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Related topics:
• Use Guides
• User Options (Page 26)
• Change Languages (Page 28)
• Set User Options (Behavior): Notification Messages (Page 29)
• Set User Options (Behavior): Pictures (Page 31)
• Set User Options (Behavior): Color (Page 32)
• Set User Options (Behavior): Object Duplication (Page 32)
• Set User Options (PlanetPress Talk Editor): Editor (Page 35)
• Set User Options (PlanetPress Talk Editor): Display (Page 37)
• Set User Options (PlanetPress Talk Editor): Color (Page 38)
• Set User Options (Appearance): Object Inspector (Page 39)
• Set User Options (Appearance): Document Structure Area (Page 40)
• Set User Options (Appearance): Rulers (Page 41)
• Set User Options (Appearance): Document Page (Page 41)
• Set User Options (Appearance): Compiler Messages (Page 42)
• Set User Options (Document default values): Document and Pages (Page 43)
• Set User Options (Document default values): Pictures (Page 44)
4.2.7 Set User Options (Editor): Editor
To set the Editor options:
1. From the PlanetPress Design Button, choose Preferences.
2. If necessary, expand PressTalk Editor, and click Editor.
Auto indent mode: Select to automatically position the insertion pointer under the first non-blank
character of the preceding line when you press ENTER.
Insert mode: Select to use Insert mode and clear to use Overwrite mode. When you enter text in
Insert mode, the existing text shifts to accommodate it. In Overwrite mode, the text you enter
overwrites the existing text. You can also press INSERT to toggle between Insert and Overwrite mode.
Use tab character: Select to use the tab character instead of spaces to represent tabs in the program
file. Clear to use spaces to represent the tabs. You must clear the Smart tab option to use this option.
Smart tab: Select to use smart tabs. A smart tab advances with reference to the preceding line. More
precisely, it advances to align with the first non-blank character it encounters on the preceding line,
from its current position forward. You must clear the Use tab character option to use Smart tabs.
Optimal fill: Select to optimize the indent of every auto-indented line by minimizing the number of
space and/or tab characters it uses. You must select both Auto indent mode and Use tab character to
use this option.
Backspace unindents: Select to move the insertion pointer to the previous indentation level when you
press BACKSPACE.
Cursor through tabs: Select to move one by one through the spaces of tabs using the left or right
arrow keys. Clear to have the arrow keys treat the tab as a single character. You must select Use tab
character to use this option.
Group undo: Select to set the undo feature of the Editor to undo the last group of editing commands
entered. An editing command is defined as a mouse click, a press on ENTER, or a press on any other
key. A group of editing commands is a sequence of a single type of editing command. Clear to set the
undo feature to undo only the last command entered.
Cursor beyond EOF: Select to make it possible to position the pointer beyond the end of the last line
of code in the program. This is useful if you prefer to enter code by clicking the pointer at any point in
the Editor, rather than by manually entering carriage returns or lines of code to advance to that point.
For example, you might know you need a for() loop near the middle of your code. If you select Cursor
beyond EOF, you can click in the middle of the Editor and enter the first line of the for() loop, without
having to enter carriage returns to arrive at that point. Clear to prevent being able to position the
pointer beyond the end of the last line entered to date in the Editor.
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