To display these options, select Options from the Tools menu and select the Text Editor tab.
Select the name of the font you want to use in the Code or description view. To set the main IDE font use the Workspace Options page. Default: Courier New.
Select the size of the font you want to use. Default: 10.
Select to make the text bold. Default: Not Checked.
Select to make the text italic. Default: Not Checked.
Select a number from the Width drop down menu to specify the number of space characters that equal one tab character. The default is four space characters. Default: 4.
Select to automatically indent a line, for example, if it falls within a loop.
Checking this option will cause ATEasy to display line numbers in the code editor. Default: Not Checked.
Select to automatically display a popup list of members that can appear in code after you type in an object name. For more information on this feature, see Completing Code Automatically. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically display parameter type and name in a tool tip window when you type a function in code. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically display parameters suggestions in a list box window when you type an argument function in code. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically display data type information on a symbol in a tool tip window when you set the mouse cursor on top of that symbol. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically display a list of the possible module command items in a list box window when you type a command in code. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.
The following option control formatting of your code. Formatting is done only if the current module is in modified state (show *) in the window caption and you move the caret between lines or hit the <Enter> key.
Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.
Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.
Check to ignore, Strip (remove) or append spaces between operators. For example a procedure call with parameter will be formatted: Proc(a, b, c) when append is selected. or Roc(a,b,c) when Strip is selected. Default: Append.
Check to automatically match statement and/or Symbols (i.e. Variable, procedures names) case to match the difinition. Note that statement always set to lower case (i.e. if and not IF or IF). Default: Statement and Symbols are checked.