TADS Workbench Command List

Build.Abort

Interrupt the current build process (this should be used only if the build appears to be stuck).
TADS 3 only

Build.AllPackages

Build all packages (Release ZIP, SETUP, Web Page, Source ZIP).
TADS 3 only

Build.Clean

Delete all of the project's "debug" compiler-output files - object files, symbol files, and the executable file.
TADS 3 only

Build.CompileAndRun

Compile the project in "debug" mode, and if successful, begin execution as soon as the build completes.

Build.CompileExe

Compile the project into a stand-alone executable that Windows users can run without installing the TADS Interpreter.

Build.CompileForDebug

Compile the project in "debug" mode, for execution in the integrated debugger.

Build.CompileForDebugFull

Compile the project in "debug" mode, recompiling all files, whether changed or not since the last build.
TADS 3 only

Build.CompileForRelease

Compile the project in "release" mode, for distribution to users.

Build.CompileInstaller

Compile the project and package it into a stand-alone SETUP program for single-file distribution to Windows users.

Build.GoToError

Display the source code line referenced by the error message at the current location in the Debug Log tool window.

Build.Publish

Publish the project to the Internet: upload to the IF Archive and create a listing on IFDB..
TADS 3 only

Build.ReleaseZIP

Build a ZIP file for release, with the compiled game and all "feelies".
TADS 3 only

Build.Settings

Display the Build Settings dialog to make changes to the project's build configuration.

Build.SourceZIP

Build a ZIP file containing the complete source code for the game, including the project file and all "feelies".
TADS 3 only

Build.WebPage

Generate a web page for distributing the game.
TADS 3 only

Debug.AbortCommand

Send an "abort" signal to the running program to terminate processing of the current game command.

Debug.AddWatch

Add the current text selection to the expression window.

Debug.Break

Break into the program's execution, interrupting any command-line editing under way.

Debug.ClearCallTrace

Clear the call trace log.
TADS 2 only

Debug.DisableBreakpoint

Disable the breakpoint (if any) at the current source code line.

Debug.EditBreakpoints

Display the Breakpoints dialog.

Debug.Evaluate

Compute and display the current value of an expression.

Debug.Go

Start or continue execution of the program.

Debug.ReplaySession

Restart the game and replay the input script from the current/last session.
TADS 3 only

Debug.RunToCursor

Start or continue execution, stopping upon reaching the current cursor location.

Debug.SetClearBreakpoint

Toggle the breakpoint at the current source code line.

Debug.SetNextStatement

Move the execution point to the current source code line.

Debug.SetProgramArgs

Display the Program Arguments dialog to enter command-line arguments to pass to the program on each run.
TADS 3 only

Debug.ShowNextStatement

Display the next source code line that will be executed when execution resumes.

Debug.StepInto

Step through one line of code, entering any function or method called.

Debug.StepOut

Continue execution until the current function or method returns to its caller.

Debug.StepOver

Step through one line of code, but run any function or methods called within the line to completion.

Debug.ToggleCallTrace

Start/stop collecting a log of all method and function calls.
TADS 2 only

Debug.ToggleHiddenOutput

Toggle the show/hide status for hidden command output.
TADS 2 only

Edit.BackTab

Unindent the current line by one position.

Edit.Cancel

Cancel any modes, and cancel the current selection.

Edit.ChangeModified

Set or clear the "modified" status for the active window.

Edit.ChangeReadOnly

Set or clear read-only mode for the active window.

Edit.CharLeft

Move the cursor left one character.

Edit.CharLeftExtend

Move the cursor left one character, extending the selection.

Edit.CharLeftRectExtend

Move the cursor left one character, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.CharRight

Move the cursor right one character.

Edit.CharRightExtend

Move the cursor right one character, extending the selection.

Edit.CharRightRectExtend

Move the cursor right one character, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.CharTranspose

Transpose the characters before and after the caret.

Edit.ClearAllBookmarks

Remove all bookmarks throughout the project.

Edit.ClearFileBookmarks

Remove all bookmarks in the current file.

Edit.CommentRegion

Add or remove comment markers on each line in the selected region.

Edit.Copy

Copy the current text selection.

Edit.Cut

Cut the current text selection.

Edit.CutLineRight

Cut from the caret to the end of the line.

Edit.Delete

Delete the current selection.

Edit.DeleteBack

Delete the previous character.

Edit.DeleteBackNotLine

Delete the previous character, but do nothing at the start of the line.

Edit.DeleteChar

Delete the selection, or the character at the caret if there's no selection.

Edit.DelLineLeft

Delete from the start of the line to the cursor.

Edit.DelLineRight

Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.

Edit.DelWordLeft

Delete the previous word.

Edit.DelWordRight

Delete the word to the right of the cursor.

Edit.DocumentEnd

Move the cursor to the end of the document.

Edit.DocumentEndExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the document, extending the selection.

Edit.DocumentStart

Move the cursor to the start of the document.

Edit.DocumentStartExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the document, extending the selection.

Edit.FillParagraph

Word-wrap the current paragraph or all of the paragraphs in the selection range.

Edit.Find

Search for text in the current source file.

Edit.FindDefinition

Search the project for the definition of the symbol at the cursor.

Edit.FindNext

Search for the next occurrence of the last search text.

Edit.Formfeed

Insert a page break ("form feed" character) at the cursor.

Edit.GoToLine

Go to a given line number in the current window.

Edit.Home

Move the cursor to the start of the line.

Edit.HomeDisplay

Move the cursor to the start of the display line.

Edit.HomeDisplayExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the display line, extending the selection.

Edit.HomeExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the line, extending the selection.

Edit.HomeRectExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the line, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.HomeWrap

Move the cursor to the start of the wrapped line.

Edit.HomeWrapExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the wrapped line, extending the selection.

Edit.IncSearch.Backspace

Delete the last character of the search text.

Edit.IncSearch.Cancel

Cancel the current incremental search, returning to the position at the start of the search.

Edit.IncSearch.Exit

End the current incremental search, leaving the caret at the current position.

Edit.IncSearch.Next

Find the next occurrence of the search text.

Edit.IncSearch.Prev

Find the previous occurrence of the search text.

Edit.IncSearch.ToggleExactCase

Toggle exact-case matching for the current incremental search.

Edit.IncSearch.ToggleRegEx

Toggle regular-expression matching for the current incremental search.

Edit.IncSearch.ToggleWord

Toggle whole-word matching for the current incremental search.

Edit.IndentHome

Move the cursor to the start of the current line's indentation.

Edit.IndentHomeExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the current line's indentation, extending the selection.

Edit.IndentHomeRectExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the current line's indentation, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.IndentHomeWrap

Move the cursor to the start of the current wrapped line's indentation.

Edit.IndentHomeWrapExtend

Move the cursor to the start of the current wrapped line's indentation, extending the selection.

Edit.JumpToNamedBookmark

Go to a named bookmark.

Edit.JumpToNextBookmark

Go to the next bookmark in the current file, or to the first bookmark in the next project file.

Edit.JumpToPreviousBookmark

Go to the previous bookmark in the current file, or to the last bookmark in the prior project file.

Edit.LineCopy

Copy the current line to the clipboard.

Edit.LineCut

Cut the current line, placing it on the clipboard.

Edit.LineDelete

Delete the current line.

Edit.LineDown

Move the cursor to the next line.

Edit.LineDownExtend

Move the cursor to the next line, extending the selection.

Edit.LineDownRectExtend

Move the cursor to the next line, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.LineDuplicate

Insert a copy of the current line.

Edit.LineEnd

Move the cursor to the end of the current line.

Edit.LineEndDisplay

Move the cursor to the end of the current display line.

Edit.LineEndDisplayExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the current display line, extending the selection.

Edit.LineEndExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the current line, extending the selection.

Edit.LineEndRectExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the current line, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.LineEndWrap

Move the cursor to the end of the current wrapped line.

Edit.LineEndWrapExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the current wrapped line, extending the selection.

Edit.LineScrollDown

Scroll the window down one line.

Edit.LineScrollUp

Scroll the window up one line.

Edit.LineSelectMode

Set line selection mode: sets "mark" to here; subsequent ordinary cursor movement selects whole lines.

Edit.LineTranspose

Transpose the current and previous lines.

Edit.LineUp

Move the cursor to the previous line.

Edit.LineUpExtend

Move the cursor to the previous line, extending the selection.

Edit.LineUpRectExtend

Move the cursor to the previous line, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.Lowercase

Convert the selection to lower-case.

Edit.Newline

Insert a newline at the cursor.

Edit.OpenLine

Opens a new line at the cursor.

Edit.PageDown

Move the cursor down one page.

Edit.PageDownExtend

Move the cursor down one page, extending the selection.

Edit.PageDownRectExtend

Move the cursor down one page, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.PageLeft

Scroll one window-width left.

Edit.PageRight

Scroll one window-width right.

Edit.PageUp

Move the cursor up one page.

Edit.PageUpExtend

Move the cursor up one page, extending the selection.

Edit.PageUpRectExtend

Move the cursor up one page, extending the rectangular selection.

Edit.ParaDown

Move the curor to the start of the next paragraph.

Edit.ParaDownExtend

Move the curor to the start of the next paragraph, extending the selection.

Edit.ParaUp

Move the cursor up by one paragraph.

Edit.ParaUpExtend

Move the cursor up by one paragraph, extending the selection.

Edit.Paste

Paste the contents of the clipboard.

Edit.PastePop

Replace the last Paste or PastePop text with the next most recent cut or copied text.

Edit.PopBookmark

Go to the most recently set bookmark, and pop it off the recent bookmark stack.

Edit.QuoteKey

Treat the next keystroke as a literal character to insert into the editor, not as a command key.

Edit.RectSelectMode

Set rectangle selection mode: sets "mark" to here; subsequent cursor movement defines a rectangular selection.

Edit.Redo

Redo the last editing action.

Edit.RepeatCount

Enter a number from the keyboard as a repeat count for the next editing command.

Edit.Replace

Search the active window for text and replace each occurrence.

Edit.ScrollLeft

Scroll one column left.

Edit.ScrollRight

Scroll one column right.

Edit.SearchIncremental

Search incrementally for text entered interactively.

Edit.SearchRegexIncremental

Incremental regular expression search.

Edit.SearchRevIncremental

Incremental reverse search.

Edit.SearchRevRegexIncremental

Incremental reverse regular expression search.

Edit.SelectAll

Select everything in the current window.

Edit.SelectionDuplicate

Insert a copy of the selection.

Edit.SelectionMode

Set selection mode: sets "mark" to here; subsequent ordinary cursor movement defines a selection.

Edit.SelectToMark

Select the text between the current position and the "mark" position.

Edit.SetNamedBookmark

Set a named bookmark at the current line.

Edit.ShowFolding

Show the code-folding controls in text editing windows.

Edit.ShowLineNumbers

Show line numbers in text editing windows.

Edit.SplitWindow

Split the current window 50/50 horizontally.

Edit.StutteredPageDown

Move the cursor to the bottom of the current page, or down a page if already at the bottom.

Edit.StutteredPageDownExtend

Move the cursor to the bottom of the page or down one page if already there, extending the selection.

Edit.StutteredPageUp

Move the cursor to the top of the current page, or up one page if already at the top.

Edit.StutteredPageUpExtend

Move the cursor to the top of the page or up one page if already there, extending the selection.

Edit.SwapMark

Swap the current position with the "mark" position.

Edit.SwitchSplitWindow

Move focus to the other pane of a split window.

Edit.Tab

Indent the current line by one position.

Edit.ToggleBookmark

Set or clear a bookmark at the current line.

Edit.ToggleOvertype

Toggle between Insert and Overtype modes.

Edit.Undo

Undo the last editing action.

Edit.UnsplitSwitchWindow

Switch to the other split pane and un-split the window.

Edit.UnsplitWindow

Un-split the window to show as a single pane.

Edit.Uppercase

Convert the selection to uppper-case.

Edit.VCenterCaret

Scroll the window to center the caret vertically.

Edit.WindowEnd

Move the caret to the bottom of the window.

Edit.WindowHome

Move the caret to the top of the window.

Edit.WordLeft

Move the cursor left by one word.

Edit.WordLeftEnd

Move the cursor to the end of the previous word.

Edit.WordLeftEndExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the previous word, extending the selection.

Edit.WordLeftExtend

Move the cursor left by one word, extending the selection.

Edit.WordPartLeft

Move the cursor left to the prior "word part" (intercap, underscore, etc).

Edit.WordPartLeftExtend

Move the cursor left to the prior "word part" (intercap, underscore, etc), extending the selection.

Edit.WordPartRight

Move the cursor right to the next "word part" (intercap, underscore, etc).

Edit.WordPartRightExtend

Move the cursor right to the next "word part" (intercap, underscore, etc), extending the selection.

Edit.WordRight

Move the cursor right by one word.

Edit.WordRightEnd

Move the cursor to the end of the next word.

Edit.WordRightEndExtend

Move the cursor to the end of the next word, extending the selection.

Edit.WordRightExtend

Move the cursor right by one word, extending the selection.

Edit.WrapChar

Wrap long lines in the active window at any character boundary.

Edit.WrapNone

Turn off word-wrap and character-wrap mode for the active window.

Edit.WrapWord

Wrap long lines in the active window at word boundaries.

File.Close

Close the current window.

File.Exit

Exit the application.

File.New

Create a new file.

File.NewProject

Run the New Project Wizard to create a new project.

File.Open

Open a file.

File.OpenProject

Open a project (closes the current project).

File.PageSetup

Select a printer and set up the page layout for printing.

File.Print

Print the current document window.

File.ReloadProject

Close the current project and reload it.

File.RestartProgram

Terminate the running program and start it again.

File.Save

Save the current file.

File.SaveAll

Save all modified files.

File.SaveAs

Save the current file under a new name.

File.SendToExternalEditor

Open the current file in the external text editor application.

File.StopProgram

Terminate the running program.

Help.About

Show TADS Workbench version and copyright information.

Help.EnterDocSearch

Move keyboard focus to the Search toolbar to enter keywords for a documentation search.

Help.GoBack

Go back to the previous page in the help window.

Help.GoForward

Navigate forward to the next page in the help window.

Help.LibraryManual

Open the on-line Library Manual.
TADS 3 only

Help.Manuals

Open the on-line User's Manual.

Help.ParserManual

Open the on-line Parser Manual.
TADS 2 only

Help.Refresh

Reload the page displayed in the help window.

Help.SearchDoc

Search the documentation for keywords.

Help.Topics

Open the on-line Help and go to the main topic list.

Help.Tutorial

Open the on-line Tutorial manual.
TADS 3 only

Profiler.Start

Begin collecting "profiling" performance data, which monitors the amount of time spent in each function and method called while profiling is activated.
TADS 3 only

Profiler.Stop

Stop collecting profiling data.
TADS 3 only

Project.AddActiveFile

Add the file in the active text editor window to the project.
TADS 3 only

Project.AddExternalResource

Add an external resource file to the project.
TADS 3 only

Project.AddFile

Browse for a file or files to add to the project.
TADS 3 only

Project.AddFolder

Add all files in a specified folder to the project in the selected section.
TADS 3 only

Project.IncludeInInstall

If an external resource file is selected in the Project window, toggle its "included in install" status.
TADS 3 only

Project.OpenSelection

Open the file selected in the Project window.
TADS 3 only

Project.RemoveSelection

Remove the file selected in the Project window from the project.
TADS 3 only

Project.ScanIncludes

Rebuild the project's list of header files by scanning the source files for #include directives.
TADS 3 only

Project.SearchFiles

Search for text in the project's source files.
TADS 3 only

Project.SearchFilesReplace

Search all project files for text and replace each occurrence.

Project.SetFileTitle

Set the title to display in the Start Menu or Web Page for the selected file.
TADS 3 only

Project.SetSpecial

Select the file to use for the selected special item in the Project list.
TADS 3 only

Script.ReplayToCursor

Replay the current script up to (and including) the line containing the cursor.
TADS 3 only

Tools.EditExternal

Edit the list of external commands displayed on the Tools menu.

Tools.NewIFID

Create an IFID (an Interative Fiction IDentifier, for use in GameInfo metadata).

Tools.Options

Display the Options dialog to customize the Workbench environment and text editor.

Tools.ReadIFID

Read the IFID from a previously released TADS game.

View.AutoFlushGameWin

Automatically flush buffered output in the main game window every time the debugger gets control.

View.CallTraceWindow

Show the Trace Log tool window.
TADS 2 only

View.DebugToolbar

Show/Hide the Debug toolbar.

View.DocSearch

Show the Documentation Search Results tool window.

View.DocToolbar

Show/Hide the Documentation toolbar.

View.EditToolbar

Show/Hide the Text Editing toolbar.

View.ExprWindow

Show the Expression tool window.

View.FileSearch

Show the Project File Search Results tool window.

View.FlushGameWin

Flush any buffered output in the main game window.

View.GameWindow

Show the main game window, and bring to the front.

View.Help

Show the Help/Documentation Viewer tool window.

View.LocalsWindow

Show the Local Variables tool window.

View.Menu

Show/Hide the main menu.

View.ProjectWindow

Show the Project window.
TADS 3 only

View.ScriptWindow

Show the Script tool window.
TADS 3 only

View.SearchToolbar

Show/Hide the Search toolbar.

View.ShowDebugWin

Show the Debug Log tool window.

View.StackWindow

Show the Stack tool window.

View.Statusline

Show/Hide the status line.

Window.Cascade

Reposition all open windows in a staggered formation.

Window.CloseAllDocuments

Close all document windows.

Window.Dock

Dock the active dockable window.

Window.DockHide

Hide the active docking window.

Window.DockingMode

Make the current MDI tool window into a dockable tool window, or vice versa.

Window.Maximize

Maximize the window.

Window.Minimize

Minimize the window.

Window.Next

Switch to the next window.

Window.Prev

Switch to the previous window.

Window.Restore

Restore the current maximized window to its original size.

Window.TileHoriz

Reposition all open windows in a horizontal tile pattern.

Window.TileVert

Reposition all open windows in a vertical tile pattern.

Window.Undock

Undock the active docking window, making it a floating tool window.