Editor

The Editor preferences panel is opened from menu OptionsPreferences+Editor

Use these options to configure the visual aspect of the text editor.

 

Figure 22.7. The Editor preferences panel

The Editor preferences panel

Selection background color

Use this option to set the background color of selected text.

Selection foreground color

Use this option to set the text color of selected text.

Completion proposal background

Use this option to set the background color for the content completion window.

Completion proposal foreground

Use this option to set the foreground color for the content completion window.

Documentation window background

Use this option to set the background color for the window containing documentation for the content completion elements.

Documentation window foreground

Use this option to set the foreground color for the window containing documentation for the content completion elements.

Undo history size

Use this option to control the maximum amount of undo edits which will be remembered by the editor in each of the pages.

 Text

The Author preferences panel is opened from menu OptionsPreferences+Editor+Text

 

Figure 22.8. The oXygen Text preferences panel

The oXygen Text preferences panel

Editor background color

Use this option to set the background color of the editor.

Editor caret color

Use this option to set the background color of the editor.

Line number foreground

Use this option to set the foreground color for the line numbers displayed at the right of editor panel.

Line Wrap (disables folding)

This option will do a soft wrap of long lines, that is automatically wrap lines in edited documents. When this option is checked line folding will be disabled.

Show fold bar

This options enables the display of the document folding bar.

Highlight current line

Enables highlight for the current line. Use the button to set the highlight color.

Highlight matching tag

This option enables highlight for the tag matching the one on which the caret is situated. Use the button to set the color of the highlight.

Show print margin

Enables displaying a vertical line in the editor panel representing the paper margin if the current content of the editor panel is printed with the action FilePrint. Use the button to set the color of the print margin line.

Print margin column

The number of characters included on a line which the print format allows.

Show line numbers in editor

This option enables the line numbers column located in the left part of the editing space. When unchecked, line numbers option is disabled.

Show line numbers in results

This option enables the line numbers column located in the left part of the Results panel in the Debugger perspective.

Show TAB/NBSP/EOL/EOF marks

Marks the TAB/NBSP/EOL/EOF using small icons, for a better visualisation of the document.

Cut/Copy whole line when nothing is selected

Enables the Cut/Copy shortcut keys when nothing is selected in the editor. The Cut/Copy actions will operate on the entire current line.