MPS 2018.1 Help

Project Tool Window

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The Project tool window lets you look at your project from various viewpoints and perform the tasks such as creating new items (directories, files, classes, etc.), opening files in the editor, navigating to the code fragment of interest, and more.

Most of the functions in this tool window are accessed as context menu commands in the content pane and associated shortcuts.

Views

The tool window provides you with the following views:

  • Project view. In this view, all the project items along with their dependencies (SDKs and libraries) are shown. The emphasis is on the directory structure (though the packages are also shown).

The necessary view is selected from the list in the left-hand part of the title bar or, if the views are represented by tabs, by clicking the corresponding tab.

To configure a view, use the corresponding options in the title bar context menu. The necessary options can also be accessed by clicking icon viewMode on the title bar.

Title bar context menu

The context menu that appears by right-clicking on the title bar, provides settings for project views.

The following table lists and briefly explains the available commands and options.

ItemShortcutDescription
Autoscroll to Source If this option is on, MPS will automatically open the selected item in the editor.
Autoscroll from Source If this option is on, MPS automatically locates documents that you open in the editor in the Project tool window.
Pinned, Docked, Floating, Windowed, Split ModeThese options let you control general appearance and behavior of the tool window.
Remove from Sidebar This command hides the tool window, removes the button for showing and hiding the tool window and removes the tool window from the quick access menu ( icons general tbShown oricons general tbHidden).

To open the tool window again (and restore the associated features), use the main menu: View | Tool Windows | <Window Name>.

Group Tabs If this option is on, there is a list in the left-hand part of the title bar from which you can select the necessary view. If this option is off, the views are represented by tabs which appear in the left-hand part of the title bar.
show views as tabs
Move to To associate the tool window with a different tool window bar, select this command, and then select the destination tool window bar (Top, Left, Bottom or Right).
Resize To resize the tool window by moving one of its borders, select this command, and then select the necessary Stretch to option.

Note that this command is not available for the floating mode.

Hide N/A Use this command to hide the tool window.

Title bar buttons

ItemShortcutDescription
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If the views are currently shown as tabs (the Group Tabs option is off), this button appears to the right of the last visible tab.

If the first or the last of the available views is currently selected, this button is shown as microba com michaelbaranov microba calendar resource forward 16 ormicroba com michaelbaranov microba calendar resource back 16.

Click this button to open the list of views, for example, to select a different view.

icon scroll from source on title bar Click this icon to navigate from a file in the editor to the corresponding node (file, class, field, method, etc.) in the Project tool window.

This icon is not available if the Autoscroll from Source option is currently on.

icons actions collapseall N/A Use this icon or shortcut to collapse all the nodes.
icon viewMode Use this button to open a menu whose options are a subset of the title bar context menu.
icons general hideLeftPart N/A Use this icon or shortcut to hide the tool window.

When used in combination with the Alt key, clicking this icon hides all the tool windows attached to the same tool window bar.

Content pane

The content pane shows the folders associated with your project and their contents, or your database consoles grouped by DB data sources.

Context menu commands for the content pane items

The context menu of an item provides access to all the functions available for this item.

ItemShortcutDescription
New N/A Use this command to create a new item (directory, file, or class). within the selected one (project or directory).
Cut N/A Use this command to move the selected item or items from the current location to the clipboard.
Copy N/A Use this command to copy the selected item or items to the clipboard.
Copy Path(s) N/A Use this command to copy the full path(s) of the selected item or items to the clipboard.
Copy Relative Path N/A Use this command to copy a relative path to the selected item to the clipboard.
Paste N/A Use this command to insert the contents of the clipboard into the selected location.
Jump to Source N/A Use this command to open the selected file in the editor. If the file is already open, the corresponding editor tab will become active.
Find Usages N/A Use this command to find the usages of the selected item. (The Find Usages dialog will open.)
Find in Path N/A Use this command to perform a text search. (Find in Path dialog will open.)
Replace in Path N/A Use this command to perform text search-and-replace. (Replace in Path dialog will open.)
Refactor Use this command to perform one of the refactorings available for the selected item.

For example, you can rename (Refactor | Rename), move and copy files and directories.

Delete N/A Use this command to delete the selected item. Use with care!
Run '<item_name>'
Debug '<item_name>'
N/A Run a test configuration.
Local History Use this command to view local history for the selected file or directory, or to create a label for the current version of your project.
Synchronize '<item_name>'Use this command to synchronize the selected item with its version saved in the file system.

(If you change a file or directory contents externally, MPS, under certain circumstances, may not be aware of the corresponding changes unless you use this command.)

Show in ExplorerUse this command to open a file browser (e.g. Windows Explorer or Finder) and show the selected item there.

File status highlights

If VCS integration is enabled for the current project, MPS uses colors to denote VCS file status in the Project tool window. The following table presents information about the meaning of the colors.

ColorFile StatusDescription
BlackUp to dateFile is unchanged.
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Gray DeletedFile is scheduled for deletion from the repository.
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Blue ModifiedFile has changed since the last synchronization.
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Green AddedFile is scheduled for addition to the repository.
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Violet MergedFile is merged by your VCS as a result of an update.
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Brown UnversionedFile exists locally, but is not in the repository, and is not scheduled for adding.
highlightBrown
Olive IgnoredFile will be ignored in any VCS operation.
highlightOlive
Red Merged with conflictsDuring the last update, file was merged with conflicts.
highlightRedTxt
Lilac Externally deletedFile is deleted locally, but was not scheduled for deletion, and still exists in the CVS repository.
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Dark cyan SwitchedThe file is taken from a different branch than the whole project. This status is valid for CVS and SVN.
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Last modified: 6 August 2018