On the Editor tab page, select settings for the source code editor tab pages.
Backup to "__history" folder
Default = Yes
If you select this option, any changed source files will be backuped to a "__history" folder below the current folder. This works in a similar way like in the RAD Studio IDE.
Initial document state
Default = Read only
Choose between different initial states for the document (source code file):
- Read only. source file will initially be read only
- Read only for files in foreign folder
- Writable, source file will be writable
It is at any moment possible to toggle between read-only and writeable state (see File|Read Only), regardless of the initial document state.
Ask to reload
Default = Yes
If "Yes", a message will appear when PAL detects that a file has been changed outside the application. You can then select to load the changed file into the editor window.
Use Tabs
Default = No
If "No", Tab characters will be converted to spaces, according to expand size (see next option).
Expand size
Default = 8
Choose the width of a Tab character.
Show tabs
Default = No
Highlight selected line
Default = Yes
Hide/Show scrollbars
Default = No
Line wrap mode
Default = Wrap to window
Choose between:
- no wrap, text will not be wrapped if it does not fit into window and horizontal scrollbars will be shown.
- wrap to ruler, line will be wrapped if it is longer than the right ruler
- wrap to window, line will be wrapped if it does not fit in the editor window
Show line numbers
Default = Yes
Selecting this option, lets line numbers appear in the left gutter.
Bound cursor
Default = No
Wrap ruler width
Default = 80
Show line ends
Default = No
Auto indent
Default = Yes
Show wrap ruler
Default = No
If turned on, shows a vertical ruler line for the right margin.
Show whitespace
Default = No
Keep blanks
Default = No
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