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4.2. Navigating Source

The set of menus at the top of the editor can be used to navigate through your source code. Each menu indicates the scope of the current cursor selection in the file and may be used to navigate within the top-level scope, or within sub-scopes when they exist.

When editor tabs are hidden by clicking on the options drop down in the top right of the editor area, the left-most of these menus lists the currently open files by name.

You can also use the Goto Definition menu item in the editor context menu to click on a construct in your source and zoom to its point of definition. Alternatively, place the cursor or selection on a symbol and use the Goto Selected Symbol Defn item in the Source menu, or its keyboard equivalent.

When moving around source, the history buttons in the top left of the editor area can be used to move forward and backward through visited files and locations within a file in a manner similar to the forward and back buttons in a web browser.

Other commonly used ways to select among files that are open include the Window menu, which lists all open files, and the Recent sub-menu in the File menu.

Additionally, the Open From Keyboard command in the File menu can be a convenient way to find files quickly. This operates in a temporary input area at the bottom of the IDE window and offers auto-completion of file names as you type.