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<h1>eric5.QScintilla.MiniEditor</h1>
<p>
Module implementing a minimalistic editor for simple editing tasks.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor">MiniEditor</a></td>
<td>Class implementing a minimalistic editor for simple editing tasks.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniScintilla">MiniScintilla</a></td>
<td>Class implementing a QsciScintillaCompat subclass for handling focus events.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="MiniEditor" ID="MiniEditor"></a>
<h2>MiniEditor</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing a minimalistic editor for simple editing tasks.
</p><h3>Signals</h3>
<dl>
<dt>editorSaved()</dt>
<dd>
emitted after the file has been saved
</dd>
</dl>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
E5MainWindow
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__init__">MiniEditor</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__about">__about</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show a little About message.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__aboutQt">__aboutQt</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle the About Qt dialog.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__bindLexer">__bindLexer</a></td>
<td>Private slot to set the correct lexer depending on language.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__bindName">__bindName</a></td>
<td>Private method to generate a dummy filename for binding a lexer.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__checkActions">__checkActions</a></td>
<td>Private slot to check some actions for their enable/disable status and set the statusbar info.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__checkLanguage">__checkLanguage</a></td>
<td>Private method to check the selected language of the language submenu.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__contextMenuRequested">__contextMenuRequested</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show the context menu.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createActions">__createActions</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the actions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createEditActions">__createEditActions</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the Edit actions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createFileActions">__createFileActions</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the File actions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createHelpActions">__createHelpActions</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the Help actions.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createMenus">__createMenus</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the menus of the menu bar.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createSearchActions">__createSearchActions</a></td>
<td>Private method defining the user interface actions for the search commands.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createStatusBar">__createStatusBar</a></td>
<td>Private method to initialize the status bar.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__createToolBars">__createToolBars</a></td>
<td>Private method to create the various toolbars.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__cursorPositionChanged">__cursorPositionChanged</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle the cursorPositionChanged signal.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__deselectAll">__deselectAll</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the deselect all context menu action.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__documentWasModified">__documentWasModified</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle a change in the documents modification status.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__getCurrentWord">__getCurrentWord</a></td>
<td>Private method to get the word at the current position.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__getWord">__getWord</a></td>
<td>Private method to get the word at a position.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__initContextMenu">__initContextMenu</a></td>
<td>Private method used to setup the context menu</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__initContextMenuLanguages">__initContextMenuLanguages</a></td>
<td>Private method used to setup the Languages context sub menu.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__isPy2File">__isPy2File</a></td>
<td>Private method to return a flag indicating a Python 2 file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__languageMenuTriggered">__languageMenuTriggered</a></td>
<td>Private method to handle the selection of a lexer language.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__loadFile">__loadFile</a></td>
<td>Private method to load the given file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__markOccurrences">__markOccurrences</a></td>
<td>Private method to mark all occurrences of the current word.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__maybeSave">__maybeSave</a></td>
<td>Private method to ask the user to save the file, if it was modified.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__modificationChanged">__modificationChanged</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle the modificationChanged signal.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__newFile">__newFile</a></td>
<td>Private slot to create a new file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__open">__open</a></td>
<td>Private slot to open a file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__printFile">__printFile</a></td>
<td>Private slot to print the text.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__printPreview">__printPreview</a></td>
<td>Private slot to generate a print preview.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__printPreviewFile">__printPreviewFile</a></td>
<td>Private slot to show a print preview of the text.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__readSettings">__readSettings</a></td>
<td>Private method to read the settings remembered last time.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__readShortcut">__readShortcut</a></td>
<td>Private function to read a single keyboard shortcut from the settings.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__redo">__redo</a></td>
<td>Public method to redo the last recorded change.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__replace">__replace</a></td>
<td>Private method to handle the replace action.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__resetLanguage">__resetLanguage</a></td>
<td>Private method used to reset the language selection.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__save">__save</a></td>
<td>Private slot to save a file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__saveAs">__saveAs</a></td>
<td>Private slot to save a file with a new name.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__saveFile">__saveFile</a></td>
<td>Private method to save to the given file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__search">__search</a></td>
<td>Private method to handle the search action.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__searchClearMarkers">__searchClearMarkers</a></td>
<td>Private method to clear the search markers of the active window.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__selectAll">__selectAll</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the select all context menu action.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__selectPygmentsLexer">__selectPygmentsLexer</a></td>
<td>Private method to select a specific pygments lexer.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__setCurrentFile">__setCurrentFile</a></td>
<td>Private method to register the file name of the current file.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__setEolMode">__setEolMode</a></td>
<td>Private method to configure the eol mode of the editor.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__setMargins">__setMargins</a></td>
<td>Private method to configure the margins.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__setMonospaced">__setMonospaced</a></td>
<td>Private method to set/reset a monospaced font.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__setSbFile">__setSbFile</a></td>
<td>Private method to set the file info in the status bar.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__setTextDisplay">__setTextDisplay</a></td>
<td>Private method to configure the text display.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__showContextMenuLanguages">__showContextMenuLanguages</a></td>
<td>Private slot handling the aboutToShow signal of the languages context menu.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__strippedName">__strippedName</a></td>
<td>Private method to return the filename part of the given path.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__styleNeeded">__styleNeeded</a></td>
<td>Private slot to handle the need for more styling.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__undo">__undo</a></td>
<td>Public method to undo the last recorded change.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__whatsThis">__whatsThis</a></td>
<td>Private slot called in to enter Whats This mode.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.__writeSettings">__writeSettings</a></td>
<td>Private method to write the settings for reuse.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.activeWindow">activeWindow</a></td>
<td>Public method to fulfill the ViewManager interface.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.clearSearchIndicators">clearSearchIndicators</a></td>
<td>Public method to clear all search indicators.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.closeEvent">closeEvent</a></td>
<td>Public method to handle the close event.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.getFileName">getFileName</a></td>
<td>Public method to return the name of the file being displayed.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.getLanguage">getLanguage</a></td>
<td>Public method to retrieve the language of the editor.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.getSRHistory">getSRHistory</a></td>
<td>Public method to get the search or replace history list.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.setLanguage">setLanguage</a></td>
<td>Public method to set a lexer language.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.setSearchIndicator">setSearchIndicator</a></td>
<td>Public method to set a search indicator for the given range.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.setText">setText</a></td>
<td>Public method to set the text programatically.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniEditor.textForFind">textForFind</a></td>
<td>Public method to determine the selection or the current word for the next find operation.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<a NAME="MiniEditor.__init__" ID="MiniEditor.__init__"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor (Constructor)</h4>
<b>MiniEditor</b>(<i>filename="", filetype="", parent=None, name=None</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p><dl>
<dt><i>filename</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the file to open (string)
</dd><dt><i>filetype</i></dt>
<dd>
type of the source file (string)
</dd><dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the parent widget (QWidget)
</dd><dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
object name of the window (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__about" ID="MiniEditor.__about"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__about</h4>
<b>__about</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show a little About message.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__aboutQt" ID="MiniEditor.__aboutQt"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__aboutQt</h4>
<b>__aboutQt</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to handle the About Qt dialog.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__bindLexer" ID="MiniEditor.__bindLexer"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__bindLexer</h4>
<b>__bindLexer</b>(<i>filename, pyname=""</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to set the correct lexer depending on language.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>filename</i></dt>
<dd>
filename used to determine the associated lexer language (string)
</dd><dt><i>pyname=</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the pygments lexer to use (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__bindName" ID="MiniEditor.__bindName"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__bindName</h4>
<b>__bindName</b>(<i>line0</i>)
<p>
        Private method to generate a dummy filename for binding a lexer.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>line0</i></dt>
<dd>
first line of text to use in the generation process (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__checkActions" ID="MiniEditor.__checkActions"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__checkActions</h4>
<b>__checkActions</b>(<i>setSb=True</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to check some actions for their enable/disable status
        and set the statusbar info.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>setSb</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an update of the status bar is wanted (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__checkLanguage" ID="MiniEditor.__checkLanguage"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__checkLanguage</h4>
<b>__checkLanguage</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to check the selected language of the language submenu.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__contextMenuRequested" ID="MiniEditor.__contextMenuRequested"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__contextMenuRequested</h4>
<b>__contextMenuRequested</b>(<i>coord</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show the context menu.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>coord</i></dt>
<dd>
the position of the mouse pointer (QPoint)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createActions" ID="MiniEditor.__createActions"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createActions</h4>
<b>__createActions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the actions.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createEditActions" ID="MiniEditor.__createEditActions"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createEditActions</h4>
<b>__createEditActions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the Edit actions.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createFileActions" ID="MiniEditor.__createFileActions"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createFileActions</h4>
<b>__createFileActions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the File actions.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createHelpActions" ID="MiniEditor.__createHelpActions"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createHelpActions</h4>
<b>__createHelpActions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the Help actions.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createMenus" ID="MiniEditor.__createMenus"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createMenus</h4>
<b>__createMenus</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the menus of the menu bar.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createSearchActions" ID="MiniEditor.__createSearchActions"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createSearchActions</h4>
<b>__createSearchActions</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method defining the user interface actions for the search commands.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createStatusBar" ID="MiniEditor.__createStatusBar"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createStatusBar</h4>
<b>__createStatusBar</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to initialize the status bar.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__createToolBars" ID="MiniEditor.__createToolBars"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__createToolBars</h4>
<b>__createToolBars</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to create the various toolbars.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__cursorPositionChanged" ID="MiniEditor.__cursorPositionChanged"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__cursorPositionChanged</h4>
<b>__cursorPositionChanged</b>(<i>line, pos</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to handle the cursorPositionChanged signal.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>line</i></dt>
<dd>
line number of the cursor
</dd><dt><i>pos</i></dt>
<dd>
position in line of the cursor
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__deselectAll" ID="MiniEditor.__deselectAll"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__deselectAll</h4>
<b>__deselectAll</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot handling the deselect all context menu action.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__documentWasModified" ID="MiniEditor.__documentWasModified"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__documentWasModified</h4>
<b>__documentWasModified</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to handle a change in the documents modification status.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__getCurrentWord" ID="MiniEditor.__getCurrentWord"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__getCurrentWord</h4>
<b>__getCurrentWord</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to get the word at the current position.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the word at that current position
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__getWord" ID="MiniEditor.__getWord"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__getWord</h4>
<b>__getWord</b>(<i>line, index</i>)
<p>
        Private method to get the word at a position.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>line</i></dt>
<dd>
number of line to look at (int)
</dd><dt><i>index</i></dt>
<dd>
position to look at (int)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the word at that position (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__initContextMenu" ID="MiniEditor.__initContextMenu"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__initContextMenu</h4>
<b>__initContextMenu</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method used to setup the context menu
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__initContextMenuLanguages" ID="MiniEditor.__initContextMenuLanguages"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__initContextMenuLanguages</h4>
<b>__initContextMenuLanguages</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method used to setup the Languages context sub menu.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__isPy2File" ID="MiniEditor.__isPy2File"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__isPy2File</h4>
<b>__isPy2File</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to return a flag indicating a Python 2 file.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a Python 2 file (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__languageMenuTriggered" ID="MiniEditor.__languageMenuTriggered"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__languageMenuTriggered</h4>
<b>__languageMenuTriggered</b>(<i>act</i>)
<p>
        Private method to handle the selection of a lexer language.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>act</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the action that was triggered (QAction)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__loadFile" ID="MiniEditor.__loadFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__loadFile</h4>
<b>__loadFile</b>(<i>fileName, filetype=None</i>)
<p>
        Private method to load the given file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>fileName</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the file to load (string)
</dd><dt><i>filetype</i></dt>
<dd>
type of the source file (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__markOccurrences" ID="MiniEditor.__markOccurrences"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__markOccurrences</h4>
<b>__markOccurrences</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to mark all occurrences of the current word.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__maybeSave" ID="MiniEditor.__maybeSave"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__maybeSave</h4>
<b>__maybeSave</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to ask the user to save the file, if it was modified.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating, if it is ok to continue (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__modificationChanged" ID="MiniEditor.__modificationChanged"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__modificationChanged</h4>
<b>__modificationChanged</b>(<i>m</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to handle the modificationChanged signal.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>m</i></dt>
<dd>
modification status
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__newFile" ID="MiniEditor.__newFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__newFile</h4>
<b>__newFile</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to create a new file.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__open" ID="MiniEditor.__open"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__open</h4>
<b>__open</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to open a file.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__printFile" ID="MiniEditor.__printFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__printFile</h4>
<b>__printFile</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to print the text.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__printPreview" ID="MiniEditor.__printPreview"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__printPreview</h4>
<b>__printPreview</b>(<i>printer</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to generate a print preview.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>printer</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the printer object (QScintilla.Printer.Printer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__printPreviewFile" ID="MiniEditor.__printPreviewFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__printPreviewFile</h4>
<b>__printPreviewFile</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to show a print preview of the text.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__readSettings" ID="MiniEditor.__readSettings"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__readSettings</h4>
<b>__readSettings</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to read the settings remembered last time.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__readShortcut" ID="MiniEditor.__readShortcut"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__readShortcut</h4>
<b>__readShortcut</b>(<i>act, category</i>)
<p>
        Private function to read a single keyboard shortcut from the settings.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>act</i></dt>
<dd>
reference to the action object (E5Action)
</dd><dt><i>category</i></dt>
<dd>
category the action belongs to (string)
</dd><dt><i>prefClass</i></dt>
<dd>
preferences class used as the storage area
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__redo" ID="MiniEditor.__redo"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__redo</h4>
<b>__redo</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to redo the last recorded change.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__replace" ID="MiniEditor.__replace"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__replace</h4>
<b>__replace</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to handle the replace action.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__resetLanguage" ID="MiniEditor.__resetLanguage"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__resetLanguage</h4>
<b>__resetLanguage</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method used to reset the language selection.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__save" ID="MiniEditor.__save"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__save</h4>
<b>__save</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to save a file.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__saveAs" ID="MiniEditor.__saveAs"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__saveAs</h4>
<b>__saveAs</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot to save a file with a new name.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__saveFile" ID="MiniEditor.__saveFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__saveFile</h4>
<b>__saveFile</b>(<i>fileName</i>)
<p>
        Private method to save to the given file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>fileName</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the file to save to (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating success (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__search" ID="MiniEditor.__search"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__search</h4>
<b>__search</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to handle the search action.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__searchClearMarkers" ID="MiniEditor.__searchClearMarkers"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__searchClearMarkers</h4>
<b>__searchClearMarkers</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to clear the search markers of the active window.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__selectAll" ID="MiniEditor.__selectAll"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__selectAll</h4>
<b>__selectAll</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot handling the select all context menu action.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__selectPygmentsLexer" ID="MiniEditor.__selectPygmentsLexer"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__selectPygmentsLexer</h4>
<b>__selectPygmentsLexer</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to select a specific pygments lexer.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
name of the selected pygments lexer (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__setCurrentFile" ID="MiniEditor.__setCurrentFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__setCurrentFile</h4>
<b>__setCurrentFile</b>(<i>fileName</i>)
<p>
        Private method to register the file name of the current file.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>fileName</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the file to register (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__setEolMode" ID="MiniEditor.__setEolMode"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__setEolMode</h4>
<b>__setEolMode</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to configure the eol mode of the editor.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__setMargins" ID="MiniEditor.__setMargins"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__setMargins</h4>
<b>__setMargins</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to configure the margins.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__setMonospaced" ID="MiniEditor.__setMonospaced"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__setMonospaced</h4>
<b>__setMonospaced</b>(<i>on</i>)
<p>
        Private method to set/reset a monospaced font.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>on</i></dt>
<dd>
flag to indicate usage of a monospace font (boolean)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__setSbFile" ID="MiniEditor.__setSbFile"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__setSbFile</h4>
<b>__setSbFile</b>(<i>line=None, pos=None</i>)
<p>
        Private method to set the file info in the status bar.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>line</i></dt>
<dd>
line number to display (int)
</dd><dt><i>pos</i></dt>
<dd>
character position to display (int)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__setTextDisplay" ID="MiniEditor.__setTextDisplay"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__setTextDisplay</h4>
<b>__setTextDisplay</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to configure the text display.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__showContextMenuLanguages" ID="MiniEditor.__showContextMenuLanguages"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__showContextMenuLanguages</h4>
<b>__showContextMenuLanguages</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot handling the aboutToShow signal of the languages context menu.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__strippedName" ID="MiniEditor.__strippedName"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__strippedName</h4>
<b>__strippedName</b>(<i>fullFileName</i>)
<p>
        Private method to return the filename part of the given path.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>fullFileName</i></dt>
<dd>
full pathname of the given file (string)
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
filename part (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__styleNeeded" ID="MiniEditor.__styleNeeded"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__styleNeeded</h4>
<b>__styleNeeded</b>(<i>position</i>)
<p>
        Private slot to handle the need for more styling.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>position</i></dt>
<dd>
end position, that needs styling (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.__undo" ID="MiniEditor.__undo"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__undo</h4>
<b>__undo</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to undo the last recorded change.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__whatsThis" ID="MiniEditor.__whatsThis"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__whatsThis</h4>
<b>__whatsThis</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private slot called in to enter Whats This mode.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.__writeSettings" ID="MiniEditor.__writeSettings"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.__writeSettings</h4>
<b>__writeSettings</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Private method to write the settings for reuse.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.activeWindow" ID="MiniEditor.activeWindow"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.activeWindow</h4>
<b>activeWindow</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to fulfill the ViewManager interface.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
reference to the text edit component (QsciScintillaCompat)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.clearSearchIndicators" ID="MiniEditor.clearSearchIndicators"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.clearSearchIndicators</h4>
<b>clearSearchIndicators</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to clear all search indicators.
</p><a NAME="MiniEditor.closeEvent" ID="MiniEditor.closeEvent"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.closeEvent</h4>
<b>closeEvent</b>(<i>event</i>)
<p>
        Public method to handle the close event.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>event</i></dt>
<dd>
close event (QCloseEvent)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.getFileName" ID="MiniEditor.getFileName"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.getFileName</h4>
<b>getFileName</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to return the name of the file being displayed.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
filename of the displayed file (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.getLanguage" ID="MiniEditor.getLanguage"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.getLanguage</h4>
<b>getLanguage</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to retrieve the language of the editor.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
language of the editor (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.getSRHistory" ID="MiniEditor.getSRHistory"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.getSRHistory</h4>
<b>getSRHistory</b>(<i>key</i>)
<p>
        Public method to get the search or replace history list.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>key</i></dt>
<dd>
list to return (must be 'search' or 'replace')
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the requested history list (list of strings)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.setLanguage" ID="MiniEditor.setLanguage"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.setLanguage</h4>
<b>setLanguage</b>(<i>filename, initTextDisplay=True, pyname=""</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set a lexer language.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>filename</i></dt>
<dd>
filename used to determine the associated lexer language (string)
</dd><dt><i>initTextDisplay</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating an initialization of the text display
            is required as well (boolean)
</dd><dt><i>pyname=</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the pygments lexer to use (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.setSearchIndicator" ID="MiniEditor.setSearchIndicator"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.setSearchIndicator</h4>
<b>setSearchIndicator</b>(<i>startPos, indicLength</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set a search indicator for the given range.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>startPos</i></dt>
<dd>
start position of the indicator (integer)
</dd><dt><i>indicLength</i></dt>
<dd>
length of the indicator (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.setText" ID="MiniEditor.setText"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.setText</h4>
<b>setText</b>(<i>txt, filetype=None</i>)
<p>
        Public method to set the text programatically.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>txt</i></dt>
<dd>
text to be set (string)
</dd><dt><i>filetype</i></dt>
<dd>
type of the source file (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniEditor.textForFind" ID="MiniEditor.textForFind"></a>
<h4>MiniEditor.textForFind</h4>
<b>textForFind</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to determine the selection or the current word for the next
        find operation.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
selection or current word (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>MiniScintilla</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing a QsciScintillaCompat subclass for handling focus events.
</p>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
QsciScintillaCompat
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Class Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#MiniScintilla.__init__">MiniScintilla</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniScintilla.focusInEvent">focusInEvent</a></td>
<td>Protected method called when the editor receives focus.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniScintilla.focusOutEvent">focusOutEvent</a></td>
<td>Public method called when the editor loses focus.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#MiniScintilla.getFileName">getFileName</a></td>
<td>Public method to return the name of the file being displayed.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Static Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<a NAME="MiniScintilla.__init__" ID="MiniScintilla.__init__"></a>
<h4>MiniScintilla (Constructor)</h4>
<b>MiniScintilla</b>(<i>parent=None</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p><dl>
<dt><i>parent</i></dt>
<dd>
parent widget (QWidget)
</dd><dt><i>name</i></dt>
<dd>
name of this instance (string)
</dd><dt><i>flags</i></dt>
<dd>
window flags
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniScintilla.focusInEvent" ID="MiniScintilla.focusInEvent"></a>
<h4>MiniScintilla.focusInEvent</h4>
<b>focusInEvent</b>(<i>event</i>)
<p>
        Protected method called when the editor receives focus.
</p><p>
        This method checks for modifications of the current file and
        rereads it upon request. The cursor is placed at the current position
        assuming, that it is in the vicinity of the old position after the reread.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>event</i></dt>
<dd>
the event object (QFocusEvent)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniScintilla.focusOutEvent" ID="MiniScintilla.focusOutEvent"></a>
<h4>MiniScintilla.focusOutEvent</h4>
<b>focusOutEvent</b>(<i>event</i>)
<p>
        Public method called when the editor loses focus.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>event</i></dt>
<dd>
the event object (QFocusEvent)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="MiniScintilla.getFileName" ID="MiniScintilla.getFileName"></a>
<h4>MiniScintilla.getFileName</h4>
<b>getFileName</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to return the name of the file being displayed.
</p><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
filename of the displayed file (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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