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<H2><A NAME="sec:3.9"><SPAN class="sec-nr">3.9</SPAN> <SPAN class="sec-title">Summary 
of the IDE</SPAN></A></H2>

<A NAME="sec:idesummary"></A>

<P>The SWI-Prolog development environment consists of a number of 
interrelated but not (yet) integrated tools. Here is a list of the most 
important features and tips.

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<LI><I>Atom completion</I><BR>
The console<SUP class="fn">20<SPAN class="fn-text">On Windows this is 
realised by swipl-win.exe, on Unix through the GNU readline library, 
which is included automatically when found by <B>configure</B>.</SPAN></SUP> 
completes a partial atom on the <CODE>TAB</CODE> key and shows 
alternatives on the command <CODE>Alt-?</CODE>.

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<LI><I>Use <A NAME="idx:edit1:307"></A><A class="pred" href="listing.html#edit/1">edit/1</A> 
to finding locations</I><BR>
The command <A NAME="idx:edit1:308"></A><A class="pred" href="listing.html#edit/1">edit/1</A> 
takes the name of a file, module, predicate or other entity registered 
through extensions and starts the users preferred editor at the right 
location.

<P>
<LI><I>Select editor</I><BR>
External editors are selected using the <CODE>EDITOR</CODE> environment 
variable, by setting the Prolog flag <A class="flag" href="flags.html#flag:editor">editor</A> 
or by defining the hook prolog_edit:edit_source/1.

<P>
<LI><I>Update Prolog after editing</I><BR>
Using <A NAME="idx:make0:309"></A><A class="pred" href="consulting.html#make/0">make/0</A>, 
all files you have edited are re-loaded.

<P>
<LI><I>PceEmacs</I><BR>
Offers syntax-highlighting and checking based on real-time parsing of 
the editor's buffer, layout-support and navigation support.

<P>
<LI><I>Using the graphical debugger</I><BR>
The predicates <A NAME="idx:guitracer0:310"></A><A class="pred" href="guitracer.html#guitracer/0">guitracer/0</A> 
and <A NAME="idx:noguitracer0:311"></A><A class="pred" href="guitracer.html#noguitracer/0">noguitracer/0</A> 
switch between traditional text-based and window-based debugging. The 
tracer is activated using the <A NAME="idx:trace0:312"></A><A class="pred" href="debugger.html#trace/0">trace/0</A>, <A NAME="idx:spy1:313"></A><A class="pred" href="debugger.html#spy/1">spy/1</A> 
or menu-items from PceEmacs or the PrologNavigator.

<P>
<LI><I>The Prolog Navigator</I><BR>
Shows the file-structure and structure inside the file. It allows for 
loading files, editing, setting spy-points, etc.
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