AFL Editor menu

The AFL editor features a separate menu consisting of the following choices:

1. File

where

• New - clears the formula editor window
• Open - opens the formula file
• Save - saves the formula under its current name
• Save As... - saves the formula under a new name
• Print - prints the formula
• Exit - closes the editor

2. Edit

where

• Undo - undoes recent action (multiple-level)
• Redo - redoes recent action (multiple-level)
• Cut - cuts the selection and copies it to the clipboard
• Copy - copies the selection to the clipboard
• Paste - pastes current clipboard content at the current cursor position
• Select All - selects the entire text in the editor
• Find... - provides access to a text search tool
• Copy Error Message - copies the current error message displayed at the bottom of the editor window to the clipboard (this option is active only when errors are displayed after a syntax check)

3. Tools

where

• Verify syntax - checks the current formula for errors
• Apply indicator - saves the formula and applies the current formula as a chart/indicator once
• Insert chart - saves the formula and applies the current formula as a chart many times (inserts multiple times)
• Send to Auto-Analysis - saves the formula and selects it as the current formula in the Automatic Analysis window
• Scan - saves the formula and performs Scan in the Automatic Analysis window
• Exploration - saves the formula and performs Exploration in the Automatic Analysis window
• Backtest - saves the formula and performs Backtest in the Automatic Analysis window
• Optimization - saves the formula and performs Optimization in the Automatic Analysis window
• Check - saves the formula and performs Check (if the given formula references the future) in the Automatic Analysis window
• Options: Auto-save formula before running analysis - when checked, any click on the Scan/Explore/Backtest/Optimize button in the Automatic Analysis window triggers an automatic save of the current formula.

4. Help

where

• Function Reference - displays a reference page for currently highlighted AFL function, more on this feature here.
• Parameter Info - displays a parameter tooltip for currently highlighted AFL function, more on this feature here.
• AFL Language Reference - displays language reference page.
• Function index by Name - displays alphabetical list of AFL functions.
• Function index by Category - displays categorized list of AFL functions.
• Help on Editor - displays this help page.

as well as a context menu (available via right-click over the formula):

which essentially duplicates the choices available from the regular menu.