eXo Platform 3.5

## Chapter 2. Basic Operations

When the application is launched the first thing you see is the window like this:

Illustration. The eXo IDE interface with main parts

Exo IDE has customizable interface with enhanced windows and editors. The Virtual File System is the physical location (file path) you are working in. It is displayed as the Workspace Panel containing folders and files.

The Content Panel consists of two horizontal panels:

- The Top Panel shows files in several file tabs with their content.

- The Bottom Operation Panel may contain several tabs with the list of file properties, REST Service, Google Gadget or Netvibes Widget output messages, HTML, Google Gadget, ECM Template or Netvibes Widget files preview. To view these tabs, just use special buttons at the right part of the toolbar, or select View or Run from the top menu.

These panels are divided by Horizontal Resize Bar. Also, both Workspace Panel and Content Panel are divided by the Vertical Resize Bar. Both Workspace Panel and Content Panel are also divided by the Vertical Resize Bar.

You can maximize or minimize one of the panels by clicking the special button at the top right corner of this panel.

You can do some basic actions, such as browsing, creating, editing, coping, renaming, uploading, downloading, moving, deleting files and folders. At the right column are shown the Outline Panel and Version Panel:

- The Outline Panel enables you to access tags, variables, functions and other file elements quickly.

- The Version Panel is to navigate to the file versions.

- The active panel is highlighted with one special thick border around the panel window.

## Select Workspace

Each workspace has its unique URL.

eXo IDE may provide access to one or more workspaces on the server.

### Note

In a case if system allowed only one workspace the following option is hidden.

To select a workspace, do as follows:

- Step 1: Go to Window > Select Workspace... from the top menu.

- Step 2: Select your desired workspace and click OK to go to the appropriate workspace; or simply double-click your desired workspace.

Illustration. Select Workspace window

If you open eXo IDE without any current workspaces, the dialog asking you to go to Window > Select Workspace... appears as below.

Illustration. The dialog window in case of no any workspaces set

Click Yes to open the Workspace dialog window.

## Open Folder

To open a folder, do as follows:

- Step 1: Select your desired folder in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Click the plus icon located next to the folder name, or double-click the folder item.

The path pointing to the current folder is displayed at the left corner of the Status Bar.

## Open File

To open a file in the Content Panel, double-click the file item in the Workspace Panel. The history of opened files is saved in browser cookies, so you can see all the file tabs opened even after refreshing the browser window.

## Refresh Selected Folder

To refresh content of the selected folder in the Workspace Panel, click the Refresh Selected Folder button on the toolbar, or go to File > Refresh.

## View and Copy File's URL

To view the absolute URL of a file/folder and copy it to the clipboard, do as follows:

- Step 1: Select the appropriate item in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Go to View > Get URL... from the top menu to open the Item URL window.

- Step 3: Click OK to accept copying the target URL to the clipboard.

### Note

eXo IDE does not support copying multiple URLs to the clipboard at once. The "Get URL..." function is disabled in case of multiple files/folders selected.

## Copy/Cut/Paste Files and Folders

- Step 1: Click your desired files/folders in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Select corresponding icons on the toolbar;

Or, select Edit on the top menu and then click your desired action from the drop-down menu.

Use the Paste function to paste your selected files or folders from one folder to another.

### Note

- The "Paste" function can only be enabled once "Cut" or "Copy" has been performed.

- eXo IDE does not support "Copy" and "Cut" functions for folders and/or files placed in the different folders. These functions are disabled if any item is selected at different levels.