SlickEdit Corev3.3 for Eclipse, User Manual

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Introduction to User Preferences
SlickEdit
®
Core can be customized to accommodate your own individual preferences. Most user prefer-
ence information is available by clicking Window
→
Preferences , expanding SlickEdit and clicking Gen-
eral in the tree.
User preferences are broken into two categories: preferences that apply to all languages (global prefer-
ences), and preferences that apply to specific language extensions.
Tip
If you are using SlickEdit Core in a multiple user environment, each user must pass a local direct-
ory to eclipse using the command line flag
-vsconfig . This allows each user to have their own
configuration. If making modifications to
vslick.ini
, make a local copy of this file and place it
in the -vsconfig directory file. See Changing the Configuration Directory for more information.
Global Preferences
Global preferences that can be set include the following:
• Emulation modes (see Emulations )
• Fonts and colors (see Setting Fonts and Colors )
• Auto Restore settings (see Restoring Settings on Startup )
Other global preferences, such as search settings, selection styles, etc., can be configured by using the
General Options dialog (click
Window
→
Preferences , expand SlickEdit and click General in the tree,
then double-click the General setting). These options are described in the documentation on a contextual
basis. For a flat listing of the options on the General Options dialog, see General Options Dialog .
Extension-Specific Preferences
The behavior of the editor can be customized for files based on specific language extensions. Indent,
Word Wrap, Commenting, Auto-Complete, Context Tagging
®
, and other code-style settings are all exten-
sion-specific. These settings are located on the Extension Options dialog (click Window
→
Preferences ,
expand SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then double-click the File Extension Setup setting). The
options are described in the documentation on a contextual basis. For a flat listing of the options on the
Extension Options dialog, see
Extension Options Dialog .
For more information about working with language extensions, see Language-Specific Editing Overview .
Global Preferences
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