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The Files Panel is a vertical sidebar on the left edge of the main window that provides quick one-click access to the RealTest files you use most.
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It can hold any number of user-curated named Lists of files (scripts, data files, results files, logs, CSVs, etc.) above an auto-maintained Recent files section.
When the Settings Panel is hidden, an Active section also appears at the top, showing the currently loaded data file and the active script.
This panel can be hidden or shown using the View Menu or by pressing the F10 key. The splitter on its right edge can be dragged to adjust its width.
The Files Panel includes the following sections:
❖Active
Shows the data file currently loaded in memory and the script designated as Active Script.
This section is shown only when the Settings Panel is hidden, since the Settings Panel already displays these values.
It is informational only and cannot be reordered or right-clicked.
❖Lists
Any number of user-defined named groups of files. Each list can hold up to 100 files.
On first launch RealTest creates two default lists, Tutorial and Examples, pre-populated with some representative sample scripts. An empty MyScripts list is also included as a starting place for your own files.
Files can be added to a list by right-clicking the list’s header (or its "(click to add files)" placeholder) and choosing Add Files..., or by dragging files in from the Recent section or from another list.
List entries can be reordered within a list by dragging, and the lists themselves can be reordered using Move List Up and Move List Down on the header right-click menu.
❖Recent
Auto-maintained list of recently opened files (the same set shown on the File Menu’s Recent submenu).
Files in this section can be removed individually or dragged into a list to make them permanent.
Click a section header to collapse or expand that section. Double-click a file to open it. Hover over any row to see its full path.
Right-clicking a file row offers the following actions:
•Open - opens the selected file (or all selected files if multiple are selected)
•Open Containing Folder - opens the file’s folder in Windows Explorer with the file selected
•Copy Path - copies the full path(s) to the clipboard
•Add to List - adds the selected file(s) to another named list (submenu)
•Remove from list-name - removes the selected file(s) from the list they belong to
•Remove from Recent - removes the selected file(s) from the Recent section
Right-clicking a list’s header offers list-management actions:
•Remove list-name From Panel - removes the list (the underlying files are not deleted)
•Rename List... - renames the list
•Move List Up / Move List Down - reorders the lists within the panel
•Add Files... - opens a file picker to add one or more files to this list
•New List... - creates a new named list
Dragging a file within a list reorders it. Dragging a file from one list to another moves it. Dragging a file from the Recent section into a list adds it to that list (the Recent entry is left alone).
The panel’s state -- list names, list contents, list order, and which sections are collapsed -- is saved in filespanel.ini, located in the same folder as the active realtest.ini. This file may be edited directly; relative paths in the file are resolved against the user’s script folder so install-relative entries remain portable.
The panel’s background color can be changed in the Program Options dialog.
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