects (e.g. run commands, code snippets and directory shortcuts).
The Left Pane of the Komodo workspace contains the Projects, Code and DOM tabs.
The Projects tab displays projects that are currently open. Hide or display the components contained in a project by clicking the plus sign to the left of the project name. To display the Projects tab, select View|Tabs|Projects, or use the associated key binding.
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The Code tab displays a hierarchical view of all code symbols (for example, variables, methods, imports) in an open file. Symbols can be sorted and filtered, and the current scope of a symbol can be located. To display the Code tab, select View|Tabs|Projects, or use the associated key binding.
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The DOM Viewer tab displays the DOM nodes (e.g. elements and attributes) of the current document as a collapsible tree. The DOM Viewer lets you find, view and jump to any of these nodes quickly.
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The Right Pane of the Komodo workspace contains the Toolbox and, optionally, a Shared Toolbox.
Use the Toolbox tab to manage and store Komodo components (for example, frequently used files, code snippets, commands, and URLs). Add items to the Toolbox, as well as to folders within the Toolbox. Items can be imported to the Toolbox and exported as Komodo project files and packages. Items added to the Toolbox are displayed with associated icons for easy identification. To display the Toolbox tab, select View|Tabs|Toolbox, or use the associated key binding.
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A Shared Toolbox has the same functionality as the Toolbox except that it can be shared among multiple users. For example, use a Shared Toolbox to store code snippets that are frequently used by a number of programmers. The Toolbox tab is only available if the Shared Toolbox preference has been set (select Edit|Preferences|Shared Support, or, on Mac OS X, select Komodo|Preferences|Shared Support).
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The large pane in the middle of the Komodo workspace is the Editor Pane. The Editor Pane is used for editing and debugging. Each open file has a corresponding tab at the top of the Editor Pane. Change the order of the tabs by clicking and dragging tabs to the desired position. The name of the active file (that is, the file that is currently displayed in the Editor Pane) is displayed in bold text. Use the left and right arrow buttons on the right side of the tabs to scroll though open files. Use the close button "X" on the right side of the tab display to close the active file. An asterisk beside the filename indicates that the file has been changed since it was opened, and needs to be saved. If a file is under source code control, a file status icon to the left of the filename indicates its current status.
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The Bottom Pane spans the width of the Komodo workspace and displays at the bottom of the screen. The Bottom Pane contains the following tabs:
The Breakpoints, SCC Output, Interactive Shell, and Debug tabs are only available in Komodo IDE.
Use the View menu, Standard Toolbar or Komodo key bindings to choose which tabs are displayed in the Komodo workspace. Use the Standard Toolbar to show and hide the Left Pane, Right Pane and Bottom Pane.
To display a tab in the Left Pane, Right Pane or Bottom Pane, select View|Tabs|<TabName>, or see Komodo's default key bindings (Help|List Key Bindings) for the appropriate keyboard shortcut. Alternatively, click the Show Specific Tab button on the Standard Toolbar.
To show and hide the Left Pane, Right Pane or Bottom Pane, click the associated button on the Standard Toolbar. Click the close arrow in the top right corner of a pane to close it.
When you are focusing on coding alone, you may want to maximize the Editor Pane. To increase the size of the Editor Pane, hide the Left Pane and the Right Pane. The Left, Right and Bottom Panes can be resized by clicking and dragging.
To take advantage of as much of the Komodo workspace as possible, select View|Full Screen. When Full Screen mode is enabled, the workspace is maximized, and the toolbars and status bar are hidden. To restore the previous view, select View|Full Screen again.