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Editors</H1>
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The following preferences can be changed on the Editors page.</P>
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<TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Option</P></TH>
<TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Description</P></TH>
<TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Default</P></TH>
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<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Size
of recently opened files list</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">
For each file that is opened in an editor, it is stored in a list of
recently used files. This option controls the number of files which
is displayed in this list in the File menu. </P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">4</P></TD>
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<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Show
multiple editor tabs</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Specifies
whether you wish to show multiple editor tabs. If off, then editor workbooks
have one large tab and all non-visible editors are accessible only from
the chevron.</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">On</P></TD>
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<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Close
editors automatically</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">
This option is used to specify whether or not to re-use editors in the
Workbench. If turned on, then you may specify the number of editors
to use before they are recycled (Default is 8). You can also specify
if a prompt dialog should be opened or if a new editor should be opened
when all editors are dirty. Once it is turned on, the Pin Editor action
is added to the toolbar and editor tab menu. Pinned editors are not
recycled. </P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Off</P></TD>
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<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Text
file encoding</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">
Use this option to specify the encoding to use when saving text files
in editors. </P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Default
(CP1252)</P></TD>
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<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Text
File line delimiter</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">
Use this option to specify the line delimiter to use for new text files.
<strong>Note:</strong> This will generally not effect the file line
delimiter for<br>
existing files.</P></TD>
<TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para">Default
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<P>Here is what the Editors preference page looks like:&nbsp;
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<P><img src="../images/Image220_pref_dte.png" alt="Editors Preference Page" border="0" >
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<P><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference" >
<br><a href="ref-24.htm">Editor Area</a>
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