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Swiss File Knife

a command line
multi function tool.

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run own cmd
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Depeche View
Source Research
First Steps

windows GUI
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command line
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view all text
as you type
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find by click
quick copy
multi view
find nearby
fullscreen
bookmarks
find by path
expressions
location jump
skip accents
clip match
filter lines
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highlight
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Depeche View hotkeys and function reference

[General Depeche View Input Scheme]

   SHIFT    Key + Mouse Button selects for SEARCH.
   CONTROL  Key + Mouse Button selects for COPY.
   ALT      Key + Mouse Button selects for BOOKMARKING.

   LEFT MOUSE BUTTON    operates in the CURRENT View (Window).
   RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON   sends something into the NEARBY View.
                        NEARBY means the view to the right,
                        or if there is none, the leftmost.
   MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON  sends something into the LEFT SIDE View.
                        If there is none, it sends to the rightmost.

   A view can send into another view:
            -  a phrase search
            -  a bookmark location
            -  a filtered view line selection.

[List of hotkeys, mouse inputs and functions]

   * = since Release 1.5.3

   Keyboard       Alternative Input    Function
   -------------- -------------------- ---------------------------
   F1             lclick on "<>"       full window size
   F1+SHIFT                            toggle master frame maximize
   F2             lclick on "="        horizontal tiling
   F2+CTRL        lclick on rfocus     result focus location
   F3             CTRL+Cursor Down     next search result
   F3+CTRL        CTRL+Cursor Up       previous search result
*  F4             CTRL+A               toggle result filter view
   F4+SHIFT       lclick on noseq      ignore word sequence
   F4+CTRL        lclick on noops      disable AND OR NOT *
   F5             lclick on reload     Pro: reload changed files.
                                       Pro: in edit mode: revert and end edit.
   F5+CTRL                             Pro: reload current file.
*  F6             file list button     toggle file list view
*  F7             lclick on case       case sensitive search
*  F7+CTRL                             disable syntax highlighting
*  F8                                  search for "class ..."
   F9                                  Pro: open file in notepad
*  F9+CTRL                             Pro: open empty notepad
*  F10                                 Pro: open file in associated application
   F11                                 Pro: browse folder of current file
*  F12            lclick on "_"        minimize all views

   CTRL+1         lclick on "1"        Pro: select bookmark set no. 1
   ...
   CTRL+9         lclick on "9"        Pro: select bookmark set no. 9

   CTRL+Q         lclick on showbm     hide or show bookmarks
   CTRL+SHIFT+Q                        enable text over bookmarks
   CTRL+W                              word wrap current text file
   CTRL+SHIFT+W                        stream wrap current text
   CTRL+E                              Pro: edit file in external editor.
                                       Pro: in edit mode: save and end edit.
   CTRL+SHIFT+E                        edit file w/o changing clipboard
   CTRL+R                              create bookmark remark
                                       Pro: in edit mode: Repeat Edit
   ALT+R                               Pro: in edit mode: Repeat Edit Case Adaptive
                                       if search and replace have same length.
   CTRL+SHIFT+R                        create empty remark line
   CTRL+T         lclick on showtab    show tabs and spaces
   CTRL+U         lclick on pathup     one step up in "path:"
   CTRL+I                              show line/column info
   CTRL+O         lclick on open       open directory or file
   CTRL+P                              change search delay
   CTRL+SHIFT+P                        autoload, noseq and more
   CTRL+A         lclick on filter     toggle filtered view
   CTRL+SHIFT+A   rclick on filter     toggle autofilter
   CTRL+S                              save bookmark changes.
                                       Pro: in edit mode: save text changes.
   CTRL+SHIFT+S                        force save of bookmarks
   CTRL+D                              toggle filter view details.
                                       Pro: editor: delete whole line.
   CTRL+F         lclick on find       open find dialog
   CTRL+SHIFT+F   lclick on find       open find dialog
   CTRL+G                              goto line or location
   CTRL+SHIFT+G                        toggle clip group match
   CTRL+H                              enter a word for highlight
   CTRL+SHIFT+H   mode / highresline   highlight whole search result line,
                                       or toggle fview result highlight
   CTRL+J                              alternative main font
   CTRL+SHIFT+J   rclick on showbm     alternative bookmark font
   CTRL+K         mode / gray unsel    mark excluded files in gray
   CTRL+SHIFT+L   rclick on reload     Pro: toggle auto reload
   CTRL+Y         CTRL+SHIFT+Z         jump forward in text location history.
   CTRL+Z                              jump back to a recent text location.
                                       Pro: editor: undo recent edit(s).
   CTRL+X                              same as CTRL+G
   CTRL+C                              copy screen  text to clipboard
                                       (only the visible lines)
   CTRL+SHIFT+C                        copy current text to clipboard
                                       (all lines of the active subfile)
                                       Pro: editor: duplicate current line.
   CTRL+V                              copy clipboard to "find:"
   CTRL+N         lclick on normal     narrow path to current file
   CTRL+SHIFT+N                        "" and run instant search
   CTRL+M         lclick on clear      clear path mask
                  lclick on "path: "
   PAUSE          lclick on reset      toggle find mask auto reset

   rclick on showbm     toggle bookmark font/color
   rclick on setup      edit config file in notepad
   SHIFT+click on case  toggle punctuation insensitive search
   CTRL +click on case  toggle accent insensitive search

   Insert               reset the find or path mask.
                        click on "find: " also clears the find mask.
   SHIFT+Backspace      reset the find or path mask.
   CTRL+Insert          same as CTRL+C, copy screen text to clipboard.
                        in a filtered view, copies only visible lines.
                        Pro: in edit mode: copy selection to clipboard.
   CTRL+SHIFT+Insert    same as CTRL+SHIFT+C, copy current text to clip.
                        in a filtered view, copies all filtered lines.
   CTRL+Shift+Delete    Pro: in edit mode: delete to end of line.
   CTRL+Delete          Pro: in edit mode: move block to editor in nearby view.
                        see also CTRL+right button below (cross copy).
   CTRL+Home            jump to start of current or previous file
   CTRL+End             jump to end   of current or next     file
   CTRL+SHIFT+Home      jump to start of all loaded files
   CTRL+SHIFT+End       jump to end   of all loaded files
   SHIFT+Left/Right     horizontal motion (ENTER to reset)
   ENTER                reset horizontal motion
   SHIFT+ENTER          editor: insert blank line.
   CTRL+TAB             change tab size
   CTRL+SHIFT+TAB       toggle large tab sizes
   ESCAPE               close most recent view
   ESCAPE+SHIFT         close all and exit application

   DOUBLE CONTROL       on a word marks it for highlighting
   DOUBLE CONTROL       on blank space resets word highlights
   SHIFT+DOUBLE CONTROL If Setup / General / local word hightlights are active,
                        adding SHIFT is required for a global highlight.
   SHIFT+DOUBLE CONTROL If Setup / General / local word hightlights are active,
                        adding SHIFT is required to reset highlights everywhere.
   rclick on case       toggle case sensitivity for highlighted words
   CTRL PRESS/RELEASE/PRESS then LEFT MOUSE BUTTON DOWN
                        begins selection of a phrase for highlight,
                        until the control key is released.

   SHIFT+Cursor Right/Left   horizontal motion
   SHIFT+Cursor Down/Up      fast vertical move through text
   CTRL +Cursor Down/Up      jump to next/previous search result

   left  button down, mouse  move   -  surf the text
                ... on a bookmark   -  move or indent bookmark
          ... left near bookmarks   -  change bookmarks width
   shift+left button  mouse move    -  surf two views in parallel
   right button down on blank space -  create second window (view), or activate
                                       first window, and copy search context
   right and left button on blank   -  if in second window, create third
   right button down on word        -  search in nearby view
   middle button down on word       -  search in left side view (if any)
   double click on blank space      -  pull all views to top, and rearrange
   left  click on a bookmark        -  goto bookmark in the same view
   right click on a bookmark        -  goto bookmark in a nearby view,
                                       move mouse while button down to select view.
   middle click on a bookmark       -  goto bookmark in left side view
   SHIFT+ click on a bookmark       -  goto bookmark and set path to that file.
   lclick near right border of view -  if in the left  view of two, resize both
   lclick near left border of view  -  if in the right view of two, resize both
                                       (only in blank lines while editing)

   SHIFT+left button down on a word -  begin search phrase selection       (1)
   CTRL +left button down on a word -  begin copy to clipboard selection   (1)
   ALT  +left button down on a word -  begin bookmark create selection     (1)
   SHIFT+right button     on a word -  begin search select for nearby view (1)
   CTRL +right button     on a word -  begin bookmark create selection     (1)
                                       Pro: in edit mode: cross copy to editor
                                       within a nearby view.
   CTRL +SHIFT+left click in a line -  copy whole line text into clipboard
   CTRL+SHIFT+right click in a line -  Pro: in edit mode: cross copy text line
                                       to editor within a nearby view
         middle button    on a word -  begin search select for left view

   (1) after start of selection, click on another word within the same line.
       in case of copy to clipboard, words in other lines work as well.
       finally, release the keyboard key (SHIFT, CTRL or ALT).

   CTRL+left click into find mask   -  copy find mask content to clipboard.
   CTRL+left click into path mask   -  copy path mask content to clipboard.
   CTRL+SHIFT+lclick into top line  -  copy current filename  to clipboard.

Note: some buttons mentioned under "Mouse Action" appear only temporary,
      e.g. the "rfocus" button is visible once there are search results.