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diff --git a/doc/kate/configuring.docbook b/doc/kate/configuring.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..14642c74c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kate/configuring.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,1595 @@ +<chapter id="configuring-kate"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Anders.Lund; &Anders.Lund.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</chapterinfo> +<title>Configuring &kate;</title> + +<sect1 id="configuring-overview"> +<title>Overview</title> +<para> +<indexterm> +<primary>configure</primary> +<secondary>settings</secondary> +<tertiary>preferences</tertiary></indexterm> +<anchor id="find"/> +<anchor id="find-again"/> +<!-- <anchor id="print"/> --> +<anchor id="replace"/> +<!-- <anchor id="save"/> --> +<anchor id="undo"/> +<anchor id="redo"/> +&kate; offers several means of tweaking the application to behave as desired. +The most important ones are: +</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term id="configure">The Configuration Dialog</term> +<listitem><para>The main configuration tool, allowing you to configure the &kate; application, +the editor component and the usage of plugins.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="settings">The <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</term> +<listitem><para>Allows you to change often used settings, and to +launch the configuration dialogs.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term>The <guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu</term> +<listitem><para>Allows you to split the current frame, as well as to +display the icons and line numbers pane for the currently edited +document.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<para>The embedded &konsole; is using the configuration defined in the +&kcontrolcenter;, and may be configured by clicking the +<mousebutton>right</mousebutton> mouse button and choosing from the +<guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> sub menu.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="configuring-kate-configdialog"> +<title>The Main Configuration Dialog</title> + +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata format="PNG" fileref="configdialog01.png"/> +</imageobject> +</mediaobject> + +<para>The &kate; configuration dialog displays a tree of topics on the +left, and a configuration page corresponding to the selected topic on +the right.</para> + +<para>The configuration is divided into two groups, namely +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><link linkend="config-dialog">Application configuration</link> +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><link linkend="config-dialog-editor">Editor component configuration</link></para></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="config-dialog"> +<title>The &kate; Application Configuration</title> +<para>This group contains pages to configure the main &kate; application</para> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-general"> +<title>The General Page</title> +<para>This section contains a few global options for &kate;</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-dialog-general-show-full-path" /> +<guilabel>Show Full Path in Title</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>When enabled, Kate will display the full URL of your +current document in the window title, rather than just the file name.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-general-behavior"/> +<guilabel>Behavior</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term> +<anchor id="config-dialog-general-sync-konsole"/> +<guibutton>Sync Konsole with Active Document</guibutton></term> +<listitem><para>This will cause the built-in &konsole; to +<command>cd</command> into the directory of the active document when +launched and when a new document gets the focus. If not enabled, you +have to do all your navigation in the &konsole; on your own. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-dialog-general-warn-mod"/> +<guilabel>Warn about files modified by foreign processes</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>When enabled, &kate; will notify you about files modified +from outside the application whenever the main window receives input focus. +You will be able to deal with several modified files at once, you +can reload, save or discard changed files in groups.</para> +<para>If not enabled, &kate; will prompt you for action when a externally +modified file receives focus within the application.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry><!-- /behavior group --> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-general-meta-data"/> +<guilabel>Meta Data</guilabel></term> +<listitem> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-general-keep-meta-information"/> +<guilabel>Keep meta-information past sessions</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>When enabled, &kate; will store meta data such as bookmarks +and session configuration even when you close your documents. The data +will be used if the document is unchanged when reopened.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-general-delete-meta-information-after"/> +<guilabel>Delete unused meta information after</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Set the maximum number of days to keep meta information +for unopen files. This helps keeping the database of meta information +reasonably sized.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry><!-- /meta data group --> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-sessions"> +<title>The Sessions Page</title> + +<para>This section contains options related to <link +linkend="fundamentals-using-sessions">using sessions</link>.</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-dialog-sessions-elements"/> +<guilabel>Elements of Sessions</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Include window configuration</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If enabled, &kate; will save the window configuration +with each session.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry><!-- /elements of sessions --> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-dialog-sessions-startup-behavior"/> +<guilabel>Behavior on Application Startup</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Select how you want &kate; to behave at startup. This setting can be +overridden by specifying what to do on the <link +linkend="command-line-options">command line</link>.</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Start new session</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>With this option, &kate; will start a new, unnamed session +when you start it.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Load last used session</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>&kate; will use the most recently opened session at +startup. This is good if you want to use the same session always or switch +rarely.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Manually choose a session</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>&kate; will display a small dialog that lets you choose +your preferred session. This is the default behavior. Nice if you use a lot of +different sessions frequently.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry><!-- /startup behavior --> + +<varlistentry> +<term><anchor id="config-dialog-sessions-exit-behavior"/> +<guilabel>Behavior on Application Exit or Session Switch</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Do not save session</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The changes to the session data (open files and if enabled, +window configuration) will not be saved. You will of course be prompted if you +have unsaved files. With this option, your can configure your sessions once, and +not worry about closing extra files that you opened and do not want to see +next time you use the session.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Save Session</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>&kate; will save session data, except if the session is unnamed. +With this option, your sessions are allways restored just like you left them. +This is the default behavior. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Ask user</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>You will be asked if you want to save the session every time a +named session is closed.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry><!-- /exit/switch behavior --> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-fileselector"> +<title>The <guilabel>Filesystem Browser</guilabel> Page</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Configure the buttons on the file system browser toolbar +by moving the ones you want enabled to the <guilabel>Selected Actions</guilabel> +list, and order them using the arrow buttons at the side of the list.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Auto Synchronization</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>You can have the filesystem browser automatically navigate to +the directory containing the current document on certain events: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>When a new document becomes the active one.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>When the filesystem browser becomes visible.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +Even if you select not to use this feature, you can manually synchronize the +browser with the current document by pressing the +<guilabel>Synchronize</guilabel> toolbar button. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Remember locations</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Select how long a browsing history you want. The browser does +only remember individual locations, duplicates are removed.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Remember filters</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Select how many filters you want remembered. Only individually +distinct filters are remembered, duplicates are removed.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Session</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Configure wether the file system browser should remember its location and +filter over sessions.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-documentlist"> +<title>The <guilabel>Doucment List</guilabel> Page</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Backgound Shading</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This section allows you to enable or disable the background +shading visualization of your recent activity, and chose which colors to use if +enabled. See the section about <link +linkend="kate-mdi-tools-file-list">The Document List</link> for more about +this feature.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Sort By</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Set how you want the document list sorted. This can be set +from the &RMB; menu in the document list as well.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-plugins"> +<title>The <guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> Page</title> + +<para>This page provides a list of installed plugins for the &kate; +application. Each plug-in is represented with its name and a short description. +You can check the checkbox with an item to enable the plug-in it represents. +</para> + +<para>If a plug-in provides configuration options, a section to access those +will appear as a child of this page.</para> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-externaltools"> +<title>External Tools</title> + +<para>In the <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu you will find a submenu labeled +<guisubmenu>External Tools</guisubmenu>. These tools invokes external +applications with data related to the current document, for example its URL, +directory, text or selection. This page allows you to manage the menu and edit, +remove or add new tools.</para> + +<para>Each external tool is a shell command which contains macros representing +the document data. When activated, the macros are substituted with data from the +active document.</para> + +<variablelist> +<title>External Tools Properties</title> +<varlistentry> +<term>Label</term> +<listitem><para>A friendly label for the External Tools menu.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Script</term> +<listitem><para>The script to execute when the tool is activated. Before passing +the script to the shell, the following macros are substituted: + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term>%URL</term> +<listitem><para>The full URL of the current document, or an empty string if the +document is unsaved.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%URLS</term> +<listitem><para>A space seperated list of the URLs of all open documents +(except unsaved ones).</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%directory</term> +<listitem><para>The directory part of the current documents URL or an empty +string if the current document is unsaved.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%filename</term> +<listitem><para>the filename of the current document without the path, or an +empty string if the current document is unsaved.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%line</term> +<listitem><para>The line number of the insertion cursor is in the current +document.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%column</term> +<listitem><para>The column number of the insertion cursor in the current +document.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%selection</term> +<listitem><para>The selected text in the current document, or an empty string +if no text is selected</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>%text</term> +<listitem><para>The full text of the current document. Beware that this will +potentially exceed the maximum command length allowed on your system. +Use with care.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Executable</term> +<listitem><para>The main executable is the script. This is mandatory, and is used +to test if the command can be run at all. A fully qualified path is allowed +in case the executable is not in your <envar>PATH</envar> variable.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Mimetypes</term> +<listitem><para>A semicolon separated list of mimetypes for which this command +should be enabled. This is currently unused.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Save</term> +<listitem><para>You can optionally select to have the current or all documents +saved prior to executing the script. This is handy if your script reads the file +from disk.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Command Line Name</term> +<listitem><para>If you fill this, the tool will be available in the +<link linkend="advanced-editing-tools-commandline">editors command line</link> as +<command>exttool-<replaceable>Command Line Name</replaceable></command> +(the string you enter here prepended <quote>exttool-</quote>).</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="config-dialog-editor"> +<title>The Editor Component Configuration</title> +<para>This group contains all pages related to the editor component of +&kate;. Most of the settings here are defaults, they can be overridden by +<link linkend="config-dialog-editor-filetypes">defining a filetype</link>, +by <link linkend="config-variables">Document Variables</link> or by changing +them pr. document during an editing session.</para> + + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-appearance"> +<title>Appearance</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Word Wrap</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry id="appearance-settings"> +<term><guilabel>Dynamic word wrap</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this option is checked, the text lines +will be wrapped at the view border on the screen.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Dynamic word wrap indicators</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Choose when the Dynamic word wrap indicators +should be displayed. +</para></listitem></varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Vertically align dynamically wrapped lines +to indentation depth: +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Enables the start of dynamically wrapped +lines to be aligned vertically to the indentation level of the first +line. This can help to make code and markup more +readable.</para><para>Additionally, this allows you to +set a maximum width of the screen, as a percentage, +after which dynamically wrapped lines will no longer be vertically aligned. +For example, at 50%, lines whose indentation levels are deeper than 50% of the +width of the screen will not have vertical alignment applied to subsequent +wrapped lines.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Code Folding</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show folding markers (if available) +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this option is checked, the current view will display marks +for code folding, if code folding is available.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Borders</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show icon border +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this is checked, you will see an icon border on the left +hand side. The icon border shows bookmark signs for instance.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show line numbers +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this is checked, you will see line numbers on the left +hand side.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show scrollbar marks +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this option is checked the current view +will show marks on the vertical scrollbar. These marks will +for instance show bookmarks.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Sort Bookmarks Menu +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>By position +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The bookmarks will be ordered by the line +numbers they are placed at.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>By creation +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Each new bookmark will be added to the bottom, +independently from where it is placed in the document.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show identation lines +</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If this is checked, the editor wil display +vertical lines to help identifying indent lines.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-colors"> +<title>Fonts & Colors</title> + +<para>This section of the dialog lets you configure all fonts and colors in +any color scheme you have, as well creating new schemes or deleting existing +ones. Each scheme has settings for colors, fonts and normal and highlight text +styles. +</para> + +<para>&kate; will preselect the currently active scheme for you, if you want to +work on a different scheme start by selecting that from the +<guilabel>Schema</guilabel> combobox.</para> + +<sect3 id="config-dialog-editor-colors-colors"> +<title>Colors</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-colors-colors-text-background"> +<term><guilabel>Text Area Background</guilabel></term> +<listitem> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-colors-normal-text"> +<term><guilabel>Normal text</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This is the default background for the editor area, it will be +the dominant color on the editor area.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-colors-selected-text"> +<term><guilabel>Selected Text</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This is the background for selected text. The default is +the global selection color, as set in your &kde; color preferences. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-colors-current-line"> +<term><guilabel>Current Line</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Set the color for the current line. Setting this a bit different +from the Normal text background helps to keep focus on the current line. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-colors-marks"> +<term><guilabel>Bookmark</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This combo lets you set overlay colors for various mark types. +The color is mixed into the background color of a marked line, so that a line +with more marks or a marked line that is current has a background that is a mix +of more colors. The mark colors are also used if you enable display of scrollbar +marks.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-colors-colors-other-elements"> +<term><guilabel>Other Elements</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Left Border Background</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This color is used for the marks, line numbers and folding +marker borders in the left side of the editor view when they are displayed. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Line Numbers</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This color is used to draw the line numbers on the left side of +the view when displayed.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Bracket Highlight</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This color is used to draw the background of matching brackets. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Word Wrap Markers</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This color is used to draw a pattern to the left of dynamically +wrapped lines when those are aligned vertically, as well as for the static word +wrap marker.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Tab Markers</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This color is used to draw white space indicators when enabled. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="config-dialog-editor-colors-fonts"> +<title>Fonts</title> +<para> +Here you can choose the font for the schema. You can choose from +any font available on your system, and set a default size. A sample text +displays at the bottom of the dialog, so you can see the effect of your choices. +</para> +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="config-dialog-editor-colors-normal-text-styles"> +<title>Normal Text Styles</title> +<para>The normal text styles are inherited by the highlight text styles, +allowing the editor to present text in a very consistent way, for example comment +text is using the same style in allmost all of the text formats that kate can +highlight.</para> +<para>The name in the list of styles is using the style configured for +the item, providing you with an immediate preview when configuring a style. +</para> +<para>Each style lets you select common attributes as well as foreground +and background colors. To unset a background color, rightclick to use the +context menu.</para> +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="config-dialog-editor-colors-highlighting-text-styles"> +<title>Highlighting Text Styles</title> +<para>Here you can edit the text styles used by a specific highlight definition. +The editor preselects the highlight used by your current document. To work on a +different highlight, select one in the <guilabel>Highlight</guilabel> combobox +above the style list. +</para> +<para>The name in the list of styles is using the style configured for +the item, providing you with an immediate preview when configuring a style. +</para> +<para>Each style lets you select common attributes as well as foreground +and background colors. To unset a background color, rightclick to use the +context menu. In addition you can see if a style is equal to the default style +used for the item, and set it to that if not.</para> +<para>You will notice that many highlights contain other highlights represented +by groups in the style list. For example most highlights import the Alert +highlight, and many source code formats imports the Doxygen highlight. Editing +colors in those groups only affects the styles when used in the edited highlight +format. +</para> +</sect3> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-cursor-selection"> +<title>Cursor & Selection</title> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Text Cursor Movement</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Smart home</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>When selected, pressing the home key will cause the cursor to +skip white space and go to the start of a line's text.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Wrap cursor</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>When on, moving the insertion cursor using the <emphasis +role="bold">Left</emphasis> and <emphasis role="bold">Right</emphasis> keys will +go on to previous/next line at beginning/end of the line, similar to most +editors.</para><para>When off, the insertion cursor cannot be moved left of the +line start, but it can be moved off the line end, which can be very handy for +programmers. When this option is chosen, moving the cursor with the arrow keys +off the end of a line (to the right) causes it to jump down to the beginning of +the next line. Likewise when the cursor is moved past the beginning of a line +(to the left) it jumps up to the end of the preceding line. When this option is +not selected, moving the cursor right past the end of a line merely causes it to +continue horizontally in the same line and trying to move it left past the +beginning does nothing.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Page Up/Page Down moves cursor</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This option changes the behavior of the cursor when the user presses +the <keycap>Page Up</keycap> or <keycap>Page Down</keycap> key. If unselected +the text cursor will maintain its relative position within the visible text in +&kate; as new text becomes visible as a result of the operation. So if the +cursor is in the middle of the visible text when the operation occurs it will +remain there (except when one reaches the beginning or end.) With this option +selected, the first key press will cause the cursor to move to either the top or +bottom of the visible text as a new page of text is displayed.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Autocenter cursor (lines):</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Sets the number of lines to maintain visible above and below the cursor +when possible.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Selection Mode</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Normal</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Selections will be overwritten by typed text and will be lost on +cursor movement.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Persistent</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Selections will stay even after cursor movement and typing.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-edit"> +<title>Editing</title> +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Tabulators</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Insert spaces instead of tabulators</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>When this is enabled the editor will insert a calculated number of spaces +according to the position in the text and the <option>tab-width</option> setting +when you press the <keycap>TAB</keycap> key.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show tabulators</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>When this is enabled &kate; will display a small dot as a visual +representation of tabulator characters.</para> +<note><para>This also causes dots to be drawn to indicate trailing white space. +This will be fixed in a future version of &kate;</para></note> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="config-dialog-editor-tab-width">Tab Width</term> <listitem><para>If the +<link linkend="config-dialog-editor-word-wrap"><guilabel>Replace Tabs By +Spaces</guilabel></link> +option is selected this entry determines the number of +spaces with which the editor will automatically replace +tabs.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term id="config-dialog-editor-word-wrap"><guilabel>Static Word Wrap</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Word wrap is a feature that causes the editor to automatically start a new line +of text and move (wrap) the cursor to the beginning of that new line. &kate; +will automatically start a new line of text when the current line reaches the +length specified by the <link linkend="config-dialog-editor-wrap-words-at">Wrap Words +At:</link> option.</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Enable static word wrap</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Turns static word wrap on or off.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show static word wrap markers +(if applicable)</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>If this option is checked, a vertical line will be drawn at the word wrap +column as defined in the <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Editor...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the Editing tab. +Please note that the word wrap marker is only drawn if you use a fixed pitch +font.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry id="config-dialog-editor-wrap-words-at"> +<term><guilabel>Wrap words at:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>If the <link linkend="config-dialog-editor-word-wrap">Word Wrap</link> option is selected +this entry determines the length (in characters) at which the editor will +automatically start a new line.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Remove Trailing Spaces</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>&kate; will automatically eliminate extra spaces +at the ends of lines of text.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Auto Brackets</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>When +the user types a left bracket ([, (, or {) &kate; automatically enters the +right bracket (}, ), or ]) to the right of the cursor.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> <term>Maximum <link linkend="undo">undo</link> steps:</term> +<listitem><para>Here the user may specify the number of steps &kate; will +retain in memory for purposes of undoing entries and actions. This means that +the higher the number of steps set the more memory &kate; will use for this. +Setting this entry to 10 would mean that the user would be be able reverse the +last ten operations, <abbrev>i.e.</abbrev> click the <guibutton>undo</guibutton> +button 10 times and obtain results.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> <term>Smart search text from:</term> +<listitem><para>This determines where &kate; will get the search +text from (this will be automatically entered into the Find Text +dialog): +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Nowhere:</emphasis> Don't guess the search +text.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Selection Only:</emphasis> Use + the current text selection, if available. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Selection, then Current Word:</emphasis> +Use the current selection if available, otherwise use the current word. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Current Word +Only:</emphasis> Use the word that the cursor is currently resting on, if +available. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para><emphasis role="bold">Current Word, then Selection:</emphasis> +Use the current word if available, otherwise use the current selection. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +Note that, in all the above modes, if a +search string has not been or cannot be determined, then the Find Text Dialog +will fall back to the last search text. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-indent"> +<title>Indentation</title> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Automatic indentation</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Indentation mode:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Select the automatic indentation mode you want to use as default. It is +strongly recommended to use <userinput>None</userinput> or +<userinput>Normal</userinput>here, and use filetype configurations to set other +indentation modes for text formats like C/C++ code or &XML;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Insert leading Doxygen "*" when typing</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Automatically insert a leading "*" while typing within a doxygen +style comment. This setting is only enabled when applicable.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Indentation with Spaces</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Use spaces instead of tabs to indent</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This replaces tabs with the number of spaces set in <guilabel>Number of +spaces:</guilabel> below.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Emacs style mixed mode</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Use a mix of tabs and space characters for indentation.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Number of spaces:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Set the number of spaces you want to use for indentation when you +check <guilabel>Use spaces instead of tabs to indent</guilabel> +above.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Keep Indent Profile</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>When this is enabled, the editor will not unindent lines in a +selection further when the line with the least indentation becomes unindented. +If you sometimes unindent blocks of indented code, this may be helpful. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Keep Extra Spaces</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Indentations of more than the selected number of spaces +will not be shortened.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Keys to use</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Tab key indents</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This allows the <keycombo +action="simul"><keycap>tab</keycap></keycombo> key to be used to indent.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Backspace key indent</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This allows the <keycombo +action="simul"><keycap>backspace</keycap></keycombo> key to be used to +indent.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Tab Key Mode if Nothing Selected</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Insert indent characters</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This allows the <keycombo +action="simul"><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> key insert indent +characters.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Insert tab character</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This allows the <keycombo +action="simul"><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> key insert a tab.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Indent current line</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This allows the <keycombo +action="simul"><keycap>Tab</keycap></keycombo> key indent the current +line.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-open-save"> +<title>Open & Save</title> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>File Format</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Encoding:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This sets the default character encoding for your files.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>End of line:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Choose your prefered end of line mode for your active +document. You have the choice between &UNIX;, DOS/&Windows; or Macintosh.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Automatic end of line detection</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Check this if you want the editor to autodetect the end of line +type. The first found end of line type will be used for the whole file.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Memory Usage</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Maximum loaded blocks per file:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>The editor will load given number of blocks (of around 2048 lines) of +text into memory; if the filesize is bigger than this the other blocks +are swapped to disk and loaded transparently as-needed.</para> +<para>This can cause little delays while navigating in the document; a +larger block count increases the editing speed at the cost of memory. +</para><para>For normal usage, just choose the highest possible block count: +limit it only if you have problems with the memory usage.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Automatic Cleanups on Load/Save</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Remove trailing spaces</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>The editor will automatically eliminate extra spaces at the ends of lines +of text while loading/saving the file.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Folder Config File</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Search depth for config file:</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>The editor will search the given number of folder levels upwards +for &kate; config file and load the settings line from it.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Backup on Save</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Backing up on save will cause &kate; to copy the disk file to +<prefix><filename><suffix>' before saving changes. +The suffix defaults to <emphasis role="bold">~</emphasis> and prefix is empty by +default. </para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Local files</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Check this if you want backups of local files when +saving.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Remote files</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Check this if you want backups of remote files when saving.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Prefix</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Enter the prefix to prepend to the backup file names.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Suffix</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Enter the suffix to add to the backup file names.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-highlighting"> +<title>Highlighting</title> +<para>This group of options is used to customize the highlighting styles for +each programming language type. Any changes you made in other areas of this +dialog apply only to this type.</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Highlight:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This is used to choose the language type to +configure.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Informations</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +View the properties of the chosen language highlighting rules: +author name and license. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Properties</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>File extensions:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This is the list of file extensions used to determine which +files to highlight using the current syntax highlight mode.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>MIME types:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Clicking the wizard button will display a dialog with a list of +all available mime types to choose from.</para><para>The <emphasis +role="bold">File Extensions</emphasis> entry will automatically be edited as +well.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Priority:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Set the priority of the highlight rule.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guibutton>Download...</guibutton></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Click this button to download new or updated syntax highlight descriptions +from the &kate; website. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-filetypes"> +<title>Filetypes</title> +<para>This page allows you to override the default configuration for documents +of specified mimetypes. When the editor loads a document, it will try if it +matches the file masks or mimetypes for one of the defined filetypes, and if so +apply the variables defined. If more filetypes match, the one with the highest +priority will be used. +</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Filetype:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The filetype with the highest priority is the one displayed in +the first drop down box. If more filetypes were found, they are +also listed.</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>New</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This is used to create a new filetype. After +you click on this button, the fields below get empty and you +can fill the properties you want for the new filetype.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Delete</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>To remove an existing filetype, select it from the drop down +box and press the Delete button.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> </varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Properties of current filetype</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The filetype with the highest priority is the one displayed in +the first drop down box. If more filetypes were found, they are also +listed.</para> +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Name:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The name of the filetype will be the text of the corresponding +menu item. This name is displayed in the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Filetypes</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice ></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Section:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The section name is used to organize the file types in +menus. This is also used in the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Filetypes</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> menu.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Variables:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>This string allows you to configure &kate;'s settings for the +files selected by this mimetype using &kate; variables. You can set almost any +configuration option, such as highlight, indent-mode, encoding, +etc.</para><para>For a full list of known variables, see the +manual.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>File extensions:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>The wildcards mask allows you to select files by filename. A +typical mask uses an asterisk and the file extension, for example +<filename>*.txt; *.text</filename>. The string is a semicolon-separated list of +masks.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>MIME types:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Displays a wizard that helps you easily select +mimetypes.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Priority:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>Sets a priority for this file type. If more than one file type +selects the same file, the one with the highest priority will be +used.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</listitem> </varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-shortcuts"> +<title>Shortcuts</title> +<para>You can change here the shortcut keys configuration. Select an +action and click on <guilabel>Custom</guilabel> if you want a different shortcut +for this action.</para> +<para>The search line alllows you to look for a specific action and see +its associated shortcut.</para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="config-dialog-editor-plugins"> +<title>Plugins</title> +<para>This tab lists all available plugins and you can check those you +want to use. Once a plugin is checked, the +<guibutton>Configure</guibutton> button is enabled and you can click it +in order to configure the highlighted plugin.</para> +</sect2> + +</sect1> + + + +<sect1 id="config-variables"> + +<title>Configuring With Document Variables</title> + +<para>Kate variables is kateparts implementation of document variables, similar +to emacs and vi modelines. In katepart, the lines have the format + +<userinput>kate: VARIABLENAME VALUE; [ VARIABLENAME VALUE; ... ]</userinput> + +the lines can of course be in a comment, if the file is in a format with comments. +Variable names are single words (no whitespace), and anything up to the next +semicolon is the value. The semicolon is required.</para> + +<para>Here is an example variable line, forcing indentation settings for a C++, +java or javascript file: + +<programlisting>// kate: space-indent on; indent-width 4; mixedindent off; indent-mode cstyle;</programlisting> +</para> + +<note><para>Only the first and last 10 lines are searched for variable lines.</para></note> + +<para>There are variables to support almost all configurations in katepart, and +aditionally plugins can use variables, in which case it should be documented in +the plugin's documentation.</para> + +<sect2 id="config-variables-howto"> +<title>How kate uses variables</title> + +<para>When reading configuration, katepart looks in the following places +(in that order): + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>The global configuration.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Optional session data.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The "Filetype" configuration.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Document variables in the document itself.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Settings made during editing from menu or command line.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +As you can understand document variables has the next highest precedence. +Whenever a document is saved, the document variables are reread, and will +overwrite changes made using menu items or the command line.</para> + +<para>Any variable not listed below is stored in the document and can be queried +by other objects such as plugins, which can use them for their own purpose. +For example the variable indent mode uses document variables for its +configuration.</para> + +<para>The variables listed here documents &kate; version 2.4. More variables +may be added in the future. There are 3 possible types of values for variables, +with the following valid expressions: +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>BOOL - on|off|true|false|1|0</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>INTEGER - any integer number</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>STRING - anything else</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> + +<variablelist> +<title>Available Variables</title> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>auto-brackets</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set auto insertion of brackets on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>auto-center-lines</command><arg>INT</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the number of autocenter lines.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>auto-insert-doxygen</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Turn insertion of the leading asterisk in doxygen comments on or +off. This has no effect unless you use the cstyle auto-indenter. </para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>background-color</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the document background color. The value must be something +that can be evaluated to a valid color, for example "#ff0000".</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>backspace-indents</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Turn backspace indenting on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>block-selection</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Turn block selection on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>bracket-highlight-color</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the color for the bracket highlight. The value must be +something that can be evaluated to a valid color, for example "#ff0000" </para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>current-line-color</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the color for the current line. The value must be +something that can be evaluated to a valid color, for example "#ff0000".</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>dynamic-word-wrap</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Turns dynamic word wrap on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>eol | end-of-line</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the end of line mode. Valid settings are +<quote>unix</quote>, <quote>mac</quote> and <quote>dos</quote></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>encoding</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the document encoding. The value must be a valid encoding +name, like <quote>utf-8</quote>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>font-size</command><arg>INT</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the point size of the document font.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>font</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the font of the document. The value should be a valid font +name, for example <quote>courier</quote>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>icon-bar-color</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the icon bar color. The value must be something that can +be evaluated to a valid color, for example <literal>#ff0000</literal>.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>icon-border</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the display of the icon border on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>folding-markers</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the display of folding markers on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>indent-mode</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the auto-indentation mode. The options <quote>none</quote>, +<quote>normal</quote>, <quote>cstyle</quote>, <quote>csands</quote>, +<quote>python</quote>, <quote>xml</quote> are recognized. See the section +<xref linkend="kate-part-autoindent"/> for details.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>indent-width</command><arg>INT</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the indentation width.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>keep-extra-spaces</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set wheather to keep extra spaces when calculating indentation width.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>keep-indent-profile</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>If enabled, prevents unindenting a block if at least one line +has no indentation.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>line-numbers</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the display of line numbers on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>mixed-indent</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set mixed indentation ala Emacs on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>overwrite-mode</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set overwrite mode on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>persistent-selection</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set persistent selection on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>remove-trailing-space</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set dynamic end of line cleanup on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>replace-tabs-save</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set tab->space conversion on save on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>replace-tabs</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set dynamic tab->space conversion on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>replace-trailing-space-save</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set end of line cleanup on save on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>scheme</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the color scheme. The string must be the name of a color +scheme that exists in your configuration to have any effect.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>selection-color</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the selection color. The value must be something that can +be evaluated to a valid color, for example "#ff0000".</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>show-tabs</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the visual TAB character on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>smart-home</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set smart home navigation on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>space-indent</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set indentation with spaces on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>tab-indents</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the TAB key indentation on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>tab-width</command><arg>INT</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the tab display width.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>undo-steps</command><arg>INT</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the number of undo steps to remember.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>word-wrap-column</command><arg>INT</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the hard word wrap width.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>word-wrap-marker-color</command><arg>STRING</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set the word wrap marker color. The value must be something +that can be evaluated to a valid color, for example "#ff0000".</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>word-wrap</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set hard word wrapping on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><cmdsynopsis><command>wrap-cursor</command><arg>BOOL</arg></cmdsynopsis></term> +<listitem><para>Set cursor wrapping on or off.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> |