Version: 5.1

DrRacket: Programming Environment

Robert Bruce Findler
and PLT

DrRacket is a graphical environment for developing programs using the Racket programming languages.

    1 Interface Essentials

      1.1 Buttons

      1.2 Choosing a Language

      1.3 Editing with Parentheses

      1.4 Searching

      1.5 Tabbed Editing

      1.6 The Interactions Window

        1.6.1 Errors

        1.6.2 Input and Output

      1.7 Graphical Syntax

        1.7.1 Images

        1.7.2 XML Boxes and Racket Boxes

      1.8 Graphical Debugging Interface

        1.8.1 Debugger Buttons

        1.8.2 Definitions Window Actions

        1.8.3 Stack View Pane

        1.8.4 Debugging Multiple Files

      1.9 The Module Browser

      1.10 Creating Executables

    2 Languages

      2.1 Language Declared in Source

      2.2 Legacy Languages

      2.3 How to Design Programs Teaching Languages

      2.4 Other Experimental Languages

      2.5 Output Printing Styles

    3 Interface Reference

      3.1 Menus

        3.1.1 File

        3.1.2 Edit

        3.1.3 View

        3.1.4 Language

        3.1.5 Racket

        3.1.6 Insert

        3.1.7 Windows

        3.1.8 Help

      3.2 Preferences

        3.2.1 Font

        3.2.2 Colors

        3.2.3 Editing

        3.2.4 Warnings

        3.2.5 General

        3.2.6 Profiling

        3.2.7 Browser

        3.2.8 Tools

      3.3 Keyboard Shortcuts

        3.3.1 Moving Around

        3.3.2 Editing Operations

        3.3.3 File Operations

        3.3.4 Search

        3.3.5 Miscellaneous

        3.3.6 Interactions

        3.3.7 LaTeX and TeX inspired keybindings

        3.3.8 Defining Custom Shortcuts

      3.4 DrRacket Files

        3.4.1 Program Files

        3.4.2 Backup and Autosave Files

        3.4.3 Preference Files

    4 Extending DrRacket

      4.1 Teachpacks

      4.2 Environment Variables

    Index