The Task List helps you create and manage a list of programming tasks. In the Task List window, you can:
To display the Task List, on the View menu, click Task List. Use the Categories drop-down list to select which entries to display.
To sort the list, click any column header. To sort again by an additional column, hold down the SHIFT key and click another column header. To select which columns are displayed and which are hidden, choose Show Columns from the shortcut menu. To change the order in which columns are displayed, drag any column header to the left or right.
UI Element List
- Categories
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Allows you to select the type of task entry displayed. Default options are:
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User Tasks (tasks entered directly into the Task List).
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Comments (tasks entered as comments within your code, prefaced with a token keyword).
Only categories with one or more tasks are listed. New categories can be added by other applications.
- Create User Task
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Adds a new line to the User Tasks pane of the Task List with a cleared check box in the Completed column and an editable field in the Description column.
- Priority
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Indicates the importance of the task.
- Completed
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Indicates whether you have completed work on the task.
- Description
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Entered in the Task List for User Tasks, or entered in your code for Task Comments.
- File
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Displays either the file name only or the path and file name.
To specify which is displayed, select or clear the option Show only the file name, without the file path in the Task List, Environment, Options Dialog Box dialog box.
- Line
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Indicates the line in your code where the task comment occurs.
- Column
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Indicates the column in your code where the task comment occurs.
Shortcut Menu
The following commands are displayed when you right-click on the Task List.
- Sort By
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Sorts the Task List by the selected column for the active Category.
To sort by an additional column, hold down the SHIFT key and click an additional column header.
- Show Columns
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Select or clear check boxes to display or hide columns for the selected Category.
- Copy
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Copies the text of an entry.
- Delete
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If available, deletes a User Task. Task Comments must be deleted in your code.
- Next Task
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Selects the next task in the list, and, if possible, jumps to the line in the Code Editor where the task begins.
- Previous Task
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Selects the previous task in the list, and, if possible, jumps to the line in the Code Editor where the task begins.
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