Timing Diagram Editing and Analysis

4.6 Report Window

4.6 Report Window

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4.6 Report Window

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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.

ReportTabs

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.

report_find_and_replace

 

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

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