Formula editors

Ultra Fractal contains a built in formula editor. It is a powerful text editor with syntax highlighting and extra 

productivity features for writing formulas efficiently.

The toolbar contains commands to edit and save the file you are working on:

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The New button creates a new fractal from scratch.

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The Open and Browse buttons open files from disk.

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The Undo and Redo buttons undo changes you have made to the file.

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The Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons are used to move and copy blocks of text. See 

Editing formulas

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The Find button opens a standard Find dialog where you can search for text.

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The Find Entries button opens a dialog where you can search for formulas in the file. See 

Finding text and 

formulas

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The Active Formula drop down box shows the formulas in the file and allows you to quickly jump to any 

formula.

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The New Formula button adds a new empty formula to the file.

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The Complete Template button completes the editor template at the cursor position. See 

Templates

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The commands on the toolbar are duplicated on the File, Edit, and Insert pull down menus. Frequently used 

commands are also on the menu that pops up when you right click inside the editor.

Next: 

Editing formulas

See Also

Keyboard shortcuts for formula editors

Fractal formulas

Coloring algorithms

Transformations

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