Setting the Properties of the Script Editor

You can customize the behavior of the Script Editor.

To set the properties of the Script Editor:

1. In the Script Editor, click the Properties button or choose Options > Editor Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.

   

2. In the Editor tab, you can set the following options:

   Option	Description
   Auto indent mode	Places the cursor under the first non-blank character of the preceding non-blank line when you press Enter.
   Smart tab	Tabs to the first non-blank character in the preceding non-blank line. If Use tab character is selected, this option is cleared.
   Use tab character	Inserts a tab character. If cleared, inserts space characters. If Smart tab is selected, this option is cleared.
   Backspace unindents	Aligns the insertion point to the previous indentation level when you press Backspace, if the cursor is on the first non-blank character of a line.
   Show line numbers	Displays line numbers. If this option is selected, Show line numbers on gutter is enabled.
   Show line numbers on gutter	Displays line numbers in the gutter instead of in the left margin. If Show line numbers is selected, this option is enabled.
   Group undo	Reverses your last editing command and any subsequent editing commands of the same type, if you press Alt+Backspace or choose Edit > Undo.
   Cursor beyond EOF	Enables you to place the insertion point after the last line of code.
   Cursor beyond EOL	Enables you to position the cursor after the end of the line.
   Selection beyond EOL	Enables you to select characters beyond the end of the line.
   Keep trailing blanks	Keeps any blank spaces you have at the end of a line.
   Persistent blocks	Keeps marked blocks selected, even when the cursor is moved using the arrow keys, until a new block is selected.
   Overwrite blocks	Replaces a marked block of text with new text. If Persistent Blocks is also selected, text you enter is appended following the currently selected block.
   Double click line	Highlights the line when you double-click any character in the line. If disabled, only the selected word is highlighted.
   Find text at cursor	Places the text at the cursor into the Text To Find list box in the Find Text dialog box when you choose Search > Find.
   Force cut and copy enabled	Enables the Cut and Copy commands, even when there is no text selected.
   Use syntax highlight	Displays script elements according to colors and attributes defined in the Display tab and Colors tab.
   Overwrite cursor as block	Controls the appearance of the caret when using the Overwrite mode.
   Disable dragging	Disables dragging and dropping text.
   Block indent	Specifies the number of spaces to indent a marked block.
   Tab stops	Specifies the locations to which the cursor moves when you press Tab.
   Keymapping	Sets the keyboard mappings in the Script Editor. Supports the following keyboard mappings: Default, Classic, Brief, Epsilon, and Visual Studio.

3. In the Display tab, you can set the following options:

   Option	Description
   Editor gutter	Enables you to set the visibility, width, color, and style of the gutter.
   Editor margin	Enables you to set the visibility, width, color, style, and position of the right margin.
   Use mono font	Displays only monospaced screen fonts, such as Courier, in the Editor font box.
   Editor font	Lists the available text fonts.
   Editor color	Lists the available background colors.
   Size	Lists font sizes.
   Use Read-Only Color	Enables you to select a color for displaying read-only text from the Read-Only Color box.
   Draw Special Symbols	Sets special characters for displaying end-of-file, end-of-line, space, and tab characters.

4. In the Colors tab, you can set the following options:

   Option	Description
   Color SpeedSetting	Enables you to configure the Script Editor display using predefined color combinations.
   Element	Specifies syntax highlighting for a particular code element.
   Foreground color	Sets the foreground color for the selected code element.
   Background color	Sets the background color for the selected code element.
   Use defaults for	Displays the code element using default system colors for the foreground, background, or both.
   Text attributes	Specifies format attributes for the code element.
   Open	Loads a color scheme from your computer.
   Save	Saves a color scheme to your computer.