Syntax editor plugin

Enable the syntax editor plugin to use the syntax editor.

The syntax editor enables the following features for all script fields:

• JavaScript syntax coloring, indentation, line numbers, and automatic creation of closing braces and quotes
• Code editing functions
• Code syntax checking
• Script macros for common code shortcuts

Figure 1. JavaScript syntax editor

The syntax editor can be disabled or enabled by modifying the glide.ui.javascript_editor property in the sys_properties.list. In addition, administrators can configure the syntax editor to show error and warning indicators next to a line of code that contains an error by modifying the glide.ui.syntax_editor.show_warnings_errors property. For information on the sys_properties.list, refer to Available system properties.

Note:

Administrators can disable or enable the syntax editor for all users, regardless of user preference.

• Syntax editor JavaScript support
  The syntax editor provides editing functions to support editing JavaScript scripts.
• Syntax editor keyboard shortcuts and actions
  The syntax editor offers keyboard shortcuts and actions to assist in writing code.
• Syntax editor macros
  Script macros provide shortcuts for typing commonly used code. To insert macro text into a script field, enter the macro keyword followed by the Tab.
• Create or modify a script macro
  Administrators can define new script macros or modify existing script macros.