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<h1 class="settitle">Using the GNAT Programming Studio</h1>
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<h2 class="unnumbered">Using the GNAT Programming Studio</h2>

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   <p>Date: $Date: 2010-10-01 12:54:37 +0200 (Fri, 01 Oct 2010) $

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<li><a href="The-Tool-Bar.html#The-Tool-Bar">The Tool Bar</a>
<li><a href="The-Work-Space.html#The-Work-Space">The Work Space</a>
<li><a href="The-Project-View.html#The-Project-View">The Project View</a>
<li><a href="The-File-View.html#The-File-View">The File View</a>
<li><a href="The-Entity-View.html#The-Entity-View">The Entity View</a>
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<li><a href="The-Locations-View.html#The-Locations-View">The Locations View</a>
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<p>Multiple Document Interface
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<p>Editing Files
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<li><a href="Menu-Items.html#Menu-Items">Menu Items</a>
<li><a href="Rectangles.html#Rectangles">Rectangles</a>
<li><a href="Recording-and-replaying-macros.html#Recording-and-replaying-macros">Recording and replaying macros</a>
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<li><a href="Handling-of-case-exceptions.html#Handling-of-case-exceptions">Handling of case exceptions</a>
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<li><a href="Using-an-External-Editor.html#Using-an-External-Editor">Using an External Editor</a>
<li><a href="Using-the-Clipboard.html#Using-the-Clipboard">Using the Clipboard</a>
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<p>Refactoring
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<p>Source Navigation
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<li><a href="Contextual-Menus-for-Source-Navigation.html#Contextual-Menus-for-Source-Navigation">Contextual Menus for Source Navigation</a>
<li><a href="Navigating-with-hyperlinks.html#Navigating-with-hyperlinks">Navigating with hyperlinks</a>
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<p>Project Handling
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<li><a href="Project-View.html#Project-View">Project View</a>
<li><a href="Disabling-Project-Edition-Features.html#Disabling-Project-Edition-Features">Disabling Project Edition Features</a>
<li><a href="The-Project-Menu.html#The-Project-Menu">The Project Menu</a>
<li><a href="The-Project-Wizard.html#The-Project-Wizard">The Project Wizard</a>
<li><a href="The-Project-Dependencies-Editor.html#The-Project-Dependencies-Editor">The Project Dependencies Editor</a>
<li><a href="The-Project-Properties-Editor.html#The-Project-Properties-Editor">The Project Properties Editor</a>
<li><a href="The-Switches-Editor.html#The-Switches-Editor">The Switches Editor</a>
<li><a href="The-Project-Browser.html#The-Project-Browser">The Project Browser</a>

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<p>Searching and Replacing

<p>Compilation/Build
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<li><a href="The-Target-Configuration-Dialog.html#The-Target-Configuration-Dialog">The Target Configuration Dialog</a>
<li><a href="The-Build-Mode.html#The-Build-Mode">The Build Mode</a>
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<p>Source Browsing
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<li><a href="Dependency-Browser.html#Dependency-Browser">Dependency Browser</a>
<li><a href="Entity-Browser.html#Entity-Browser">Entity Browser</a>

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<p>Debugging
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<li><a href="The-Debug-Menu.html#The-Debug-Menu">The Debug Menu</a>
<li><a href="The-Call-Stack-Window.html#The-Call-Stack-Window">The Call Stack Window</a>
<li><a href="The-Data-Window.html#The-Data-Window">The Data Window</a>
<li><a href="The-Breakpoint-Editor.html#The-Breakpoint-Editor">The Breakpoint Editor</a>
<li><a href="The-Memory-Window.html#The-Memory-Window">The Memory Window</a>
<li><a href="Using-the-Source-Editor-when-Debugging.html#Using-the-Source-Editor-when-Debugging">Using the Source Editor when Debugging</a>
<li><a href="The-Debugger-Console.html#The-Debugger-Console">The Debugger Console</a>
<li><a href="Customizing-the-Debugger.html#Customizing-the-Debugger">Customizing the Debugger</a>

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<p>Version Control System
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<li><a href="The-VCS-Explorer.html#The-VCS-Explorer">The VCS Explorer</a>
<li><a href="The-VCS-Activities.html#The-VCS-Activities">The VCS Activities</a>
<li><a href="The-VCS-Menu.html#The-VCS-Menu">The VCS Menu</a>
<li><a href="The-Version-Control-Contextual-Menu.html#The-Version-Control-Contextual-Menu">The Version Control Contextual Menu</a>
<li><a href="Working-with-global-ChangeLog-file.html#Working-with-global-ChangeLog-file">Working with global ChangeLog file</a>
<li><a href="The-Revision-View.html#The-Revision-View">The Revision View</a>

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<p>Tools
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<li><a href="The-Tools-Menu.html#The-Tools-Menu">The Tools Menu</a>
<li><a href="Visual-Comparison.html#Visual-Comparison">Visual Comparison</a>
<li><a href="Code-Fixing.html#Code-Fixing">Code Fixing</a>
<li><a href="Documentation-Generation.html#Documentation-Generation">Documentation Generation</a>
<li><a href="Metrics.html#Metrics">Metrics</a>
<li><a href="Code-Coverage.html#Code-Coverage">Code Coverage</a>

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<p>Working in a Cross Environment
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<li><a href="Customizing-your-Projects.html#Customizing-your-Projects">Customizing your Projects</a>
<li><a href="Debugger-Issues.html#Debugger-Issues">Debugger Issues</a>

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<p>Using GPS for Remote Development
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<li><a href="Requirements.html#Requirements">Requirements</a>
<li><a href="Setup-the-remote-servers.html#Setup-the-remote-servers">Setup the remote servers</a>
<li><a href="Setup-a-remote-project.html#Setup-a-remote-project">Setup a remote project</a>
<li><a href="Limitations.html#Limitations">Limitations</a>

</li></ul>
<p>Customizing and Extending GPS
</p>
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<li><a href="The-Preferences-Dialog.html#The-Preferences-Dialog">The Preferences Dialog</a>
<li><a href="GPS-Themes.html#GPS-Themes">GPS Themes</a>
<li><a href="The-Key-Manager-Dialog.html#The-Key-Manager-Dialog">The Key Manager Dialog</a>
<li><a href="The-Plug_002dins-Editor.html#The-Plug_002dins-Editor">The Plug-ins Editor</a>
<li><a href="Customizing-through-XML-and-Python-files.html#Customizing-through-XML-and-Python-files">Customizing through XML and Python files</a>
<li><a href="Adding-support-for-new-tools.html#Adding-support-for-new-tools">Adding support for new tools</a>
<li><a href="Customization-examples.html#Customization-examples">Customization examples</a>
<li><a href="Scripting-GPS.html#Scripting-GPS">Scripting GPS</a>
<li><a href="Adding-support-for-new-Version-Control-Systems.html#Adding-support-for-new-Version-Control-Systems">Adding support for new Version Control Systems</a>
<li><a href="The-Server-Mode.html#The-Server-Mode">The Server Mode</a>
<li><a href="Adding-project-templates.html#Adding-project-templates">Adding project templates</a>

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<p>Customizing through XML and Python files
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<li><a href="Customization-files-and-plugins.html#Customization-files-and-plugins">Customization files and plugins</a>
<li><a href="Defining-Actions.html#Defining-Actions">Defining Actions</a>
<li><a href="Macro-arguments.html#Macro-arguments">Macro arguments</a>
<li><a href="Filtering-actions.html#Filtering-actions">Filtering actions</a>
<li><a href="Adding-new-menus.html#Adding-new-menus">Adding new menus</a>
<li><a href="Adding-contextual-menus.html#Adding-contextual-menus">Adding contextual menus</a>
<li><a href="Adding-tool-bar-buttons.html#Adding-tool-bar-buttons">Adding tool bar buttons</a>
<li><a href="Binding-actions-to-keys.html#Binding-actions-to-keys">Binding actions to keys</a>
<li><a href="Preferences-support-in-custom-files.html#Preferences-support-in-custom-files">Preferences support in custom files</a>
<li><a href="Creating-themes.html#Creating-themes">Creating themes</a>
<li><a href="Defining-new-search-patterns.html#Defining-new-search-patterns">Defining new search patterns</a>
<li><a href="Adding-support-for-new-languages.html#Adding-support-for-new-languages">Adding support for new languages</a>
<li><a href="Defining-text-aliases.html#Defining-text-aliases">Defining text aliases</a>
<li><a href="Defining-project-attributes.html#Defining-project-attributes">Defining project attributes</a>
<li><a href="Adding-casing-exceptions.html#Adding-casing-exceptions">Adding casing exceptions</a>
<li><a href="Adding-documentation.html#Adding-documentation">Adding documentation</a>
<li><a href="Adding-stock-icons.html#Adding-stock-icons">Adding stock icons</a>
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<li><a href="Remote-programming-customization.html#Remote-programming-customization">Remote programming customization</a>
<li><a href="Customizing-build-Targets-and-Models.html#Customizing-build-Targets-and-Models">Customizing build Targets and Models</a>

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<p>Adding support for new tools
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<li><a href="Defining-supported-languages.html#Defining-supported-languages">Defining supported languages</a>
<li><a href="Defining-default-command-line.html#Defining-default-command-line">Defining default command line</a>
<li><a href="Defining-tool-switches.html#Defining-tool-switches">Defining tool switches</a>
<li><a href="Executing-external-tools.html#Executing-external-tools">Executing external tools</a>

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<p>Customization examples
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<li><a href="Menu-example.html#Menu-example">Menu example</a>
<li><a href="Tool-example.html#Tool-example">Tool example</a>

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<p>Scripting GPS
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<li><a href="Scripts.html#Scripts">Scripts</a>
<li><a href="Scripts-and-GPS-actions.html#Scripts-and-GPS-actions">Scripts and GPS actions</a>
<li><a href="The-GPS-Shell.html#The-GPS-Shell">The GPS Shell</a>
<li><a href="The-Python-Interpreter.html#The-Python-Interpreter">The Python Interpreter</a>
<li><a href="Subprogram-parameters.html#Subprogram-parameters">Subprogram parameters</a>
<li><a href="Python-FAQ.html#Python-FAQ">Python FAQ</a>
<li><a href="Hooks.html#Hooks">Hooks</a>

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<p>Python FAQ
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<li><a href="Hello-World_0021-in-python.html#Hello-World_0021-in-python">Hello World! in python</a>
<li><a href="Spawning-external-processes.html#Spawning-external-processes">Spawning external processes</a>
<li><a href="Redirecting-the-output-of-spawned-processes.html#Redirecting-the-output-of-spawned-processes">Redirecting the output of spawned processes</a>
<li><a href="Contextual-menus-on-object-directories-only.html#Contextual-menus-on-object-directories-only">Contextual menus on object directories only</a>
<li><a href="Redirecting-the-output-to-specific-windows.html#Redirecting-the-output-to-specific-windows">Redirecting the output to specific windows</a>
<li><a href="Reloading-a-python-file-in-GPS.html#Reloading-a-python-file-in-GPS">Reloading a python file in GPS</a>
<li><a href="Printing-the-GPS-Python-documentation.html#Printing-the-GPS-Python-documentation">Printing the GPS Python documentation</a>
<li><a href="Automatically-loading-python-files-at-startup.html#Automatically-loading-python-files-at-startup">Automatically loading python files at startup</a>
<li><a href="Hiding-contextual-menus.html#Hiding-contextual-menus">Hiding contextual menus</a>
<li><a href="Creating-custom-graphical-interfaces.html#Creating-custom-graphical-interfaces">Creating custom graphical interfaces</a>

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<p>Environment
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<li><a href="Command-Line-Options.html#Command-Line-Options">Command Line Options</a>
<li><a href="Environment-Variables.html#Environment-Variables">Environment Variables</a>
<li><a href="Running-GPS-on-Mac-OS-X.html#Running-GPS-on-Mac-OS-X">Running GPS on Mac OS X</a>
<li><a href="Files.html#Files">Files</a>
<li><a href="Reporting-Suggestions-and-Bugs.html#Reporting-Suggestions-and-Bugs">Reporting Suggestions and Bugs</a>
<li><a href="Solving-Problems.html#Solving-Problems">Solving Problems</a>

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