General
The General Section is grouped into 3 parts:
File Paths
To change the paths click on the button alongside each box. This will present the standard Folder dialog. The Library Paths have their own Library Path Editor.
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Source Path |
This is the default path for your source files. |
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Library Paths |
LIbrary paths are displayed in a drop down list. When the application searches for Library Files it searches through all the paths in the search list. See Library Path Editor for details |
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Compiler Path |
Select the compiler version from the drop down list of compiler paths. See Compiler Path List. |
Editor Settings
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Show Code Block Lines |
When checked Block lines will be displayed bracketing the start and end of statements. |
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Show Left Hand Gutter |
When checked the left hand gutter will be shown. |
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Show Line Numbers |
Show Line numbers when Show Left Hand Gutter is checked |
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Show Modifications |
Show Modification when Show Modifications is checked. |
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Show Right Hand Margin at |
When checked a margin will appear positioned by the value in the Spaces box. |
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Use Tabs |
When checked the Tab key will be operational in the editor, when unchecked the tab key will move focus between controls. |
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Tab Width |
Determines the number of spaces that will define a tab. |
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Auto Indent |
When checked the first new entry in a line will be inset to align with the first entry in the line above. |
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Smart Tabs |
When checked smart tabs will follow the tab setting of the previous line. Use the Set tab width to set the tab to the preferred spacing. |
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Show Code Folding |
When checked folding bars will appear beside the left hand gutter. |
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Highlight Parenthesis |
When checked and a basic language construct is recognised the starting and end commands for that construct will be highlighted. |
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Use Block |
When checked the "(*"..."*)" character pairs will be used to signify start and end respectively of a block of text. |
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Block Comment |
When checked the ";" character will be used to comment all lines. |
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Code Completion |
When checked will provide basic Code Completion functions. |
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Show Active Line |
When checked will highlight the selected line. |
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Show Parameter Hints |
When checked and a keyword is entered a Hint pop-up will appear with the syntax for that keyword |
Hint Hold Delay |
Adjust the time the Hint popup remains on the screen |
Hint Font Size |
Adjust the character size of the hint Popup |
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Keyword
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Database will force capitalisation of Keyword to that in the Keyword database. Upper Case will force all keywords to appear in upper case. Lower Case will force all keywords to appear in lower case |
Scheme |
Choose between Dark and Light colours schemes for the application. After changing the scheme the application will restart automatically to effect the changes. |
Application
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ReOpen files when application restarts |
When checked files which were previously open will be reopened when the application is next started. This only applies to Source files. |
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Show full Path Name in Application Title |
When the application title will show the full path name of the current file. Unchecked only FileName without a path will be shown. |
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Show Welcome Page on Start-up |
The Welcome page provides a quick one stop access to documentation, recent files, support and Sample files |
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Report Unused Variables |
When checked warnings will be shown in the messages panel if variables are declared but never used. Un-checked by default, |
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Maximum Recently Used |
Use the setting to determine the number of files you see under recently used. |
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Hide Flash Splash Screen on startup |
With this checked the application will start without showing the initial splash screen. |
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Save recovery info every |
Adjust the frequency that Recovery Files are saved. A value of 0 turns off recovery info. |