Adding a Utility

A utility is a program launched by the editor using a menu item from the 'Utilities' tab in the configuration of Wedit. It should be a program that you use frequently. The 'nickname' you choose for it will be added to the 'Options' menu.


The dialog box asks you for the following information:

           The name of the executable to start. Here you should enter the name of the executable or a keyword enclosed in dollar signs.

           The arguments you want to pass to the program

           The directory in which the program should start

           The nickname you want to associate with the program. This name will be added to the options menu.

You can enter the following keywords, instead of a 'hardwired' argument:

$EXE$ This will be replaced by the executable that is associated to the current project.

$FILE$ This will be replaced by the name of the current file.

$CURSOR$ The symbol under the cursor.

$ASK$ The editor will ask the argument of a program and replace the keyword with the text you enter.