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Set General Preferences for PAD Code View Editors

The General Preference settings for editors affect the general appearance and behavior of the PAD Code View editors.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Preferences from the Window menu.

   The Preferences dialog appears.

2. Navigate to General, Editors.

   The Editors Preference page appears.

   

3. Enter values for the following fields to suit your needs:

   Size of recently opened files

   Controls the number of files displayed in the File menu.

   Default: 4

   Limits: 0 to 15

   Show multiple editor tabs

   Display of multiple PAD Code View editor tabs.

   Default: On

   Note: When this option is Off, editor workbooks have one large tab and all PAD Code View editors that are not visible are available only from the drop-down menu.

   Restore editor state on startup

   Indicates if open editors will be restored when starting up DTU.

   Default: On

   Prompt to save on close even if still open elsewhere

   Default: On

   Close editors automatically

   Disables reusing editors in the Diagram Trace Utility.

   Default: Off

   Number of editors to use before recycling

   Displays the number of PAD Code View editors you can use before recycling.

   Default: 8

   Note: This option is enabled when you select Close editors automatically.

   When all editors are dirty or pinned

   Prompts a dialog to save and reuse editors or opens a new PAD Code View editor when all editors are dirty or pinned. If turned on, the Pin editor action is added to the PAD Code View editor toolbar and editor tab menu.

   Default: Prompt to save and reuse

   Note: This option is enabled when you select Close editors automatically.

4. Click OK.

   The Diagram Trace Utility saves the new settings and closes the dialog.

Note: The Diagram Trace Utility does not support use of the 'Prompt to save on close even if still open elsewhere' field.