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Using editing proposals

Using text proposals

Proposals assist you when writing statechart language expressions. Whenever editing some text anywhere in the graphical statechart editor or in the properties view, at any point you can press the [Ctrl+Space] key combination to get some context-sensitive help.

Certain proposals, like statechart language keywords, have documentation associated with them. When such a proposal is selected, either using the mouse or the keyboard, this information is shown in a secondary pop-up window next to the proposal.

You can either use the mouse or the keyboard to select and insert a proposal in the text:

  • Double-click on a proposal to insert it in the text at the current position.
  • Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate to the proposal you want to insert in the text, then press [Return] to actually insert the proposal at the current position.

Using actions proposals on states

When a state is selected, [Ctrl+Space] opens a pop-up window showing a context-sensitive menu with possible action choices to perform on the state.

These action proposals have additional information associated to them. When a proposal is selected either using the mouse or the keyboard, this information is shown in a secondary pop-up window next to the proposal.

You can either use the mouse or the keyboard to execute a proposal:

  • Double-click on a proposal to execute it.
  • Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate to the proposal you want to execute, then press [Return] to actually execute it.

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