Lotus Domino Designer 8.5 Help - Exploring the Programmer's pane

PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW AND USER INTERFACE

Exploring the Programmer's pane
The Programmer's pane is located in Lotus Domino Designer in the lower half of the Work pane, or by itself in some design elements and resources such as agents and shared fields. The Programmer's pane is context-sensitive and may change slightly depending on the programming language you select.

For information about developing design elements see Overview -- applications and databases.

The Programmer's pane consists of the following main components.

Interface element Purpose

Errors box Displays compile-time errors for LotusScript and Java.

Help button Launches Lotus Domino Designer 6 Help from the Programmer's pane. Located on the Reference tab. Same as F1 or Help - Context Help.

Info list Contains the Objects and Reference tabs.

Objects tab Lists all of the objects and events available for programming in the current context.

Paste button Pastes selected information into the Script area. CTRL+V is a shortcut.

Paste full text check box If selected, pastes the syntax of an event, method, or property from the Reference tab into the Script area when you click the Paste button.

Reference list Allows you to see and select reference information.

Reference tab Lists reference information and syntax.

Run menu Enables you to select the desired programming environment (Client or Web) and language (Formula, Simple action(s), LotusScript, JavaScript, Imported Java, and Java). It displays only the environments and languages available for the current design state. You can choose to use the same JavaScript for both environments by selecting the option Common JavaScript.
Note Using the Run menu to select a programming environment is new with Release 6.

Script area Provides a space to write and compile all recognized programming languages.

Title bar Displays the title of the design element that the programming language is attached to. Double-click here to maximize or minimize the Programmer's pane (does not change for Agents).

See Also

User Interface

Exploring the Java interface in the Programmer's pane

Exploring the LotusScript Debugger

Accessing the Programmer's pane

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Interface element	Purpose
Errors box	Displays compile-time errors for LotusScript and Java.
Help button	Launches Lotus Domino Designer 6 Help from the Programmer's pane. Located on the Reference tab. Same as F1 or Help - Context Help.
Info list	Contains the Objects and Reference tabs.
Objects tab	Lists all of the objects and events available for programming in the current context.
Paste button	Pastes selected information into the Script area. CTRL+V is a shortcut.
Paste full text check box	If selected, pastes the syntax of an event, method, or property from the Reference tab into the Script area when you click the Paste button.
Reference list	Allows you to see and select reference information.
Reference tab	Lists reference information and syntax.
Run menu	Enables you to select the desired programming environment (Client or Web) and language (Formula, Simple action(s), LotusScript, JavaScript, Imported Java, and Java). It displays only the environments and languages available for the current design state. You can choose to use the same JavaScript for both environments by selecting the option Common JavaScript. Note Using the Run menu to select a programming environment is new with Release 6.
Script area	Provides a space to write and compile all recognized programming languages.
Title bar	Displays the title of the design element that the programming language is attached to. Double-click here to maximize or minimize the Programmer's pane (does not change for Agents).