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| 2014-10-24 | 2014-11-13 | ||
| 5.6.2 Button to use system editor on Editor Preferences dialog. (martin) | elaborating on forced text mode for external editors (martin) | ||
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| The //External editor opens each file in separate window (process)// checkbox disables special behavior needed to support editors that [[task_edit#mdi|open multiple files in one window]]. | The //External editor opens each file in separate window (process)// checkbox disables special behavior needed to support editors that [[task_edit#mdi|open multiple files in one window]]. | ||
| - | The //Force text transfer mode for files edited in external editor// checkbox by default forces [[transfer_mode|text transfer mode]] for transfers to/from external editor. When unchecked the configured transfer mode will be used. Learn more about [[task_edit#editing_binary_files|editing binary files in an external editor]]. Note that text mode is always forced for internal editor. | + | The //Force text transfer mode for files edited in external editor// checkbox by default forces [[transfer_mode|text transfer mode]] for transfers to/from external editor. When unchecked the configured transfer mode will be used (binary by default). You typically need to use the option only when the server does not support format of text files used by the server. Most modern text editors support all common formats of text file. Notable exception is Windows Notepad. Learn more about [[task_edit#editing_binary_files|editing binary files in an external editor]]. Note that text mode is always forced for internal editor.· |
| Options for internal editor are global (configured on //[[ui_pref_editor|Editors page]]// of Preferences dialog). | Options for internal editor are global (configured on //[[ui_pref_editor|Editors page]]// of Preferences dialog). | ||