To display these options, select Options from the Tools menu and select the Text Editor tab.

Font Options:

Face

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.

Size

Select the size of the font you want to use. Default: 10.

Bold

Select to make the text bold. Default: Not Checked.

Italic

Select to make the text italic. Default: Not Checked.

Tabs Width

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.

Auto Indent

Select to automatically indent a line, for example, if it falls within a loop.

Display Line Numbers (v10)

Checking this option will cause ATEasy to display line numbers in the code editor. Default: Not Checked.

 

 

Code Completion options:

Auto List Members

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.

Auto Parameters Information

Select to automatically display parameter type and name in a tool tip window when you type a function in code. Default: Checked.

Auto Parameters Suggestion

Select to automatically display parameters suggestions in a list box window when you type an argument function in code. Default: Checked.

Auto Type Information

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.

Auto List Commands

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.

Syntax Coloring

Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.

Show Syntax Errors (v11/2021)

Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.

Code Beautify options:

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.

Statement Indentation (v11/2021)

Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.

Smart Spacing (v11/2021)

Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.

Complete Statement <Ctrl+Entr> (v11/2021)

Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.

Smart Indenting (v11/2021)

Select to automatically color syntax and reserved words to differentiate them from user-defined words. Default: Checked.

Text Spacing: None, Strip or Append (v11/2021)

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.

Correct Case: Statement and/or Symbols (v11/2021)

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.