Shell bar

The shell bar is the uppermost part of the user interface. It is always visible and gives access to various actions and functions.

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Shell bar actions and functions

The shell bar includes the following actions and functions:

Application

Once click a drop-down opens.

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  • Open opens an application.

  • New creates a new application.

  • New from Template creates a new application based on a Template.

  • New from File creates a new application by importing an application. This is a file that ends with .plantet9.

  • Delete deletes the current application.

  • Copy copies the current application.

  • Export to File exports the application to a file. This is a file that ends with .planet9.

  • Generate Version generates a version of your app. Read more at Version Management.

  • Refresh Masterdata refreshes all masterdata. This is used to fetch all incoming updates when changes happen in other services/tools.

    Display & Edit

    Toggle Edit or Display mode.

    Save

    Save your adaptive application.

    Activate

    Save and activate your application. This saves changes and restarts the preview with all changes applied.

    Syntax

    Checks for possible syntax errors in all scripts.

    Run

    Run a preview of the application in a new browser tab.

    Documentation bar

    Search for documentation material from the Neptune Documentation website.

    Screen views

    Switch pane layout.

    Toggle the view of the component library and the application tree. Display them stacked in one pane or display them in panes side by side.

    Switch the preview pane with the properties pane.

    Hide the properties pane.

    Toggle OpenAI Chat

    Facilitates an OpenAI ChatGPT chat pane for AI assistance during coding, featuring adjustable settings for Model, Temperature, Max Tokens, and Stream. Additionally, offers an option to export the ongoing chat.

Username drop-down

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Theme

Changes system’s theme.

Font Family

Applies given font.

Font Ligatures

Enables ligatures.

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Some fonts support stylistic sets, to toggle a subset of the available font ligatures. Enable Advanced Font Ligatures and include the subsets that you want to utilize.

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Font Size

Changes size of text.

Word Wrap

Edits text wrap. Changes can be seen the editor panel.

Cursor Surrounding Lines

Controls the number of lines Monaco aims to maintain above or below the cursor during keyboard scrolling.

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Show Folding Controls

Alter the buttons that let you hide or show blocks of code.

Scroll Beyond Last Line

Increases scroll range in the editor panel.

Enable Minimap

Places a scaled-down version of the current script you have open in the top right corner.

Format On Paste

Formats code when pasting.

Format On Type

Formats code while typing.

Enable Aggregation-based Object Placement

This involves organizing related objects into separate aggregations, enabling efficient management and manipulation based on object type, improving code structure and performance.

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