Assembler Window

Source: Positron16 Compiler User Manual, PDF page 489

The Assembler plugin allows you to view and modify the *.asm file generated by the compiler. Using the Assembler window to modify the generated *.asm file is not really recommended, unless you have some experience using assembler.

Assembler Menu Bar

File Menu

New - Creates a new document. A header is automatically generated, showing information such as author, copyright and date.

Open - Displays a open dialog box, enabling you to load a document into the Assembler

plugin. If the document is already open, then the document is made the active editor page.

Save - Saves a document to disk. This button is normally disabled unless the document

has been changed. If the document is 'untitled', a save as dialog is invoked. A save as dialog is also invoked if the document you are trying to save is marked as read only.

Save As - Displays a save as dialog, enabling you to name and save a document to

disk.

Close - Closes the currently active document.
Close All - Closes all editor documents and then creates a new editor document.
Reopen - Displays a list of Most Recently Used (MRU) documents.
Print Setup - Displays a print setup dialog.
Print - Prints the currently active editor page.
Exit - Enables you to exit the Assembler plugin.

Edit Menu

Undo - Cancels any changes made to the currently active document page.
Redo - Reverse an undo command.
Cut - Cuts any selected text from the active document page and places it into the clip-

board.

Copy - Copies any selected text from the active document page and places it into the

clipboard.

Paste - Paste the contents of the clipboard into the active document page. This option is

disabled if the clipboard does not contain any suitable text.

Delete - Deletes any selected text. This option is disabled if no text has been selected.
Select All - Selects the entire text in the active document page.
Find - Displays a find dialog.
Replace - Displays a find and replace dialog.
Find Next - Automatically searches for the next occurrence of a word. If no search word

has been selected, then the word at the current cursor position is used. You can also select a whole phrase to be used as a search term. If the editor is still unable to identify a search word, a find dialog is displayed.

View Menu

Options - Displays the application editor options dialog.
Toolbars - Display or hide the main and assemble and program toolbars. You can also

toggle the toolbar icon size.

Help Menu

Help Topics - Displays the IDE help file.

About - Display about dialog, giving the Assembler plugin version number.