Customize Editor Options - General

This tab lets you customize general edit settings for EasyLanguage documents.

• Access using the Tools > Options menu sequence from the Editor, then select the General tab.

The following section headings appear on the tab:

Auto indent

Changes the setting used to auto indent in the code editor.

Settings  

Shows indent and expand settings for the editor.

• Tabstops/Indent size - Enter the number of spaces to indent when the Enable Smart Indent setting is selected.
• Add spaces instead of tabs... - Check this setting to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting.
• Line Numbers - Check this setting to display line numbers in the editor.
• Enable highlighting of matching brackets and parenthesis – Check this setting to visually map nested code structures.

Autocomplete

Controls the automatic lookup/insertion of terms and their case.

• Enable Autocomplete - Check this setting to have the editor show EasyLanguage words that will complete your typed input and insert a selected word or parameters when you press enter or the space key.
• Case Style - Select one of the following to set the case for AutoComplete terms:
  • Default - Let the system choose.
  • Lower Case - Makes each term all lower case.
  • Upper Case - Makes each term all upper case.
  • Leave as Typed - No case adjustment is made.

Advanced

Controls the verification settings with the option to re-verify all.

• Verify All - Only click this button when you want to re-verify all of the studies in your work area. This can take a long time since it verifies every document and not just those you've created.

• Click OK to apply changes or Cancel to exit without changes.