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| - | ====== Editors Tab (Preferences Dialog) ====== | + | ====== The Editors Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== |
| - | The //Editor tab// allows you to configure options for both [[task_edit|internal and external editors]]. Some of the options also affect [[task_edit|opening remote files]] in an associated local application. | + | The //Editor page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows you to configure options for [[task_edit|external editors]] and editor preference order. |
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| ===== [[preference]] Editor Preference ===== | ===== [[preference]] Editor Preference ===== | ||
| The list in the upper part of the group shows configured editors. | The list in the upper part of the group shows configured editors. | ||
| - | Column //Mask// shows editor autoselection [[file_mask|mask]]. Column //Editor// shows "Internal editor", "Associated application" or name of the external editor. Column //Text// indicated if the text transfer mode is forced for the external editor. | + | Column //Editor// shows "Internal editor", "Associated application" or name of the external editor. Column //Mask// shows editor autoselection [[file_mask|mask]]. Column //Text// indicated if the text transfer mode is forced for the external editor. |
| Use button //Add// to add new editor. //[[ui_editor_preferences|Editor preferences dialog]]// will appear. The newly added editor will be inserted before a editor selected in the list or at the end, if no editor is selected. | Use button //Add// to add new editor. //[[ui_editor_preferences|Editor preferences dialog]]// will appear. The newly added editor will be inserted before a editor selected in the list or at the end, if no editor is selected. | ||
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| Use buttons //Up// and //Down// to change order of the editors. The order is important when [[ui_editor_preferences#autoselection|autoselecting editor]]. | Use buttons //Up// and //Down// to change order of the editors. The order is important when [[ui_editor_preferences#autoselection|autoselecting editor]]. | ||
| - | ===== Internal Editor Options ===== | + | ===== Editing options ===== |
| - | Use //Select Font// button to select font for an [[ui_editor|internal editor]]. The preview on the right will show you what the font looks like. | + | |
| + | Use //==Check== that edited remote file has not changed before saving it// to make WinSCP check timestamp of a remote file before uploading saved changes. If timestamp change is detected, you will be given option to cancel the upload. With the option enabled, the uploads can happen only when WinSCP is idle.((No dialog boxes can be opened. If they are, the upload is postponed until WinSCP is idle again.)) | ||
| - | The //Wrap long lines// checkbox makes long lines be wrapped in an [[ui_editor|internal editor]]. When unchecked, the horizontal scrollbars appear instead to allow you to see long lines. | + | ===== [[auto]] Automatic Configuration of External Editor ===== |
| - | Use //Tabulator size// to specify length of tabulator in characters. | + | On the first edit, WinSCP detects what is your preferred text editor ((Ignoring Windows Notepad.)) and offers you to make it default external editor for WinSCP. |
| + | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
| + | Read more about [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages|pages]]. | ||