I’m on it, so, yes
John
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Hi everyone!
I thought I’d share that the EditorOptionsMask value for the BFX software still works for version 5.
If you ever disliked that a newly opened method had every single step visible, then had to collapse all the branches of If/Then statements, steps inside loops or other grouped steps, then EditorOptionsMask is for you.
To implement it, click on the step that you want to be collapsed upon opening, then get into the StepUI (Step User Interface) by clicking Ctrl-Shift-U. The right side of the Biomek software now changes from the user-friendlier version into two panes, the left pane has a list of keys under the root, the right pane has the key type, value, and a list of methods associated with it, if applicable.
Right-click on the left pane of the StepUI, then choose New>Value
Change the name of the key to “EditorOptionsMask”
The value of the key has two options that I’m aware of right now. “32” makes the method open with the tree associated with the masked step collapsed. “64” makes the tree associated with the masked step invisible (not even a sign that the substeps are even there).
Once you’ve created the EditorOptionsMask key and value, save the method and re-open it. Poof! All those substeps are collapsed (or gone).
Please note that hiding the substeps using EditorOptionsMask = 64 is not great for people that are not familiar with the masking.
Hope this helps everyone to make their methods appear cleaner!
Best,
John
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