Studio's user interface consists of a multi-pane display including seven major windows. The various windows allow operations to be performed on code, or display the output of operations performed on code, as shown in the image below:
Zend Studio
The user interface includes:
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System features - such as the main menu and toolbar |
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Control features - such as development, debugging, and deployment capabilities |
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Management features - such as file, project, and debug settings |
All these features are immediately reachable from a single view.
The Zend Studio windows are as follows:
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File Manager - an internal file system browser, to view the contents of all disks, mounted disks, mapping, etc. |
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Inspectors - view constants, classes, and members declared throughout the Project files. |
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Editor - the main area for writing and editing code. |
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Browser - an internal browser that functions as a regular Internet explorer (available for windows users only). |
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Debug Output - a display window for viewing the output of the script currently being run in Zend Studio. Besides viewing the output, from this window you can Print, Copy, View (in a Browser), or Save the output to file. |
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Messages - displays the debug messages generated by the Debugger (Notices, Warnings, and Errors). |
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Debug - an interactive window for managing tasks related to testing and correcting PHP code. The various debugging functions are organized into five tabs: Break Point, Stack, Watches, Variables, and Output Buffer. |
Windows can be displayed or removed from the main window. Each window is a "floating and docking" window to ensure that components are easily accessed at all times.
Components are repositioned by dragging and dropping component windows to any area in the workspace. Most windows are docking windows that can be easily opened, closed and repositioned around the main screen or set to stay on top of the main screen.
If the area is not a docking area the window will remain on top.
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