Settings Dialog View Tab

Component

Description

Global

Use status bar prompt

Check this box to use the status bar prompt for many common operations instead of pop-up dialogs. For more information on the status bar prompt refer to the Using the Status Bar Prompt topic.

Use quick prompt

Check this box to use the quick prompt for search and replace operations. The quick prompt is a replacement for the status bar. To use the quick prompt the status bar prompt must be disabled. For more information on using the quick prompt refer to the Using the Quick Prompt topic.

Multi-line document tabs

This checkbox controls the display of document tabs. When this is checked tabs may split across multiple lines. Otherwise tabs remain on a single line and set of arrows is used to navigate between tabs that are not visible.

Use I-beam mouse cursor

Use an I-beam cursor when editing in the document instead of the standard arrow icon.

Clear selection on copy

When checked the selection will be cleared after it is copied to the clipboard. Otherwise the selection remains highlighted after it is copied.

Link split windows

The link split windows is used to link split windows so that they point to the same file. By default split windows may reference multiple files. For more information on splitting windows and how Code Roar handles them refer to the Splitting the Window topic.

New document placement

Controls where new documents are placed in the document tab order when they are opened.

Select document after close

Controls which document is selected in Code Roar after a document is closed.

View

Horizontal scrollbar

Display the horizontal scroll bar in the editing pane to allow the user to scroll horizontally in files with long lines.

Vertical scrollbar

Display the vertical scroll bar in the editing pane to allow the user to scroll vertically.

Show invisibles

Display non-printable characters such as tabs, newlines, and control characters.

Show end of line

Display the end of line character. This feature is useful to determine the end of line sequence when working with files that have been modified in multiple operating systems.

Line Numbers

Turn on the display of line numbers in the editing pane.

Folding

Turns on the display of folding if it is supported in the language type. Not all languages support folding.

Selection

Text

The foreground/text color for an active selection.

Background

The background color for an active selection.

Use color

Both

This option allows overriding of the both the foreground/text and the background color of the active selection.

Foreground

Only the foreground color is used when coloring the active selection. In this case the background color stays the same.

Background

Only the background color is used when coloring the active selection. In this case the foreground/text color stays the same.

Current line

Highlight current line

If enabled the background color of the current line is changed to the color specified below.

Background

This option allows the user the change the background color of the current line.

Control

Ok Button

The Ok button is used to save the current settings, close the dialog, and return to the application.

Cancel Button

The Cancel button closes the dialog and returns the user to the application without saving preferences.