eXo Platform 3.5

## Chapter 2. Basic Operations

Before using eXo IDE, you should familiarize yourself with the application interface:

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 pane containing folders and files.

The Content pane consists of two horizontal sub-panes:

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

- The Bottom Operation pane may contain several tabs showing 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 show the file properties tab, click on the toolbar or go to View --> Properties.

  - To show the file preview, go to Run --> Show Preview from the top menu.

These panes are divided by the Horizontal Resize bar. Also, both Workspace pane and Content pane are divided by the Vertical Resize bar and the Vertical Resize bar.

At the right column are the Outline pane and Version pane:

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

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

### Tip

- The active pane is highlighted with a blue border.

- You can maximize or minimize one of the panes by clicking 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 via the toolbar or the top menu.

## Select a workspace

eXo IDE may provide access to one or more workspaces on the server. Each workspace has its unique URL.

### Note

In case the system allows only one workspace, the Select Workspace option will be hidden.

Select a workspace

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

2. Select your desired workspace and click OK to go to the appropriate workspace;

Or, simply double-click your desired workspace.

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

Click Yes to open the Workspace form.

## Open a folder

1. Select your desired folder in the Workspace pane.

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 a file

To open a file in the Content pane, double-click the file item in the Workspace pane.

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 a selected folder

To refresh content of a selected folder in the Workspace pane, click on the toolbar; or go to File --> Refresh from the top menu.

## View and Copy a file's URL

1. Select the appropriate item in the Workspace pane.

2. Go to View --> Get URL... from the top menu to open the Item URL form.

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

1. Click your desired files/folders in the Workspace pane.

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.