The Commander view provides quick access to some of the common and basic CodeWarrior operations. This concept is similar to that of the Quick Launch Bar in Windows. The Commander view provides an icon and a descriptive label for each action. The Commander view is optional and customizable.
The Commander view is not only a new place for existing commands, but also for new commands which optimize common user workflows. Some commands map directly to existing commands in the IDE. For example, the Welcome screen command and the Build All command. These two commands behave identically to the commands in the IDE menu and toolbar. However, most commands are either improvements on existing commands or commands which reduce the number of steps to get to an existing user interface or functionality.
In the Commander view, some commands have variant commands that appear next to the root command. The root command works for a single project; while the All variant works for all projects in the workspace. For example, the All command next to the Build command. These are two independent commands on a single line. The All variant is always available because it does not need a project context, while the Build command is available only when there is a selection in the CodeWarrior Projects view or the view is pinned to a project ( Pinning Commander view). A variant action does not have an icon and is visible only if its base command is shown.
Commands in the Commander view, are grouped in the following four groups:
- Project Creation
- Build/Debug
- Settings
- Miscellaneous
Each group is a collapsible section and each command has a key binding, which appears in the tooltip of the command. By default, the Commander view is docked under the CodeWarrior Projects view but like any other view it can be moved to any location within the CodeWarrior IDE.