User Interface

The µVision User Interface offers menus, toolbars, keyboard shortcuts, dialog boxes, and windows to manage the various aspects of your embedded project.

• Menu bars provide commands for editor operations, project maintenance, development tool option settings, program debugging, external tool control, window selection and manipulation, and on-line help.
• Toolbar buttons allow you to rapidly execute µVision4 commands.
• µVision GUI describes the graphical interface.
• Window Layout Concept gives a short explanation of the µVision4 default screen layout.
• Docking Windows explains how windows can be moved and how docking helper controls support you in positioning windows.
• Using the Editor describes editor features and configuration options.
• File Menu and Commands lists the commands to manipulate files. Access the license manager and Device Database from this menu.
• Edit Menu and Commands lists the commands that are accessible when working with the editor. Navigate between bookmarks, configure the editor, set syntax highlighting, and define short-keys, keywords, and templates from this menu.
• View Menu lists the commands that display or hide the Status Bar, toolbars, and windows. While in Debug Mode, you can enforce windows to refresh periodically from this menu.
• Project Menu and Commands lists the commands available to control your project.
• Flash Menu lists the commands and options available for Flash programming.
• Debug Menu and Commands lists the commands to debug the application as: set or remove breakpoints, single stepping commands, execution profiling, and call the debug-function editor.
• Peripherals Menu lists the peripherals that are currently simulated. The list is CPU dependent.
• Tools Menu offers the possibility to link third-party tools to µVision4. Customize this menu to your needs.
• SVCS Menu offers access to software version control systems. This menu can be customized.
• Window Menu lists the commands to split, tile, and close text editor windows.
• Help Menu lists commands to contact the support, open various help systems, and to access knowledge articles.
• Status Bar provides editor, debugger, and command line information.
• Keyboard shortcuts offer quick access to µVision4 commands. Define your own short-keys.
• Books Window gives access to books and manuals that are part of your project. You may add and view relevant documents through this feature.
• Functions Window browse through your source code. Gives a comprehensive overview of the existing modules and functions in the code.
• Templates Window gives access to templates. Define, change, and use templates through this window.