Options Dialogs
This section describes SlickEdit® Core dialogs and views related to options.
General Options Dialog
Many common user preferences can be set from the General Options dialog. To work with this dialog,
from the main menu, click Window → Preferences, expand SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then
double-click the General setting.
There are seven categories (tabs) available, listed below. Information about working with these general
options is located throughout the documentation on a contextual basis.
• General Tab - The General tab contains general option settings.
• Search Tab - This tab contains options to control your searching preferences.
• Selections Tab - The Selections tab allows you to set text selection style preferences.
• Special Characters Tab - Activating view of special characters inserts characters into your file to show
such items as tabs, spaces, and line endings. When characters are defined in the Special Characters
tab, they are displayed instead of the original characters when the view options are on. See Viewing
Special Characters for more information.
• More Tab - The More tab contains additional option settings.
• Exit Tab- The Exit tab contains options regarding exiting the program.
• Virtual Memory Tab - This tab stores information for the virtual memory.
General Tab
The General tab is used to set general configuration options in SlickEdit® Core.
Figure 10.24. General Options: General Tab
General Options Dialog
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