The Report window displays error reports and generated code. It is also a general purpose editor and can be used to view and edit text files.
Finding the Report Window
•Select the Window > Report menu to bring the Report Window to the front. There will always be a report window open. |
Default Tabs
The Report window will open with a variety of tabs. Also each time you export the timing diagram to a different format (like VHDL or SPICE) the generated file will be displayed in a new tab.
•Simulation.log, waveperl.log, and Error tabs show simulation and perl scripting errors. •Differences shows a tabular form of difference for comparison errors from the Waveform Comparison feature. •Te_parse.log and TE Results show the errors and results of Temporal equations from the Transaction Tracker feature. |
Report Window is also a Text Editor:
To use the Report window as an editor use the following Report menu options to open and save new files:
•Report > Open Report Tab opens a new file •Report > Close Report Tab closes the displayed tab and file •Report > Save Report Tab saves the displayed file •Report > Save Report Tab As saves the displayed file under a different name. •Report > Print Report Tab prints the displayed file. |
In addition to the standard editing environment, the Report window provides the following editing features:
•To go to a specific line number, press <Ctrl>-<Shift>-L. •To perform a text search, press <Ctrl>-F. |
The Report window displays are full-featured editor windows. Some editing features can be reached by right clicking in the report tab and choosing the command.
•Right click in the Report Window and choose Find from the context menu to open the Replace dialog. •When a replace is completed, the number of matches is displayed in the bottom left corner of the Main program window. |
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Below is a complete list of keyboard and mouse commands which are supported by the editor window.
Key |
Purpose |
Arrow keys |
Moves cursor one space in the direction of the arrow. |
Page Up |
Moves one page up. |
Page Down |
Moves one page down. |
Home |
Moves cursor to beginning of line. |
End |
Moves cursor to end of line. |
Ctrl+Up |
Moves to the beginning of the line or the beginning of the previous line if already at beginning of line. |
Ctrl+Down |
Moves to the beginning of the next line. |
Ctrl+Right |
Moves to the start of the next word. |
Ctrl+Left |
Moves to the start of the previous word. |
Ctrl+Page Up |
Moves to beginning of file. |
Ctrl+Page Down |
Moves to end of file. |
Shift+move combo |
Selects between cursor position and position moved to. |
F1 |
Help: show this help file. |
F4 |
Print from window. |
Shift+F4 |
Print Options. |
F5 |
Search |
Ctrl+F5 |
Insert blank line before current line. |
F6 |
Replace |
F8 |
Toggle highlight lines: press F8 and move cursor to end of selection. |
F9 |
Insert blank line after current line. |
Shift+F9 |
Delete current line. |
Alt+J |
Join line : removes the next carriage return. |
Alt+C |
Block copy: duplicates selected text, inserting it after selection. |
Alt+Backspace |
Undo |
Alt+3 |
Protected text toggle: selected text cannot be modified while protected. |
Alt+7 |
Change color |
Ctrl+T |
Tab |
Ctrl+A |
Select all. |
Ctrl+X |
Cut |
Ctrl+C |
Copy |
Ctrl+V |
Paste |
Ctrl+Z |
Undo |
Ctrl+Y |
Redo |
Ctrl+F |
Search |
Alt+S |
Find in Files (multiple file search) |
Ctrl+G |
Jump to line# |