The Simply Fortran Interface

The interface in the Simply Fortran development environment is relatively intuitive. Each portion of the Simply Fortran windows is described in detail below.

Window Layout

The Simply Fortran window is divided into two main regions. The left side displays project management, file outline, and debugging tool panels. The right side displays Fortran editor tabs as well as the Build Status and Console tabs. These tabs can be separated into additional views to show multiple files side-by-side. The entire window is displayed below:

Simply Fortran Window

The menu and toolbar located at the top of the window are explained in subsequent sections.

The bottom of the window feature a small status bar. The left-most portion of the status bar is used for reporting Simply Fortran’s current work status and, when appropriate, the current version control mode and branch. Normally, this status will report “Ready” when editing text, managing projects, or configuring options. When a project build procedure is executed, this status will change to the appropriate text while the work is being performed. The right-most portion of the status bar contains the current cursor position within the editor.

Menus

The menus in Simply Fortran provide access to all the functionality in the suite. Many of the menu options also map to hotkeys to improve access.

File Menu

Entry	Function
New	Opens a new file in an editor tab
Open…	Opens an existing file in an editor tab
Save	Saves the file in the current editor tab
Save As…	Saves the file in the current tab using a user-specified name
Save All	Saves all tabs and the current project (if saved previously)
Close	Closes the current active editor tab
Scratch Pads	Submenu providing Scratch Pads management and creation functions
Version Control	Submenu providing file-specific version control functions
Page Setup…	Configures the page layout for printing
Print	Prints the contents of the current tab
Recent Files	Submenu listing the files most recently opened via the “Open…” menu item	Exit	Closes Simply Fortran

Edit Menu

Entry	Function
Undo	Undoes the previous action within the current editor tab
Redo	Redoes the previously undone action within the current editor tab
Cut	Cuts the selected text in the current tab,placing it on the clipboard
Copy	copies the selected text in the current tab to the clipboard
Paste	Pastes text from the clipboard into the current editor tab
Delete	Deletes thee selected text in the current tab
Select All	Selects all text in the current editor tab
Select Matching	Selects any other text that matches the current selection
Select Matching Words	Selects any other word that matches the current selection
Selection Mode	Allows changing selection mode between normal and block (rectangular)
Increase Indent	Indents the selected line(s)
Decrease Indent	Dedents the selected line(s)
Comment Line	For supported languages , comments the selected line(s) in the current tab
Uncomment Line	For supported languages , uncomments the selected line(s) in the current tab
Smart Indent File	Indents entire file according to code structure, when supported
Find…	Opens the Find dialog to search for text in the current tab
Find Again	Performs the previous search specified from the current cursor position
Replace/Find Again	Replaces the selected text with the specified text from the Find dialog and proceeds to the next matched text in the current tab
Find in Project…	Opens the Text Search panel for searching all files in a project
Goto Line…	Opens the line number specification dialog to move the cursor to a specified line
Bookmarks	Submenu for toggling and navigating between bookmarks in the current editor
Languages	Submenu for specifying the language parser to use in the current editor tab
Line End Characters	Submenu for setting and converting the line end standard used (Windows/MS-DOS or Linux/*BSD)
Convert Tabs to Spaces	Converts all tab characters to spaces in an intelligent manner

Project Menu

New Project	Creates a new project, clearing the current project pane
Open Project…	Opens an existing project
Save Project	Saves the current project
Save Project As…	Saves the current project using a user-specified name
Switch To	Switches to another open project
Close Current Project	Closes the current project
Close All Projects	Closes all open projects
Export	Submenu providing project export options
Version Control	Submenu providing project-specific version control functions
Recent Projects	Submenu lists the most recently used four projects
Add Folder…	Adds a folder to the current project
Add File(s)…	Adds a file or files to the current project
View Makefile	Opens the project’s current Makefile script
Options…	Opens the Project Options window

Build Menu

Entry	Function
Generate Makefile	Constructs a makefile for the given project
Build Project	Builds the current project’s target
Clean	Removes any intermediate files and the target resulting from a previous build action
Launch Project	Executes the project’s executable if the project results in an executable
Profile	Calulates profiling results for the current target executable if enabled
Compile and Run Current File	Compiles and executes the Fortran code in the current editor tab only

Debug Menu

Entry	Function
Start	Starts the debugger for the current project
Restart	Stops the current program during debugging and returns to the beginning of the program
Stop	Stops the debugger or detaches from an attached process
Attach	Attaches the debugger to a currently running program
Step Over	Steps over the code line to the next line in the current scope
Step In	Steps into the subprogram (if possible)
Step Out	Completes the current subprogram and returns to the calling entity
Continue	Continues execution after pausing
Add Watch Expression…	Opens a dialog to enter a watch expression
Clear All Watch Expressions	Removes all watch expressions
Clear All Breakpoints	Removes all breakpoints

Toolbox Menu

Entry	Function
Configure Tools…	Opens the Toolbox Manager to add and remove tools

Options Menu

Entry	Function
Compiler and Support Programs…	Opens the Compiler and Support Programs options window
Appearance and Behavior…	Opens the Appearance and Behavior options window
Enable Syntax Check	When enabled, Simply Fortran will automatically and periodically check syntax in the project and any editor tabs
Enable Autocomplete	When enabled, Simply Fortran will provide autocompletion suggestions while typing
Project…	Opens the Project Options window

View Menu

Entry	Function
Left Panel	Allows switching Simply Fortran’s left panel mode
Open New Terminal	Opens a new terminal in a tab within Simply Fortran
Open Console	Opens the input/output console
Open Build Status	Opens the tab which shows the building and compiling progress
Open Start Panel	Opens the Simply Fortran Start panel in a tab if not already open
Package Manager…	Windows Only: Provides access to the SF Package Manager if installed

The View menu will also list all open editor tabs.

Help Menu

Entry	Function
Tutorial…	Opens a simple tutorial
Contents…	Opens the help browser
About Simply Fortran…	Opens the splash dialog
Registration…	Opens the registration dialog

Toolbar

The toolbar provides fast access for a selection of Simply Fortran functions found in the menus.

Simply Fortran Toolbar

The Quick Search bar, located to the far right, is explained further in Quick Search. When the debugger is running, additional debugger-specific toolbar buttons will be enabled.

Side Panel Toolbar

The side panel provides project management, file outlining, searching facilities, and debugging features. The different modes of panel operation can be switched using the small side panel toolbar:

The buttons switch between the following panels: