Item 

Description 

Title  

Enter the name you want to use for the tool.  

Default Extensions  

List the file extensions that the tool will compile by default. The tool will be run automatically for files in your project with this extension whenever you compile or build the project. Separate multiple extensions with semicolons. In the Project Manager, you can right-click on files with this extension to access the tool.  

Other Extensions  

List the file extensions for which the tool will be used occasionally. This is useful for tools such as preprocessors, archiving tools, diagnostics, or auto-help generators. Separate multiple extensions with semicolons. In the Project Manager, you can right-click on files with this extension to access the tool.  

Target Extension  

Specify the extension of files that the tool creates (if any).  

Command Line  

Specify the command line to be executed when a file of this type is built.  

Filter  

Indicate a custom filter in a package (created using the Tools API) used to filter the tool output information and display it in the Messages window.
If no filter is specified, a default filter is used. The default filter sends anything written by the tool to stdout and stderr to the Messages window.  

Macros  

Displays a list of macros that you can use in the command line (for example, $NAME gets a file name). The macros are expanded when the tool runs. Double-click the macro or click Insert to add it to Command Line.  

Inserts  

Adds the selected macro to Command Line.