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6.5.2 Editor Configuration - Options

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An array of options that determine exactly how the editor functions.

Auto Indent
Automatically indent lines based on source context
Drag and drop editing
Drag and drop selected text within the editor
Drag and drop files
Open files by dragging and dropping them from Windows into the editor
Alt sets column mode
Holding Alt while selecting text will select in a rectangle instead of line by line
Maintain caret column
When moving up/down, caret stays in the same column
Block Indent/Unindent
When a block of text is highlighted, use Tab/Shift-Tab to indent/unindent the selected code
Right mouse moves cursor
Whether a right mouse click will move the caret or keep its position
Enhance home key
Attempt intelligent guess at where to place caret when pressing Home
Half page scroll
Scroll by a half page instead of a full page when pressing Page Up/Page Down
Scroll past end of line
Allow scrolling past end of line
Scroll past end of file
Allow scrolling past end of file
Show scroll hint
Show a scroll hint
Scroll follows mouse
Scrolling follows movement of mouse
Tabs to spaces
Whether to use real tabs or convert to spaces
Trim trailing spaces
Whether to trim trailing spaces from end of line
Group undo
Group actions together so undo will reverse a "group" action
Disable scroll arrows
Don't allow scroll arrows
Show special chars
Display "special" characters in the editor