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Editors Page (Preferences Dialog)
The Editor page on the Preferences dialog allows you to configure options for both internal and external editors. Some of the options also affect opening remote files in an associated local application.
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Internal Editor Options
The Wrap long lines checkbox makes long lines be wrapped in an internal editor. When unchecked, the horizontal scrollbars appear instead to allow you to see long lines.
Use Tabulator size to specify length of tabulator in characters.
Use Default encoding to select default encoding for edited files. If the file includes UTF-8 BOM, UTF-8 encoding is used, disregarding the preference. You can also change encoding for particular file on internal editor window.
Use Select Font button to select font for an internal editor. The preview on the right will show you what the font looks like.
Automatic Configuration of External Editor
On the first edit, WinSCP detects what is your preferred text editor1 and offers you to make it default external editor for WinSCP.
Further Reading
Read more about Preferences dialog and its other pages.
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