Customizing the Diagram Trace Utility › Set General Preferences › Set General Preferences for Text Editors

Set General Preferences for Text Editors

The text editor preferences settings affect the display and behavior of PAD Code View text editors.

Follow these steps:

1. Select Preferences from the Window menu.

   The Preferences dialog appears.

2. Navigate to General, Editors, Text Editors.

   The Text Editors Preference page appears.

   

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

   Highlight current line

   Highlights the current line in text editors.

   Default: On

   Show print margin

   Displays the print margin.

   Default: Off

   Print margin columns

   Lets you specify the print margin column.

   Default: 80

   Note: This field is enabled if you select Show print margin.

   Show line numbers

   Displays line numbers on the left side of text editors.

   Default: Off

   Appearance color options

   Lets you specify the color for the following values:

   • Line number foreground
   • Current line highlight
   • Print margin
   • Find Scope
   • Selection foreground color
   • Selection background color
   • Background color
   • Foreground color
   • Hyperlink

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 Undo history size, Displayed tab width, Insert spaces for tabs, Show range indicator, Enable drag and drop of text, Warn before editing a derived file, Smart caret positioning at line start and end, or Show affordance in hover on how to make it sticky. Also, the Diagram Trace Utility does not support the Selection foreground color option or Find scope in the Appearance color options list.