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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.