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--- lua:scripts_editor [2021/11/02 10:10] – [Script list (1)] emozolyak
+++ lua:scripts_editor [2022/05/27 12:16] (current) – [Property area (2)] emozolyak
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-{{ :menu-icon-scripts.png?direct&40}}
+{{ network:menu-icon-scripts.png?direct&40}}
 ===== Scripts Editor =====
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   - Create new script button
   - Debbuging console
+<wrap em>As of 4.0 fw verstion there is a global search box above the script list:</wrap>
+{{ :lua:script_global_search_box.png?direct&400 |}}
 The main editor's window:
 {{ :lua:script_editor_standard_view_numbered.png?direct&912 |}}
 ====  Script list (1) ====
-{{ :modified_disabled_script2.png?600 |}}
+{{ network:modified_disabled_script2.png?600 |}}
 In the example list provided, the script titles are named as accroding to their possible execution types.
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 You can set here **name** for the script, select **type**, **disable** or **enable** it and give short **description**.
-There are 5 **types** of scripts:
+There are 6 types of scripts:
   ***Execute in every loop** - script runs in every scan after reading registers in connections
   ***Script for dashboard** - script runs upon clicking the button with this script “attached” to it
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   ***Script for calendar** - the script is set as start or end task action in the calendar
   ***Execute once on project start** - runs one time on the very first scan during project start
+  ***Library for other programs** - the library body is included into another scritps with the command <code lua>
+--[[ Please note that library code should have only functions and variable declaration, not the main() function.--]]
+include "myLibName" </code>
 ==== Editor (3) ====
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   * supports a number of typical hotkeys
-Table of hotkeys:
+Table of popular hotkeys:
 ^Key^Function^
 |F6|toggle compact / full-screen mode  |
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 |Ctrl-U|convert text to upper case |
+For more hotkeys, please refer to the Ace code editor.
 ==== Editor toolbar (4) ====
 The toolbar has the following buttons (from left to right):
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   *Show/hide console button
   *Save script (hotkey **Ctrl-S**)
+  *Decrease the code font size (s ∨)
+  *Increase the code font size (S ^)
   *Clone script button
   *Delete script button
 In the following picture, the full editor mode with console activated is shown:
-{{ :editor_with_console.png?800 |}}
+{{ :lua:script_editor_new_toolbar.png?direct&912 |}}
 ==== Adding script (5) ====
 When there are no scripts yet in the project, the **+Add script** button is placed in the page center. After adding a script it is moved to the top-right page corner.
+==== Debugging console (6) ====
+The console has two controls:
+  - You can drag the top border to change the console size
+  - You can run/stop output to console with the run/stop button in the top right corner.
+{{ :lua:script_editor_just_console.png?direct&912 |}}