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You can change the look of your code by specifying Display and WordWrap settings.

Prerequisites

In the right-hand corner of the editor screen, choose the Option spushbutton (). In the Options dialog box, choose Display.

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Display Settings

Features

Option

Effect

Display

Indicator Margin

This margin provides you with visual clues for actions like setting breakpoints, bookmarks and so on. You can hide or display the margin by selecting this indicator.

Line Numbers

Switches line numbers on and off

Changed Lines

This feature allows you to follow all recent changes in the code. A red triangle indicator appears in the beginning of the line. In addition, light red triangle indicators appear on the same side of the editor screen when changes are saved.

Enable Collapsible Blocks

Switches the collapsible blocks on and off.

Page Width

This feature defines the width of your code page. You can see when the line exceeds the maximum line length. It is also helpful to see where Word Wrapby Column Number and Hard Wrap will be executed.

Structure Separator

After some language blocks (for example Form .... EndForm), a separator is displayed automatically. If you deselect this option, the separator is not displayed.

White Spaces

If you enable this option, all formatting marks such as tab characters, paragraph marks and hidden text become visible.

Vertical Scroll Bar

If you enable this option, a vertical scroll bar appears on the right side of the editor screen.

Horizontal Scroll Bar

If you enable this option, a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of the editor screen.

Note Note

You do not see it if Word Wrap by Window Edge is enabled. Scroll bars do not appear if the maximum line length of the text or the number of lines are smaller than the size of the window.

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Status Bar

Displays the current scope, active language, position of the cursor, Caps Lock and Num Lock mode. When you enable this option, the status bar appears at the bottom of the editor screen.

Highlight Current Line

If you enable this option, the current line is highlighted in a different color. You can change the colors of foreground (text) and background.

Use Smooth Scrolling

A special type of scrolling, which displays content at a predetermined speed.

Word Wrap

Disable Word Wrap

Disables word wrap.

Wrap at Edge of Window

The lines of the code to fit the edge of the editor window.

Wrap by Page Width

Wraps the text according to the defined page width

Wrap by Page Width Inserting Hard Break

Wraps the text according to the predefined page width and inserts a hard break after every line.

Page Width

Sets the maximum line length.

Note Note

A line indicating the maximum page width is displayed in the editor screen in old systems where the backend system has set limitations to the line length (72 characters). If there is no limitation or the lines do not exceed the limit, this line is not displayed.

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