Auto Mode
About
Lot of people are writing multi-mode projects, i.e. files of different modes
are opened in one project. For example HTML and CSS, HTML and Perl (CGI) or
LaTeX and HTML. While editing a user can choose a mode specific layout
(tool bar and menus [Insert, Accessories and Help]) but this way editing is
comfortable only in "main" mode, in others you have to manage yourself.
One way of overcoming this problem is to
append a second mode menu to "main" menu. But what if you are
working with 5 mode files?
AutoMode changes the layout (tool bar and menus [Insert,
Accessories and Help]) automatically according to definitions
found in %b\Config\AutoMode\modes.edt. This way you can work on a
LaTeX file (and have all the LaTeX mode benefits) and move to a
HTML file and have HTML tool bar and HTML Insert, Accessories and
Help menu. When you click back you have a LaTeX layout again. It
may cause a little flickering on the screen but this is the price
of comfortable editing. Also it can be easily turned off.
Installation
The contents of a ZIP file should be extracted in %b\Config\AutoMode
directory. Note that %b is different from %B. While %B always means the
WinEdt program directory (usually it is C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt)
%b means:
- on Windows 95/98/Me:
- equals %B
(usually it is C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt)
- on Windows NT/2000/XP working as Administrator (or single user mode):
- equals %B
(usually it is C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt)
- on Windows NT/2000/XP working as an ordinary user:
- equals <userprofile>\Application Data\WinEdt
(usually it is C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\WinEdt
or C:\WinNT\Profiles\<username>\Application Data\WinEdt)
To make this easier this macro component is distributed in three packages:
- Plain ZIP file WinEdt_AutoMode.zip for general purpose.
Unzip it to %b\Config\AutoMode and execute install.edt
- Self extracting ZIP file with installer WinEdt_AutoMode_9x.exe for
users that are using Windows 9x/Me or Windows NT/2000/XP as Administrator.
By default the installer sets the target directory to
C:\Program Files\WinEdt Team\WinEdt\Config\AutoMode
After installation the Explorer opens in the target directory
allowing you to open install.edt in WinEdt and execute it via
install.edt
- Self extracting ZIP file with installer WinEdt_AutoMode_NT.exe for
users that are using Windows NT/2000/XP as an ordinary user.
By default the installer sets the target directory to
<userprofile>\Application Data\WinEdt\Config\AutoMode
(usually C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\WinEdt\Config\AutoMode
or C:\WinNT\Profiles\<username>\Application Data\WinEdt\Config$name).
After installation the Explorer opens in the target directory
allowing you to open install.edt in WinEdt and execute it via
install.edt
What does it contain?
After installation a menu
(Figure 1) is added. Using it you can
- Add Mode
- Add new mode definition
- Remove mode
- Remove one of the existing defintions
- Edit default mode
- Set the default mode (this mode will be applied when none of the defined modes is matched)
- Enable Auto Mode
- Enable automode
- Disable Auto Mode
- Sometimes you would like to disable it :-)
Adding a mode
- Choose
- Enter a mode. Be careful to enter an existing mode! (Figure 2)
- Enter a macro to execute for that mode (Figure 3) or leave it
blank for browse (Figure 4)
- That's it
Removing a mode
- Choose
- Choose a mode from the list (Figure 5)
- Confirm the deletion (Figure 6)
- The mode is deleted
Setting the default mode
Choose
Enter a new default mode, current default mode is shown by default (Figure 7)
Mode contributed by D Stancer (denis@srce.hr)
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