Options – Environment

This chapter describes the environment options you can change to enhance your experience using Nexacro Studio.

From the [Tools – Options] Menu, you can configure the Nexacro Studio development environment.

General

Sets up the general options for Nexacro Studio.

Options[Environment - General]

Options[Environment - General]
	Properties	Description
1	Working Folder	Designates the folder where new projects will be saved
2	items shown in Recently used File	Controls the number of files displayed in the [File – Recent Files] menu
3	items shown in Recently used Project File	Controls the number of recently used project items displayed in the [File – Recent Files] menu

Build

Sets the path for generated output, the order of creating components, and determine whether to use the Auto Generate feature.

Options[Environment - General]
	Properties	Description
1	Generate Path	Designates the path to where created files are saved when building projects
2	Base Lib Path	Designates the path to default libraries used by the project The Base Lib Path option is managed separately for each project.
3	Z-Order	Generates components according to their Z-order (Default)
4	Tab Order	Generates components according to their tab order (the values of the taborderproperty)
5	Auto Generate	- Checks the "Auto generate when file saved" option: Auto Generate will be conducted when files are saved. (Default) - Unchecks the "Auto generate when file saved" option: Auto Generate will not be conducted when files are saved.
6	Message	- Checks the "Show detail message" option: prints all the messages related to generation - Unchecks the "Show detail message": only prints the messages related to beginning, errors, results and ending of generation (Default)
7	Merge	Sets whether to create one JavaScript file by combining the JavaScript files specified in the JSON file.

Compress

Sets up compression-related options, which apply when you execute the menu [Build > Deploy].

Options[Environment - Startup]
	Properties	Description
1	Compress JS file	Compresses JS files by removing whitespaces and comments
2	Code Obfuscation	Obfuscates variable names
3	Obfuscate JS file regardless of eval function	Conducts obfuscation regardless of eval function
4	Ignore compress files	Specifies a list of files that will be excluded from compression. The list will be stored in the .ignorecompress file, which is located along with the relevant .xprj file.
5	Compile File	Encrypts JS files. This option is available only in the Runtime environment.

With the [Obfuscate JS file regardless of eval function] option checked, Nexacro Studio will obfuscate the variables in JS files while not obfuscating strings within eval functions. Accordingly, applying this option can cause an error in the process of executing the application.

var test = this.Dataset00;
trace(eval("te" + "st"));  // [object Dataset]
       
#### Obfuscate JS file ####
var _d = this.Dataset00;
trace(eval("te" + "st")); // ReferenceError: test is not defined

Startup

Controls the behavior of Nexacro Studio when it is started.

Options[Environment - Startup]

Options[Environment - Startup]
	Properties	Description
1	Reopen last open project on Startup	When checked, Nexacro Studio will re-open the last project worked on when it is started

Auto Recover

Sets up the auto recovery options.

Options[Environment - Auto Recover]

Options[Environment - Auto Recover]
	Properties	Description
1	"Save AutoRecover info every" (checkbox)	When checked, enables the AutoRecover function
2	minutes	Defines how often recovery information is saved
3	"Make backup (.bak) file" (checkbox)	Sets up whether to create backup files of editing files

Font and Color

Sets up the font and font color that are used in each Nexacro Studio window.

Options[Environment - Font and Color]

Options[Environment - Font and Color]
Properties	Description
Display items	Selects the items whose display font and color are being changed
Set General	Sets the general value
Font	Select font
Font Style	Sets font style
Size	Sets font size
Script	Sets the language scripts that can be used in the selected font
Foreground	Sets the font color
Background	Sets the font background color
Strike Out	If checked, causes text to be displayed in "strike through"
Underline	If checked, causes text to be underlined
Tab Size	Sets the tab size
Indent Size	Sets the indent size
Insert Spaces	When selected, causes tabs to be converted to spaces
Keep Tabs	When selected, causes tabs to be maintained as tabs
View Indentation Guide	When selected, caused the indentation guide to be displayed
Auto Indent	When selected, enables automatic indenting
Preview	Displays sample text formatted as specified by the options selected

Project Explorer

Sets options for the Project Explorer window.

Options[Environment - Project Explorer]

Options[Environment - Project Explorer]
	Properties	Description
1	FDL Parsing (project open)	Displays the contents of FDL after analysis when opening a project: • None (only filename): Do not display FDL contents • All: Display all FDL contents • Services: Display the FDL contents of selected services only
2	Show Title	Controls whether to display title text: • At Project Explorer: Displays the title text information in FDL on Project Explorer • At Child Tab : Displays the title text information in FDL on the tab of the editing screen

Script

Sets up the options used in script editing screen.

Options[Environment - Script]

Options[Environment - Script]
	Properties	Description
1	Remove function body when set empty string to event property (checkbox)	Sets up whether to delete function when event is deleted in properties
2	IntelliSense items	Sets up the number of items displayed in the IntelliSense list

Launch

Option used when launching a Nexacro Studio project.

Options[Environment - Launch]

Options[Environment - Launch]
	Properties	Description
	Does not display the popup menu at Launch Nexacro Platform (checkbox)	Sets up whether to display the popup menu related to source in the launched Nexacro Platform (Runtime)

The context menu appearing when executing Nexacro Platform Runtime Quick View is as follows. It is not supported when executing through a web browser.

Options[Environment - Launch]
Menu	Feature
Reload	Refresh the current screen. You can view revised content on Nexacro Studio on a screen where Quick View is not turned on.
View Source	Source code of the executed Nexacro Platform applications is shown in Nexacro Studio. You can use it when manipulating several forms with a menu.
Always on Top	The application being executed is fixed at the highest-level area of Windows

Business Service

Sets the options related to business services.

Options[Environment - Launch]
	Menu	Description
1	Load business service layout information on Startup	Determines whether to load business services when opening a project.
2	Use user-defined metadata	This option is targeted for the "metadata" service type. It determines whether metadata is used to specify the value of the id and text property.

Options – Debugging

Sets up options related to debugging.

General

Configure general options related to debugging

Options[Debugging - General]

Options[Debugging - General]
	Properties	Description
1	Show message of error (checkbox)	Displays the error context on the output window
2	Show message of warning (checkbox)	Displays the warning context on the output window

Options – Form Design

Sets up options related to the Design Window.

General

Configures general options for Form Design.

Options[Form Design - General]

Options[Debugging - General]
Properties	Description
Max Undo	The maximum number of changes than can be undone
Default Width	The default width when creating a new form
Default Height	The default height when creating a new form
Dot Grid Size	The dot grid size to be displayed on the canvas of the Design window
Display Dot Grid	When checked, the dot grid will be displayed on the canvas of the Design window
Snap to dots when move Control	When checked, the magnetic function will be enabled and will align controls with dots when moving them on the canvas
Snap to other components when move control	When checked, the magnetic function will be enabled and will align controls with other components when moving controls on the canvas
Display Ruler	When checked, the ruler will be displayed on the Design window canvas
Display Guide Lines	When checked, guidelines will be displayed on the Design window canvas
Display current mouse position	When checked, the coordinates of the mouse pointer will be displayed on the Design window canvas

When you select a component and move the component using an arrow key, the movement will be made as far as the pixel number specified in the Dot Grid Size property. For example, if you set Dot Grid Size at 8, you will move a component 8 pixels every time you press an arrow button. You can make an 1-pixel movement if you hit an arrow key with the Ctrl key pressed.

Paste Special

Configures the availability of options under "Paste Special" in Form Design.

Options[Form Design ? Paste Special]

Options[Form Design – Paste Special]
Properties	Description
Property (Normal)	Paste general properties
Property (Style)	Paste style properties
User Property	Paste user properties
Event	Paste event(s)
Bind Item	Paste bind item(s)
Init Value	Paste InitValue information

Layout Manager

Sets up options for the Layout Manager.

Options[Form Design ? Layout Manager]

Options[Form Design – Layout Manager]
	Properties	Description
1	Layout Tab Style	Specifies location of the Layout tab control
2	Display Edit Step	Displays the edit step of the current editing task

Position Unit

Set up the units for measuring the position when generating a component in a form. The values designated in Options serve as defaults when generating a form.

Options - External Tools

Designate options that allow external applications to execute directly. Registered programs can be executed directly from the toolbar or menu.

The following illustrates launching Notepad directly from the toolbar.

Options – Source Control

Set up source control options. This option is displayed only when available source control software is installed on user’s computer. What source control systems are supported?

Options[Source Control]

Options[Source Control]
Properties	Description
Source Control Management Type	Selects which of the source control applications installed on the user’s computer will be applied to projects
Options	Sets which source control options will be applied (based on the selected source control application)