Part 3 · Tree Editor Basics

Editor layout

Where everything lives in the Treetor Tree Editor: the header toolbar, the columns that show each level of your tree, and the green bar that marks the column you are working in.

3 min read Verified on Treetor 0.1.22(current release 0.1.29)

The Tree Editor at a glance

Treetor shows one column per level of your tree, side by side. You always work in one column at a time; the column to its right previews what is underneath the selected item.

The Tree Editor at a glance. Numbered callouts: 1 Tree title, 2 Header toolbar, 3 Active column, 4 Preview column, 5 State dot, 6 Status bar.
  1. Tree title — the tree you are editing. The pencil next to it opens the Tree Info dialog.
  2. Header toolbar — Back, Save, Picture, Capture, Import, Export, Formatting and Help. Each button has its own guide.
  3. Active column — the green bar at the top marks the column that receives your typing and keyboard shortcuts. Here it is the root column, the top level of the tree.
  4. Preview column — the children of the item selected in the active column, so you can see one level deeper without leaving your place. Ctrl+ moves the green bar into it; Ctrl+ brings it back.
  5. State dot — teal means the item has children; gray means it is a leaf. An empty preview column reads No child items.
  6. Status bar — which tree is open and, while saving, the save state.