Adding reference books
Coda allows you to extend its reference book library with custom books. A book consists of a website URL, optional search URL, and optional cover image.
To learn how to view the built-in reference books, see: Viewing reference books.
To add a new book, first open a new Book tab. To open a Book tab, click the + button in the upper-right corner of the Coda window, then click Book .
To create your new book, click the + button in the lower left of the Book tab. In the sheet that appears, complete the following fields:
- Book Title - The title to be given to this reference book.
- Book URL - The root URL of the reference site to link the book to. This URL will be opened when the book is double-clicked. This field is required.
- Cover Image - Optionally, you can drag an image into this well to set the book's cover.
- Use For Mode - If set, you will be able to use the "Look Up in Reference" feature to access this book directly from the editor when in the specified syntax mode.
- Search URL - If a syntax mode was set above, you can enter a search URL here that will be used for keyword look up from the editor when in that syntax mode. Use the asterisk (*) character as a placeholder for where the search keyword should be inserted into the URL.
To learn how to look up a keyword while using the editor, see: Looking up a specific language keyword.