The VisualAge for C++ Editor is a powerful 32-bit editor. It is fast, simple to use, helpful, and easily modified to meet your personal preferences.

You can compile, browse, make, build, debug or issue other VisualAge for C++ commands without leaving the Editor. It performs all the common editing tasks such as insert, delete, split and join lines, find, block and manipulate text, or undo changes, create and find marks, and move between different source file views.

The Editor is language sensitive, with highlighting in different fonts and colors for different types of language constructs. Automatic indenting and dynamic error checking is provided. You can correct your work by quickly navigating through each error without having to compile or leave the Editor.

The Editor helps you to review and understand the code by presenting several views of the source. For example, display only function headers in the file to quickly see what is in the file and locate a function of interest. You can also display the program's flow of control, or insert programming templates.

You can also record a sequence of keyboard events as a macro command and then modify it to be reused as an external command.

Some useful keyboard shortcuts (and their Tool bar equivalents):

Ctrl-S - Save your file (Save File button)
Ctrl-O - Open another file (Open File button)
F3 - Close all views
Shift-F9 - Issue an edit command
File List - Show a list of open files
Alt-N - Go to next opened file in the ring (Next File button)
Alt-P - Go to previous opened file in the ring (Previous File button)
Alt-BackSpace - Undo
Alt-Shift-N - Next ring
Alt-Shift-P - Previous ring
