Slick V3.3 manual Template Manager Operations, Creating a New Category, Creating a New Template

Template Manager Operations

1.Create a new folder under the user templates directory. For example, if you wanted to create a Dialogs category for Java project items, you would create the following directory:

<ConfigDir>/templates/ItemTemplates/Java/Dialogs/

2.Place all templates for the category under this directory.

3.Create a new project or open an existing one.

4.From the main menu click File → New Item from SlickEdit Template.

5.Verify that your new category appears in the Categories list on the Add New Item dialog box.

Caution

We do not recommend creating new categories or re-organizing categories under installed tem- plates since the next patch or upgrade would overwrite any customizations you have made. If you want to customize an installed template, then we suggest you copy it to the user templates direct- ory and perform your customization on the copy.

Template Manager Operations

Use the Template Manager dialog to add, edit, and delete templates. You can show this dialog by clicking File → SlickEdit Template Manager. Use the Categories list to select a category. Selecting a category populates the Templates list with templates for that category.

Creating a New Category

To create a new category under the selected category, right-click in the Categories tree and select New Category. You will be prompted for a category name. After clicking OK, you can add templates in the new category.

Creating a New Template

To create a new template, select the category in which to create the template, then right-click in the Tem- plates list and select New Template. You will be prompted for a template name which is used to create the new template file. After clicking OK, you can edit the new template the lower half of the dialog.

Editing an Existing Template

To edit an existing template, select a template from the Templates list, and edit its properties in the lower half of the dialog.

Deleting a Template

To delete a template, select the template you want to delete from the Templates list, right-click and select Delete Template from the context menu.

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