Prg->New program menu. This will open an editor in
a new level. Type your program (the Prg menu may help you
for the syntax of tests, loops, function definition, etc.),
and press the OK button once completed.
If parse is successfull, you can test your program
in any commandline.
The Prg menu has items to open or
import an existing (program) file inside the current text, save
or export the current program (independently from the worksheet).
You can also use the menu
to insert programming structures. There are buttons to find the
next occurence of a search string, to parse the current program
(errors are displayed in the messages area) and to save the
program (the current filename is displayed at the right of the
save button).
The keywords of the language are highlighted. In Xcas programming mode, the tabulation key may be used for indentation (experimental feature).
Tip: before pressing the OK button, check the programming syntax by looking at the status area button in the middle at the top of the session. If you need to change the syntax, hit the status button and select the right syntax.