Text Editor Tab (Options Dialog Box)
Relevant for: GUI testing and API testing
This tab enables you to set options for editing text and code files.
To access |
Select Tools > Options > Text Editor tab. |
Important information |
The Restore Factory Defaults button resets all Options dialog box options to their defaults. |
See also |
This tab includes the following panes:
UI Element |
Description |
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Word wrap |
Wraps lines of code to continue onto subsequent lines without the insertion of a line break character. If disabled, the line of code continues indefinitely on a single line until you manually stop it by pressing the ENTER key or entering a line break character. |
Enable folding |
Enables sections of code that are grouped together to be expanded and collapsed. |
Show class/function browser |
Shows or hides the drop-down lists of classes and functions. These lists are located at the top of the Editor. Using the browsers, you can navigate to different classes and functions within your document. |
Show line numbers |
Shows or hides the line number to the left of each line of code. |
Show hidden definitions |
Shows or hides text and function definitions defined as hidden. |
Show All characters |
Displays all SPACE, TAB, and End of Line characters. You can also select to display only some of these characters by selecting or clearing the relevant check boxes. |
Convert tabs to spaces |
Changes TAB keystrokes in your code to the number of SPACE characters defined in the Tab spacing option. |
Tab spacing |
The number of characters inserted into a line of code for a TAB character. The number of characters can range from 1 to 16. |
UI Element |
Description |
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Font |
The font name and size to use for all elements. The Default is Consolas, 10 points. Note: When testing in a Unicode environment, you must select a Unicode-compatible font. Otherwise, elements in your document may not be correctly displayed in the document window. However, the test or component still runs in the same way, regardless of the font you choose. If you are working in an environment that is not Unicode-compatible, you may prefer to choose a fixed-width font, such as Courier, to ensure better character alignment. |
Syntax Coloring |
The language or languages whose appearance you want to customize. Available options:
The box below your selection displays all of the elements for which you can configure color and style settings. You can modify the Foreground and Background colors for a selected element. You can also modify the Style (Bold or Italic), if enabled. |
Preview |
An example of the text element according to your selections above. |
Reset |
Resets all colors and styles to default settings. |