Output panel


This panel is used to display operation logs for various components (debug tool, design tool, build tool, etc.) provided by CS+, in addition to results of batch searches by the Find and Replace dialog box and a Printf event (see "2.16.1 Inset printf").

The messages are classified by the message origination tool and displayed on the individual tabs.

Remark

This panel can be zoomed in and out by in the tool bar, or by moving the mouse wheel forward or backward while holding down the [Ctrl] key.

Figure A.29

Output Panel

 

This section describes the following.

[How to open]

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From the [View] menu, select [Output].

[Description of each area]

(1)

Message area

The output messages of each tool, search results and results by a Printf event are displayed.

In the case of search results (batch search), every time a search is performed, a new message will be displayed after the previous message is cleared (except for the [All Messages] tab).

The colors of message display differ with the type of message as shown below (character colors and background colors depend on the configuration in the [General - Font and Color] category of the Option dialog box).

Message Type

Display Example (Default)

Description

Normal message

 

Character color

Black

Displayed with information notices

Background color

White

Warning message

 

Character color

Blue

Displayed with warnings about operations

Background color

Standard color

Error message

 

Character color

Red

Displayed when there is a critical error, or when execution is not possible due to a operational mistake

Background color

Light gray

This area is provided with the following functions.

(a)

Tag jump

By double-clicking on the output message, the Editor panel is opened and the number of the corresponding line in the corresponding file is displayed.

This allows you to jump from error messages that are output when building, etc. to the corresponding error line in the source file.

(b)

Help display

If there is a caret on the line where a warning message or error message is being displayed, you can select [Help for Message] from the context menu. You can also display help for that line's message by pressing the [F1] key.

(c)

Saving a log

The Save As dialog box can be opened by selecting the [File] menu >> [Save Output-tab name As...], and the contents that are displayed on the currently selected tab can be saved in a text file (*.txt) (messages on deselected tabs will not be saved).

(2)

Tab selection area

Select the tab that indicates the origin of message.

The following tabs are available for the debug tool.

Tab Name

Description

All Messages

Displays operation logs for all components (debug tool, design tool, build tool, etc.) provided by CS+ in order of output.

Debug Tool

Displays messages output from the debug tool.

Display only operation logs for the debug tool out of those for various components (debug tool, design tool, build tool, etc.) provided by CS+.

Cashe rate

[Simulator]

Displays the cache hit rate (the ratio of the cache hit count to the cache access count).

Find and Replace

Displays the batch search results from the Find and Replace dialog box.

Caution

Even if a new message is output on a deselected tab, tab selection will not automatically switch. In this case, "*" mark will be added in front of the tab name, indicating that a new message has been output.

[[File] menu (Output panel-dedicated items)]

The following items are exclusive for the [File] menu in the Output panel (other items are common to all the panels).

Note that all these items are disabled during execution of a program.

Save Output-tab name

Overwrites the contents that are displayed on the currently selected tab to the preciously saved text file (see "(c) Saving a log").

Note that when the file has never been saved or the file is write disabled, the same operation is applied as the selection in [Save Output-tab name As...].

This item is disabled while building.

Save Output-file name As...

Opens the Save As dialog box to newly save the contents that are displayed on the currently selected tab to the specified text file (*.txt) (see "(c) Saving a log").

[[Edit] menu (Output panel-dedicated items)]

The following items are exclusive for [Edit] menu in the Output panel (all other items are disabled).

Copy

Copies the contents of the selected range to the clipboard as character string(s).

Select All

Selects all the messages displayed on the currently selected tab.

Find...

Opens the Find and Replace dialog box with selecting [Quick Find] tab.

Replace...

Opens the Find and Replace dialog box with selecting [Replace in Files] tab.

[Context menu]

Copy

Copies the contents of the selected range to the clipboard as character string(s).

Select All

Selects all the messages displayed on the currently selected tab.

Clear

Deletes all the messages displayed on the currently selected tab.

Tag Jump

Opens the Editor panel and jumps to the number of the corresponding line in the corresponding file of the message at the caret position.

Stop Searching

 

Cancels the search currently being executed.

This item is disabled when a search is not being executed.

Help for Message

Displays help for the massage on the current caret position.

This item only applies to warning messages and error messages.