Navigate

User manual for Servoy Developer Navigate Menu item

Overview

This menu item contains all Navigation related commands.

Commands Summary

A summary of commands available via clicking on this menu item:

Command	Summary
Go Into	Opens the selected element
Go To	Provides options for navigating to specific items
Open from Clipboard	Opens a resource specified in the clipboard
Locate Servoy Resource	Opens Locate Servoy Resource wizard
Show In	Displays a list of available views where the file can be displayed in
Quick Outline	Displays a list with the Outline view content
Next Annotation	Moves to the next annotation in the file
Previous Annotation	Moves to the previous annotation in the file
Previous Edit Location	Navigates to the last edited location
Next Edit Location	Navigates to the next edited location
Go to Line	Jumps to a specific line in the file
Back	Displays a list of possible locations to navigate back to
Forward	Displays a list of locations where the users navigated forward to

Commands Details

The details for each command available via clicking on this menu item:

Go Into

Opens the selected element, such as a folder or a detailed view of a resource. This command helps in drilling down into a specific resource or component to inspect or modify its contents.

Go To

Opens a sub-list of available items:

• Back: Navigates back to the previous location in the history

• Forward: Navigates forward to the next location in the history

• Up One Level: Moves up one level in the resource hierarchy, useful for navigating out of nested structures

• Previous Member: Moves to the previous member (e.g., method, variable) in the file; keybinding: Ctrl+Shift+Up

• Next Member: Moves to the next member in the file; keybinding: Ctrl+Shift+Down

• Matching Bracket: Finds and navigates to the matching bracket (parenthesis, curly brace) for the current position; keybinding: Ctrl+Shift+P

Open from Clipboard

keybinding: Ctrl+Shift+V Opens a resource specified by a path or identifier in the clipboard. This command is useful for quickly accessing resources that have been copied from elsewhere.

Locate Servoy Resource

keybinding: Alt+Shift+K Opens Locate Servoy Resource wizard to find and locate a specific resource within Servoy projects. This command is particularly useful for quickly finding forms, methods, or other resources by name.

Show In

keybinding: Alt+Shift+W Opens a sub-list of available views where the file can be displayed in:

• Solution Explorer

• Form Hierarchy

• Script Explorer

• Outline

• System Explorer

• Properties

Quick Outline

keybinding: Ctrl+O Displays a list with the Outline view content.

Next Annotation

keybinding: Ctrl+. Moves to the next annotation (e.g., TODO, FIXME, warning) in the file. This command helps in quickly reviewing and addressing annotations scattered throughout the code.

Previous Annotation

keybinding: Ctrl+, Moves to the previous annotation in the file. This is useful for reviewing annotations in reverse order.

Previous Edit Location

keybinding: Ctrl+Q Navigates to the last edited location in the file. This command is helpful for quickly returning to the previous point of editing.

Next Edit Location

keybinding: Ctrl+Alt+Right Navigates to the next edited location in the file. This command is useful for moving forward through the history of edit locations.

Go to Line

keybinding: Ctrl+L Opens a dialog to jump to a specific line number in the file. This command is useful for quickly navigating to a known line number, especially in large files.

Back

keybinding: Alt+Left Displays a list of possible locations to navigate back to.

Forward

keybinding: Alt+Right Displays a list of locations where the users navigated forward to.