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Use this page to customize the behavior of the Code Editor.

Item 
Description 
Insert mode  
Inserts text at the cursor without overwriting existing text. If Insert Mode is disabled, text at the cursor is overwritten. (Use the Ins key to toggle Insert Mode in the Code Editor without changing this default setting.)  
Group undo  
Undoes your last editing command as well as any subsequent editing commands of the same type, if you press ALT+BACKSPACE or choose EditUndo.  
Cursor beyond EOF  
Positions the cursor beyond the end-of-file character.  
Double click line  
Highlights the line when you double-click any character in the line. If this option is not selected, only the selected word is highlighted.  
Force cut and copy enabled  
Enables EditCut and EditCopy, even when there is no text selected.  
Auto-complete text to find  
Enables auto-complete in the find dialog.  
Create backup files  
Creates a backup file everytime you update and save a file in the IDE. Backup files are stored in the current directory in a hidden directory named __history and can be managed from the History tab.
Use File backup limit to specify the number of backup files maintained in the __history directory.  
Undo after save  
Allows you to retrieve changes after a save.  
BRIEF regular expressions  
Uses BRIEF regular expressions. Regular expressions assist in pattern-matching operations.  
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 whatever is typed next. If Persistent blocks is also selected, text that you enter is appended following the currently selected block.  
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 SearchFind. When this option is disabled you must type in the search text, unless the Text To Find list box is blank, in which case the editor still inserts the text at the cursor.  
Preserve line ends  
Preserves end-of-line position.  
Editor SpeedSetting  
Provides a quick way to set the editor options by using preconfigured settings in the drop-down list.
Default uses key bindings that match CUA mappings (default).
IDE classic uses key bindings that match Borland Classic editor keystrokes.
BRIEF emulation uses key bindings that emulate most of the standard BRIEF keystrokes.
Epsilon emulation uses key bindings that emulate a large part of the Epsilon editor.
Visual Studio emulation uses key bindings that emulate a large part of the Visual Studio editor.
Visual Basic emulation uses key bindings that emulate a large part of the Visual Basic editor.  
Undo limit  
Indicates the number of keystrokes that can be undone. The default value is 32,767.
The undo buffer is cleared each time the product generates code.  
File backup limit  
If Create backup files is checked, controls how many backup files are maintained for files updated and saved in the IDE. The default value is 10, but can be set to 1 through 90.
Reducing the File backup limit does not cause existing backup files to be deleted from the __history directory.  
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