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Editing Sage Files
This topic discusses using DSEdit to create Sage content. In theory, you can use any text editor to author Sage articles, but DSEdit offers many Sage-specific features, making it the ideal choice for editing .sage files.

Getting DSEdit

The latest version of DSEdit is available in Code Vault, under the folder $/Tools/DSEdit.

Simply fetch DSEdit to a suitable folder on your local system (somewhere under C:\FirstTrust\ is a good option).

DSEdit will notify you when a new version is available. This appears at the bottom of the main form...

   

The application will not update automatically, as that often entails closing multiple DSEdit instances (saving or discarding changes as appropriate), and sometimes closing some Word documents accessed from the Help menu.

If you dismiss the notification, it will not re-appear in that instance of DSEdit.

Setting the Sage Library Path

Before you begin working on .sage files, you should tell DSEdit where you keep your Sage content. To do this, open the DSEdit preferences: Options | Preferences. Select Sage from the list on the left hand side. In the Sage Library Root edit box, indicate where you keep .sage files on your local system. This is typically the folder corresponds to the Code Vault project $/Documentation/Sage.

Sage Tool Windows

In addition to the editor window, there are two other Sage IDE windows:

Hiding / Showing the Preview

The Hide / Show Preview button hides and shows the Sage Preview form.

Hiding / Showing the Sage Library

The Hide / Show Library Tree button hides and shows the Sage Library form. Hotkey: ^ Ctrl + ⌥ Alt + F8

Focusing the Sage Library

The Focus Library Tree button focuses the Sage Library form. Hotkey: ⌥ Alt + F8.

From the Sage Library form, this same hotkey will take you back to the main form.

Toggling Between the Preview & Sage Library

The Toggle Preview and Tree action hides the visible Sage Preview or Sage Library form, and shows the previously hidden form. If neither or both forms are currently visible, the Sage Preview form is shown and the Sage Library form is hidden. Hotkey: F8.

This is particularly useful if you are using a desktop layout where the Sage Preview and Sage Library are shown one at a time, in the same area of the screen.

Desktop Layout Tips

The Sage editor desktop can be a bit crowded. There are two common layouts.

One option is to have the tree, editor, and preview windows all open at once, side by side.

This keeps all tools in view. The tree needs to be pretty narrow, to leave enough space for the other two windows, so, to avoid deep nesting in the tree, you will likely want to hide the category nodes or pin the volume you're currently working in.

Another option is to toggle between the preview and the tree, while keeping the editor in place.

When you are focusing on authoring an article, the preview can occupy the other half of your screen. When you want to browse the volume structure, or open other articles, you can use F8 to quickly toggle the tree.

Help with Sage Syntax

The Sage Help button takes you to the Sage web app, where you can learn more about the Sage markup language.

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