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Python external documentation

ItemDescription
Module NamesThis column shows the names of the modules, whose documentation you want to have visible in browser on invoking View | External Documentation, or pressing ⇧F1 or ⇧F1⇧F1 or ⇧F1⇧F2 or ⇧F2⇧ F1, ^ F1, ⇧F1, ⌃F1, ⇧F1 or ⌃F1⇧ F1, ⇧F1 or ⇧F1.
URL PatternThis column shows existing patterns of the URLs to the external documentation, or its local address.

If external documentation resides locally, specify the local path to it .

add.png Click this button to add to the list a new module and its URL pattern or local address.
../../Shared/editFlexLibraryNew.png Click this button to change the name and/or URL pattern of the selected module.

Double-clicking an entry in the table produces same result.
delete.png Delete the selected module from the list.

Add/Edit Documentation URL

ItemDescription
Module nameType module name in the text field.
URL patternIn this text field, create the desired pattern, using plain text and macros from the Available Macros field.

Note that documentation can also reside locally.

InsertClick this button to add the selected macro to the pattern.

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