Integrate SourceFormatX Into Crimson Editor

Format Source Code within Crimson Editor The following instructions allow you to format the current open source code file in Crimson Editor using SourceFormatX formatter command line tool. We used a freeware version of Crimson Editor Version 3.70, so if you use an older or even a newer version then several screenshots or menu items may differ from our description.

  Add a Tool Menu that will invoke SourceFormatX

1. Click "Tools" -> "Preferences...".

2. Click the "User Tools" tree item.

3. Select the first user tool then fill in the form as show below: (Assuming you installed SourceFormatX in C:\Program Files\SourceFormatX\)

• Menu Text:        SourceFormatX
• Command:        C:\Program Files\SourceFormatX\SourceFormatX.exe
• Argument:         $(FilePath)
• Initial Dir:          $(FileDir)
• Hot Key:            Ctrl + Shift + T

4. Click "OK" to save settings.

  You may now invoke SourceFormatX command line tool by two ways:

1. Using Ctrl+Shift+T

2. By clicking "Tools" -> "SourceFormatX".

  Like to reformat source code automatically?  Download SourceFormatX to format all your source code!