You can use the keyboard to navigate, for example, through source code elements of an opened development object.
Each source editor in Eclipse has a ruler column next to the source code. It displays information about the corresponding line. Currently, it is not possible to focus the ruler.
The ruler displays the following information:
The following methods can be used to access and change the ruler content:
The element info displays, for example, the type of a variable or the parameters of a method.
A screen reader can read status messages for errors and other information that is displayed in dialogs.
To make such information accessible for the screen reader, you need to display it in a dialog. To do this, proceed as follows:
The outline displays the structure of the currently selected or edited object – for example, all its attributes, methods, and other members of a class.
The outline can be shown directly in the editor or in the Outline view. In this view, you can:
If you are not sure whether the word at the current cursor position is a keyword, identifier, comment or literal, you can use the shortcut of your screen reader for reading colors.
The Eclipse color settings might not be accessible through the screen reader.
The default color settings for ABAP source code are:
Color | Type |
---|---|
Blue | Keyword |
Black | Identifier |
Limegreen | Literal |
Dodger blue | Number literal |
Grey | Comment |
Red | Error in syntax highlighting |
Alice blue | Background of current line |
Grey 83 | Background of the ABAP occurrence marker |
You can find and edit the properties of an object (for example, description, author, created at, package, and so on) in the Properties view.
You can compare a development object, for example, between two ABAP systems or with older versions of the object. This enables you to investigate differences between both versions.
You have the following options for comparing development objects:
Here you can select the comparison target (such as an ABAP project, revision history, or local history).
A new editor that shows the two sources next to each other is then opened.
The cursor will be positioned on the line where the difference is located.
You can edit directly in the compare editor. Just type into the editor or use the copy actions in the compare editor toolbar.