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Use this page to configure Code Editor settings for various types of source files.

Item 
Description 
Source file type 
Choose a predefined or customized source file type.  
New 
Displays the New source file type dialog box, allowing you to create a new file type. Enter a name and click OK, and then enter an extension in the Extensions drop-down list. You must add an extension if you add a new source file type, or cancel the operation.  
Delete 
Deletes the predefined or customized file type displayed in the Source file type drop-down list box.  
Auto indent mode 
Positions the cursor under the first nonblank character of the preceding nonblank line when you press ENTER in the Code Editor.  
Use tab character 
Inserts tab characters when you press TAB in the Code Editor. If not checked, pressing TAB inserts spaces. If Smart tab is enabled, this option is off. To view tab characters, select Show tab character.  
Smart tab 
Tabs to the first non-whitespace character in the preceding line. If Use tab character is enabled, this option is off.  
Cursor through tabs 
Enables the arrow keys to move the cursor to the logical spaces within each tab character.  
Optimal fill 
Begins every auto-indented line with the minimum number of characters possible, using tabs and spaces as necessary.  
Backspace unindents 
Aligns the insertion point to the previous indentation level (outdents it) when you press BACKSPACE, if the cursor is on the first nonblank character of a line.  
Keep trailing blanks 
Prevents trailing blanks from being truncated.  
Show tab character 
Displays tab characters as >>, if Use tab characters is selected.  
Show space character 
Displays typed spaces as dots (.).  
Use syntax highlight 
Enables syntax highlighting. To set highlighting options, use the Color page.  
Show line breaks 
Displays line break symbols at the end of each line.  
Highlight current line 
Highlights the current line in the Code Editor.  
Syntax Highlighter 
Choose an option to change the format for displaying code elements. Check Use syntax highlighting to enable this option.  
Block indent 
Specifies the number of spaces to indent a marked block. The default is 2; the upper limit is 16.  
Tab stops 
Set tabs stops that the cursor will move to when you press TAB. Enter one or more integers separated by spaces. If multiple tab stops are specified, the numbers indicate the columns in which the tab stops are placed. Each successive tab stop must be larger than the previous tab stop. If a single tab stop is specified, it indicates the number of spaces to jump each time you tab.  
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