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6.5.2 Editor Configuration - Options

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An array of options that determine exactly how the editor functions.

Auto Indent

Automatically indent lines based on source context

Drag and drop editing

Drag and drop selected text within the editor

Drag and drop files

Open files by dragging and dropping them from Windows into the editor

Alt sets column mode

Holding Alt while selecting text will select in a rectangle instead of line by line

Maintain caret column

When moving up/down, caret stays in the same column

Block Indent/Unindent

When a block of text is highlighted, use Tab/Shift-Tab to indent/unindent the selected code

Right mouse moves cursor

Whether a right mouse click will move the caret or keep its position

Enhance home key

Attempt intelligent guess at where to place caret when pressing Home

Half page scroll

Scroll by a half page instead of a full page when pressing Page Up/Page Down

Scroll past end of line

Allow scrolling past end of line

Scroll past end of file

Allow scrolling past end of file

Show scroll hint

Show a scroll hint

Scroll follows mouse

Scrolling follows movement of mouse

Tabs to spaces

Whether to use real tabs or convert to spaces

Trim trailing spaces

Whether to trim trailing spaces from end of line

Group undo

Group actions together so undo will reverse a "group" action

Disable scroll arrows

Don’t allow scroll arrows

Show special chars

Display "special" characters in the editor