Editing formulas

To edit a formula, open it in the built in formula editor:

  Click the Edit button on the Mapping, Formula, Inside, or Outside tabs on the 

Layer 

Properties

 tool window to edit the selected transformation, fractal formula, or coloring 

algorithm.

  Click Browse on the File menu to open a new 

browser

, and double click on a formula to edit 

it.

  Click Open on the File menu and select a formula file to open it in the formula editor.

The editor works similar to Windows Notepad and supports common text editor features:

  Click Cut on the Edit menu to move the selected text block to the Clipboard.

  Click Copy on the Edit menu to copy the selected text block to the Clipboard.

  Click Paste on the Edit menu to insert the text on the Clipboard into the file at the position 

of the cursor.

  Click Undo on the Edit menu to undo your last change.

  Click Redo on the Edit menu to cancel the last Undo command.

In the status bar, the status of the file and the current row and column are displayed while you type.

If you are editing a formula that is being used by an open fractal window, you can easily view your 

changes.

  Click the Reload button on the Mapping, Formula, Inside, or Outside tabs on the Layer 

Properties tool window to save the formula file, recompile the formula, and recalculate the 

layer in one step.

The formula editor makes it easy to navigate through large formula files.

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The drop down input box in the toolbar lists all formulas in the file, sorted by identifier. 

Simply click on a formula to jump to its first line.

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Within a formula, click Next Section or Previous Section on the Edit menu to go to 

different 

sections

 in the formula quickly.

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Click Go to Line on the Edit menu to jump to a specific line number in the file.

Click Topic Search on the Help menu to get help on the word at the cursor position. This works for 

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