Menu Options

The Newlook Developer main menu provides access to file actions, editing tools and additional development components.

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Some menus and menu items are only available within specific tools such as Designer or the Logic editors.

File MenuBACK TO TOP

Menu Command	Keyboard Command	Description
New		Create a new solution file, form, app graph, macro or script.
Open Solution	Ctrl+O	Open an existing Solution (.ini file).
Open Insights Graph		Open an existing Insights Graph (.nlapp file).
Import Recording		Import a recording (.nlrecording file) into the current Insights graph (only enabled when an Insights graph is open).
Close 'item'		Close the currently open item.
Close Solution		Close the current solution. After selecting this option, it is necessary to load a solution to enable access to developer bar items.
Print	Ctrl+P	Print the current macro or script (only enabled when the macro or script editor is open).
Save	Ctrl+S	Save any changes to the current item.
Save As		Save current work and allows user to specify the name of the item.
Save All	Ctrl+Shift+S	Save changes to all modified items.
Delete		Delete the currently open item. This item will be disabled if it is not applicable to the current item.
Recent Solutions		List all recently used Solution (.ini) files. Click on a solution to open it.
Exit		Shutdown Newlook Developer.

Edit MenuBACK TO TOP

Menu Command	Keyboard Command	Description
Undo	Ctrl+Z	Undo the last action in Newlook Developer.
Redo	Ctrl+Y	Redo the last action reversed by the undo command.
Cut	Ctrl+X	Remove the selected item and store it in the clipboard.
Copy	Ctrl+C	Copy the selected item to the clipboard
Paste	Ctrl+V	Paste the most recent item in the clipboard.
Delete	Del	Delete the selected item.
Select All	Ctrl+A	Select all items on the screen.
Control Painter		Copy the properties of the selected control and apply common formatting to another control (Designer-only).
Find All	Ctrl+Shift+F	Search for the specified string in all macros and scripts, forms or both.
Find	Ctrl+F	Search for the specified string in the current macro or script (Macro/Script Editor-only).
Replace	Ctrl+H	Replace the specified string in the current macro or script (Macro/Script Editor-only).
Find Next	F3	Find the next instance of the specified Find string in the current macro or script (Macro/Script Editor-only).
Find Previous	Shift+F3	Find the previous instance of the specified Find string in the current macro or script (Macro/Script Editor-only).
Insert Row Before		Insert a row above the currently selected row (only available in the Macro Editor).
Insert Row After		Insert a row below the currently selected row (only available in the Macro Editor).
Delete Row		Delete the currently selected row (Macro Editor-only).
Comment Row		Convert the currently selected row into a comment line (Macro Editor-only).
Uncomment Row		Un-comment the selected row (Macro Editor-only).

View menuBACK TO TOP

Menu Command	Keyboard Command	Description
Browser Preview
Smartframe		Launch Smartframe from within Newlook Developer. You can specify the Smartframe URL for the current solution in Settings \| General Settings.
Mobile		Open QR barcode for mobile devices window.
Browser Preview		Preview your solution files in Newlook Developer's embedded server client. Any installed browser will appear as a browser preview option in this menu.
Start Page
Start Page		Open the Newlook Start Page to access introductory videos, recent solutions and other resources.
Toolbars
Show the macro/script editor toolbar		Toggle the visibility of the macro/script toolbar buttons.
Show the debugging toolbar		Toggle the visibility of the debug toolbar buttons.
Show the browser preview toolbar		Toggle the visibility of the browser preview toolbar buttons.
Show the designer alignment toolbar		Toggle the visibility of the alignment toolbar buttons.
Show the designer spacing toolbar		Toggle the visibility of the spacing toolbar buttons.
Show the designer order toolbar		Toggle the visibility of the order toolbar buttons.
Navigation Options
Navigate Forwards		Give focus to the next tab opened after the current tab in the previous navigation sequence.
Navigate Backwards		Open the last tab that had focus.
Designer View Options
Show Hidden Fields		Display hidden fields on the form as a dotted border.
Show Rulers	Ctrl+R	Toggles the display of horizontal and vertical rulers.
Show TabOrder	Ctrl+T	Display the tab order panel to the left of the workspace.
Show Toolbox		Display the control insertion toolbox as a ribbon down the left hand side of the workspace.

Insert Menu BACK TO TOP

This menu (only available in Designer) provides developers with a list of available controls that can be inserted onto a form. Click on the relevant control, then draw it's size on the form to insert.

Format Menu BACK TO TOP

Version 10 introduced the concept of a bounding selection box. This is essentially an area derived from the outer-most boundaries of all selected controls. For instance, the top of the top-most selected control will become the top edge of the bounding selection, the right edge of the right-most selected control will become the bounding selection box's right edge and the same for the bottom and left edges. Formatting is relative to the bounding selection box, whereas in previous versions it was relative to the last selected control.

Menu Command	Keyboard Command	Description
Align
Left		Left align all selected controls to the left edge of the selection boundary.
Center		Center align all selected controls to the center of the bounding selection box.
Right		Right align all selected controls to the right edge of the selection boundary.
Top		Top align all selected controls to the top of the selection boundary.
Middle		Vertically align the mid point of all selected controls to the middle of the bounding selection box.
Bottom		Bottom align all selected controls to the bottom of the selection boundary.
Size
Same Width		Size the width of all selected controls to width of the top most control in the bounding selection box.
Same Height		Size the height of all selected controls to the height of the left most control in the bounding selection box.
Same Size		Size all selected controls to the size of the top left most control in the bounding selection box.
Horizontal Spacing
Make Equal		Position all selected controls so that there is equal horizontal spacing between them.
Increase		Increase by one pixel the horizontal space between selected controls.
Decrease		Decrease by one pixel the horizontal space between selected controls.
Remove		Remove all horizontal space between selected controls.
Vertical Spacing
Make Equal		Position all selected controls so that there is equal vertical spacing between them.
Increase		Increase by one pixel the vertical space between selected controls.
Decrease		Decrease by one pixel the vertical space between selected controls.
Remove		Remove all vertical space between selected controls.
Center in Parent
Horizontally		Horizontally center the selected control within its parent control.
Vertically		Vertically center the selected control within its parent control.
Order
Bring to Front	Ctrl+J	Change the z-order of the selected control so that it is the top most control.
Bring Forward		Change the z-order of the selected control so that it is one level higher.
Send Backwards		Change the z-order of the selected control so that it is one level lower.
Send to Back	Ctrl+K	Change the z-order of the selected control so that it is the bottom most control.
Based on Layout		Assign the z-order of selected controls so that they appear in the order that they were inserted on the form.
Snap To
Edges		Allows the selected control to be "snapped" to the vertical or horizontal edge of existing controls on the form.
Center		Allows the center of the selected control to be "snapped" to the center or an existing control.
Baseline		Allows the baseline of the selected control text to be "snapped" to the baseline of existing control text.
Even Spacing		Allows the selected control to be "snapped" to a position that is the mid-point between two existing controls.
Ruler Guides		Allows the selected control to be "snapped" to custom ruler guides that the user has positioned on the form.
Device
All Clients		Size the form at the default size for all clients.
Thin Clients Only		Size the form in Designer for a specific client deployment device.

Debug MenuBACK TO TOP

This menu provides developers with tools to assist them in debugging their macros and scripts. The options can be used to step though sections of your macro and examine your macro/script's execution behavior. The Run Solution and Debug Solution items are available at all times however all other debug items are only available in the macro and script editors.

Menu Command	Keyboard Command	Description
Run Solution	Ctrl+F5	Launch your current solution in the runtime client and execute the startup macro or script. Breakpoints and stepping are not enabled in this mode.
Debug Solution	F5	Launch your current solution in the runtime client and execute the startup macro or script. Breakpoints and stepping are enabled in this mode.
Run 'Macro/Script'		Run the active macro/script. If not already open, this option will launch the runtime client and execute the startup macro before running the active macro/script.
Debug 'Macro/Script' or Continue		Run the current macro/script with debugging options enabled. If not already open, this option will launch the runtime client and execute the startup macro before running the current macro or script. If the current script execution has been paused previously then this menu item will continue execution.
Break	Ctrl+Alt+Break	Pause the script or macro execution at the current location.
Stop	Shift+F5	Stop the current script or macro execution.
Step Into	F11	Begin execution at the next line in the script and execute one line at a time. This option also enables you to step into every line of all procedures called.
Step Over	F10	Begin execution at the next line in the script and execute one line at a time. Calls to other procedures will not be stepped into.
Step Out	Shift+F11	Exit out of the current procedure and return to the calling procedure.
Run to Cursor	Ctrl+F10	Execute the macro/script to the point at which your cursor is placed (enabled when execution is paused at a breakpoint).
Toggle Breakpoints	F9	Inserts a new breakpoint at the cursor point, or removes the existing breakpoint if one already exists.
Clear Breakpoints	Ctrl+Shift+F9	Clears all previously inserted breakpoints in the current script or macro.
Show Next Action		During debugging, position your cursor at the next action that is to be executed, regardless of which macro/script you currently have open.

Tools MenuBACK TO TOP

Menu Command	Description
Database Description	Open the Database Description tool which allows you to create a connection to an external database.
Web Services Description	Open the Web Services Description tool which allows you to create a web service definition.
Repository
Merge	Open the Merge Repository tool which allows you to merge overrides from an external repository (.sid file) into the current repository.
Export	Export your entire repository (.sid file) as XML files to the specified location.
Import	Import a repository (that has been previously checked out) into your solution. Be aware that this will overwrite your current repository.
Create NL Files	Create nl files for all overrides in the current repository.
Deployment	Create Deployment packages which enables you to deploy your solution to end users.
Verify Forms	Run Verify Forms to check for conflicting Screen IDs in your saved host forms.
Verify Compatibility	Run the Verify Compatibility report to check your solution against the current version of Newlook and for a particular deployment platform.
Expression Builder	Open the Expression Builder.
Options	Configure various user Options within Newlook Developer.
Identify-only options
Export to NL File	Save the current screen as a Newlook screen or .nl file (only available in Identify).
Set Default Screen ID Position	Set the currently selected Screen ID as the default Screen ID position for all new forms (only available in Identify).
Clear Default Screen ID Position	Clear the current default Screen ID position (only available in Identify).

Help MenuBACK TO TOP

Menu Command		Description
Help	F1	Open Newlook Developer product help
What's New		Display new features in the latest version.
Getting Started Guide		Open the Getting Started guide in help.
Hints		Disable/enable or reset the display of context sensitive Hints in Newlook Developer.
Check for Updates		Check to see if a newer version of Newlook is available.
Support		Display contact details for the Newlook support team.
License		Open the license window which allows you to register a local license, request a host license and configure host licenses.
About		Display version and build details.