LPCXpresso IDE Tips

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Content originally posted in LPCWare by NXP_USA on Tue May 11 15:38:17 MST 2010
Code folding is an editor feature that can make it easier to navigate through large files of code. It works by displaying a + or - symbol in the left edge of the editor window, that lines up with each function declaration. The symbol can be used to toggle full display of the function contents, or a summary display showing just its declaration.

To turn on code folding in LPCXpresso, right click on the left edge of the editor window and select Enable Folding from the context menu.

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Content originally posted in LPCWare by NXP_USA on Wed May 12 14:45:09 MST 2010
The LPCXpresso IDE's default perspective has four views, showing the project explorer, editor, console, and quick start panel.

If you need more screen real estate to edit your code, double click on the editor view tab for your open file. This will cause the project explorer, console, and quick start panel to be temporarily hidden. The editor view will grow to take up all of the space in the LPCXpresso window. To bring the other views back, click the "Restore" button at the top right of the editor view.

It is possible to open two LPCXpresso IDE windows simultaneously. These windows will mirror all of the LPCXpresso functionality, so you will have two project explorers and two editor views. This could be useful because you dedicate one of the windows to editing the code you are working on and set up a second window for viewing header files or browsing through library code. This feature is especially useful on multiple-monitor machines.

To open a second LPCXpresso IDE window, choose "New Window" from the "Window" menu.