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| <h1>General page, Preferences window</h1> |
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| <p>The General page of the Preferences window lets you customize the appearance of the C/C++ editor.</p> |
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| <dt>Displayed tab width</dt> |
| <dd>Specifies the tab width as a number of characters. For example <b>4</b>, |
| means the tab width will be 4 characters wide.</dd> |
| <dt>Print margin column</dt> |
| <dd>Specifies the print margin width as a number of characters.</dd> |
| <dt>Insert space for tabs</dt> |
| <dd>Inserts spaces instead of a tab character when your press <b>Tab</b>.</dd> |
| <dt>Highlight matching brackets</dt> |
| <dd>Highlights matching brackets.</dd> |
| <dt>Show line numbers</dt> |
| <dd>Displays line numbers in the left margin.</dd> |
| <dt>Highlight current line</dt> |
| <dd>Highlights the line that was last selected.</dd> |
| <dt>Show overview ruler</dt> |
| <dd>Displays the overview ruler on the right margin.</dd> |
| <dt>Show print margin</dt> |
| <dd>Displays the print margin.</dd> |
| <dt>Appearance color options</dt> |
| <dd>Lists items that can be displayed in a specified color.</dd> |
| <dt>Color</dt> |
| <dd>Changes the color of the item selected in the list.</dd> |
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