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Source window GR-197Source windowSource files display by default in the MDI frame of the Main window. The window can beundocked from the Main window by pressing the Undock button in the window header orby using the view -undock source command.You can edit source files as well as set breakpoints, step through design files, and view codecoverage statistics.By default, the Source window displays your source code with line numbers. You may alsosee the following graphic elements:• Red line numbers – denote lines on which you can set a breakpoint• Blue arrow – denotes the currently active line or a process that you have selected in the"Active Processes pane" (GR-120)• Red circles – denote file-line breakpoints; gray circles denote breakpoints that arecurrently disabled• Blue circles – denote line bookmarks• Language Templates pane – displays Language templates (GR-199)Opening source filesYou can open source files using the File > Open command. Alternatively, you can opensource files by double-clicking objects in other windows. For example, if you double-clickan item in the Objects window or in the structure tab of the Workspace, the underlyingsource file for the object will open, and the cursor will scroll to the line where the object isdefined.By default files you open from within the design (e.g., by double-clicking an object in theObjects pane) open in Read Only mode. To make the file editable, right-click in the Sourcewindow and select Read Only. To change this default behavior, set theModelSim SE GUI Reference