About the Edit menu

About the Edit menu

This menu supports standard edit options.

Figure 91. Edit menu

Menu item	Description
Cut	Copies the current selection to the clipboard, changes its color to gray and deletes it when you Paste it somewhere else. If the selection is a string, Cut copies the selection to the clipboard and removes it from the string. To use it, select an item and: In general, right-click the component(s) and click Cut in the menu. (To Cut more than one component, hold the Ctrl and click to select the items.) In the Nav tree, right-click and click Cut in the menu. In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click the Cut button (). In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click Edit > Cut from the main menu. In a window other than the main browser window, select the item to Cut and click the shortcut key Ctrl + X (hold down Ctrl and enter X).
Copy	Copies the current contents of the clipboard to the destination component as a set of new dynamic properties. If the selection is a string, Copy copies the current text selection and places it in the destination component. To Copy a Component: In general, right-click the component and click Copy in the menu. In the Wire Sheet, right-click, select the component and click the Copy in the menu. In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click the Copy button (). In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click Edit > Copy from the main menu. In a window other than the main browser window, select the item to Copy and click the shortcut key Ctrl + C (hold down Ctrl and enter C). To copy a component, you must Copy it from the Palette or an existing Database. You can follow one the following steps: In the Palette sidebar, expand a module (like control) and sub-directory (like Points), Right-click on a Component (like BooleanWritable) and select Copy. In the namespaces sidebar (tree), expand System, Modules, a module (like control), Files, module.palette, and sub-directory (like Points), Right-click on a Component (like BooleanWritable) and select Copy. OR right-click on a component that you want to Copy from a Wire Sheet, Property Sheet or the tree and select Copy.
Paste	Copies the contents of the clipboard to the destination component as a set of new dynamic properties. If the target is a string, Paste places a reference to the source that was cut or copied into clipboard. It may be accessed by cutting or copying component(s): In general, right-click the component(s) and click Paste in the menu. (To Cut more than one component, hold the Ctrl and click to select the items.) In the Nav tree, right-click and click Paste in the menu. In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click the Paste button (). In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click Edit > Paste from the main menu. In a window other than the main browser window, select the item to Copy and click the shortcut key Ctrl + V (hold down Ctrl and enter V). You can use Drag to Cut and Paste in one operation. You can add a Component to a running Station or an offline Bog File file. If you select Help > Guide On Target with a Component selected, you will get the Guide for that Component. If you select Help > Bajadoc On Target with a Component selected, you will get the bajadoc for that Component. The BooleanWritable bajadoc is at module://control/doc/javax/baja/control/BBooleanWritable.bajadoc. do as follows: In the Wire Sheet, right-click on the background and select Paste to add a new component. The new Component is created and selected. In the Nav tree, right-click on a container and select Paste to add the new component inside the container.
Paste Special	Copies the contents of the clipboard to the destination component when it is a Special Transferable.
Duplicate	Copies the current selection and places a duplicate in the same Container. This function may be access from the menu under Edit (shortcut Ctrl + D) or from the Duplicate button () on the toolbar.
Delete	Removes the current selection from its parent container. It may be accessed by selecting an item and: In general, right-click the component(s) and click Delete in the menu. (To Delete more than one component, hold the Ctrl and click to select the items.) In the Nav tree, right-click and click Delete in the menu. In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click the Delete button (). In the Wire Sheet, select the component and click Edit > Delete from the main menu.
Undo	Reverses the last action as if it had not been performed. It is only available for certain actions as follows: Paste component Cut component Link Delete Links
Redo	Restores an Action after Undo has removed it. It is only available after a successful Undo.