Context menus

For the Workspace Browser and the File Browser, context menus provide quick access to frequently used commands.

Context menus in the Workspace Browser

The Workspace Browser provides a context menu for EPMs, FPMs, directories and files.

Option (EPM)	Description
Add new FPM	Adds a new FPM for the EPM
Delete EPM	Deletes the EPM
Build EPM – but not its FPMs	Generates only the EPM without its FPMs This feature is only available in the context menu.
Hand down …	The values of the properties Version and Release of the subordinate FPMs are overwritten by the EPM values. This feature is only available in the context menu.

Option (FPM)	Beschreibung
Add new Folder	Adds a new directory
Delete FPM	Deletes the FPM
Create Symbolic Link	Creates a Symbolic Link to a file or directory
Calculate size and files	Calculates the size and number of files
Move down/up	Moves the selected FPM down/up by one position

Option (File)	Description
Delete File	Deletes the file from the FPM
Strip	Executes the strip command for the selected file
Edit	Opens the file for editing in an external editor (see preferences). This option is available for every file, even binary files. This feature is only available in the context menu.

Context menus in the File Browser

The File Browser provides a context menu for directories and files.

Option	Description	Directory	File
Add selected	Adds the object with its content to the FPM or directory selected in the Workspace Browser	✓	✓
Add with path	Adds the object with its parent directories to the FPM or directory selected in the Workspace Browser	✓	✓
Set as base dir	Defines the top level of the File Browser	✓
Edit	Opens file for editing in an external editor		✓