Using the Worksheet window

When you first open Eddie, the Worksheet window will come up. You can use it for normal text editing, just like any other window. In addition, you can use it to execute shell commands, because it is a Shell window. You may have multiple Shell windows open. Worksheet is a unique version of a Shell window with some useful characteristics with added convenience — for instance it gets saved automatically when you quit, there are keyboard shortcuts assigned to it (Command-0 to activate or re-open the Worksheet), etc. Typically, you will use the Worksheet window to run make, execute small shell scripts, etc. Check out the Shell window chapter on details about executing commands in a shell window.

A Worksheet is a document located either in the ~/config/settings/Eddie/ directory, in the same directory as the Eddie application or (default) in the Eddie bundle. You may choose one of the these settings to serve as the Worksheet source directory in the Preferences. A Worksheet is automatically saved by default when Eddie quits. When you execute the CloseAll command (Command-Option-W), the Worksheet (and the Workset window) stay open. If you close the Worksheet, you may reopen it by pressing Command-0. Usually the Worksheet will be the main and only shell window you will use in Eddie, even though you can have as many shell windows open as you like.

More on Worksheet/Shell windows
Shell window commands
Shell profile
Shell tips
Worksheet tips