Feature

Before this release of TPF/IDE anytime a Host Directory was expanded the Host system was accessed and all information was refreshed.  This feature can be turned off where the Host is only accessed on first display of directory and if Refresh is specifically requested.  By default Refresh is turned on.

To alter this option do: Settings, Set File View Options, click on Auto Refresh Directories when Expanding.  If option is checked then Auto Refresh is done.

Previously if a directory was empty an error message would be displayed indicating no data and directory may be empty.  This has been changed to display 1 item indicating no files.

In addition, when a new directory is created from TPF/IDE it now has an expand box.  After creating the directory if files are added to it they can now be displayed in the list.  Previously the directory did not have an expansion and TPF/IDE had to be closed and re-open or a new Host File View had to be added to see them. 

TPF/IDE now displays every 10 line numbers and current line (line cursor is on) on the left side of the edit pain. 

In addition the current line background is a different color (very faint by default). 

Purpose of this feature was to have the editor display cleaner and easier to see icons for the lines.

Settings, Editor Options allow Line numbers to be displayed (default) or not and also setting up colors for setting background and other special colors for the edit pain (Protected Colors).

Because z/TPF uses a Linux system improvements were added to TPF/IDE's File View for processing Linux files.  TPF/IDE could always access Linux files but these improvements will make it even easier:

• Copy/Paste from VM or MVS directories will lower case files and put a period between file name and extension
• When Linux files are selected within view Header columns are Permissions, Date, Size, Owner, and Group, for other Host systems headers are still Format, Date, Records, LRECL, Blocks
• Properties for Linux Files (right click, Properties) include Group and Owner and all Permission fields.  If update is allowed by user they can update the permissions from this dialog.

Last year an enhancement was put in so refresh of large Host File Views were faster by only refreshing the display with new/modified files instead of removing and building the display from scratch.

This enhancement speeds up the initial display by building the list and displaying at 1 time instead of displaying each file as it is added.  For very large displays (3000+ files the savings can be 30 to 60 seconds improvement).  For smaller list there still is an improvement even though it may not be as noticeable. 

Icons have be expanded from showing Bookmarks and Breakpoints to also including Find, Error, and Single Source Items.

In addition, icons are before line numbers (expanding gutter area if multiple icons). 

Here are different type of icons:

1. Bookmarks - Bookmarks are now blue flags (previously blue boxes that highlighted the whole line number/gutter area.  Bookmarks are toggled on/off same as previous versions.
   
2. Breakpoints - Breakpoints are round buttons (previously big red circles).  Breakpoints are shared with TPF/GI so setting in TPF/GI will show in TPF/IDE and same is true for reverse.  The Breakpoints are for TPF/GI only (no functionality for TPF/IDE).  Breakpoints can be toggled on/off using the Hand toolbar button.
   
3. Find - Magnify glass is used for Find/Compare Tab output.  These are set when Find All, Compare Files, or invalid binary characters are detected.  Clearing the Find/Compare tab will remove the find icons.
4. Error - Error Icons are of 3 types, Info, Warning, Error.  The Info Error is a blue i icon, the Warning Error is a yellow sign with an exclamation mark in it, the Error is a red box with a white X inside.  The error Icons are displayed when a program is compiled.  To remove the Icons the Errors tab can be cleared.
5. SingleSource - Single Source icons are of 4 types, Info, Warning, Error, Fixed.  Info is a blue S with a bigger blue i next to it, the Warning is same s with the Yellow Sign and black exclamation mark, Error is same blue S with Red box and white X, and Fixed is blue S with bigger blue f.  The Single Source Icons are displayed when a Single Source Scan is done.  When a rescan is done icons are removed and re-added based upon the scan.  Clearing the Single Source Output Tab will remove Icons from Editor's view.

You can clear all Output tabs by clicking on any output tab and selecting "Clear all Output Windows". 

You can clear an individual tab by right clicking from within the tab and selecting "Clear Tab". 

When clicking on an error or find line (from within Error or Find Output Tab) previously the line number displayed was highlighted in the edit window.  This sometimes would not be correct if lines had been inserted or deleted before selected line.

TPF/IDE now remembers lines that have been deleted/inserted from the TPF/IDE editor so when lines are selected the correct line is highlighted (even if at a different line number).

TPF/IDE now support Single Source Scan and Fix. By default this feature is turned off for TPF/IDE and if desired has to be turned on by Administration of TPF/IDE.

Single Source is a scan utility that runs on the Host side. Installations can decide to have it ran automatically when files are retrieved/stored to the Library, before/after a compile. In addition users can request the scan at any time when the file is within the editor.

To request a scan right click within the editor and select Single Source and then type of scan. The scan is done by whole file or by line ranges (line range is select first by selecting those lines with the mouse (similar to Copy process). The scan will be done for the file and results are sent to the Single Source Output tab and icons within the editor. Fixes can also be done the same way (for select line(s) and also a hole file).

The Host utility can also be used by an installation for other processes (like implementation) if they desire.

For file Platforms/Extensions where Tab character is not inserted by spaces are instead (typically setup so files would look correct on Host System) the Open process now checks for Tab Characters and if they exist will prompt user if they want the tabs converted to spaces.

If you receive this prompt and believe Tab characters should be valid please contact your TPF/IDE Administrator about this issue. 

Now Files can be searched from Host File View that live on VM (using IDEVM Host Server) or MVS (using IDEMVS, ZREX Host Server).

Servers must exist for the Search to applicable.

To do a search right click on the folder you want to search and select Search.  A dialog is displayed with what text to search and options that can be selected.

Result of the search is displayed in the Find/Compare Tab.