The user interface consists of the following components:

Menu Bar—Provides access to all of the menu items, including shortcuts, available in PAscript Editor.

Toolbar—Contains buttons for the most common functions of PAscript Editor.

Editing Area—Provides an area to enter the PAscript code. For every PAscript program of the PAscript group, there is a separate tab in the editing area. The name of the tab corresponds to the name of the PAscript program. When you finish writing a line of code, the code is automatically checked for programming errors. A warning or error message promptly appears in the message pane if applicable.

Title Bar —Displays the path in the PAtools database to the open PAscript group. The title bar also displays the name of the logged-in user. The title bar might show the database server name and the database being used, depending on the screen resolution.

Status Bar —Displays the cursor line and the column position.

Message Pane—Displays all of the messages that occur when entering PAscript code. The generated messages contain information, warnings, and errors.

Bookmarks Pane—Displays all bookmarks created using the bookmark button in the toolbar. Bookmarks help you quickly navigate to specific locations in the code. Bookmarks are preserved when you save the program.