7.2 Editor Options

To set editor options:

Select Tools > Options (MPLAB X IDE > Preferences for macOS) to open the Options dialog.
Click on the Editor button. Then click on a tab to set up editor features.

Figure 7-2. Editor Options

Each tab and its options are listed below.

Table 7-1. General Tab
Item	Description
Brace Matching	Check Show outline to see a line in the left-most margin connecting the matching braces. Check Show tooltips to see a tooltip containing a hidden matching brace with context information.
Camel Case Behavior	Check to enable camel case navigation.
Search	Select Editor search behavior, either next search or final search.

Table 7-2. Folding Tab
Item	Description
Code Folding	Check to enable Code Folding and select which types of code to fold. For more on Code Folding, see 7.6 Code Folding. See also the NetBeans help topic: netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/editor-codereference.html
Language	Select the programming language to which the options will apply.
Collapse by default	Select which types of code to fold/collapse.
Display Options	Contents Preview: Show preview of collapsed contents Show Summary: Show summary of collapsed contents

Table 7-3. Formatting Tab
Item	Description
Language	Select the programming language to which the options will apply.
Category	Select a formatting category to edit.
Style	Select from a current formatting style. Click Manage to add or delete styles.
Override Global Options	Check to override global options with the ones selected in this dialog.

Table 7-4. Code Completion Tab
Item	Description
Language	Select the programming language to which options will apply.
Completion options	Check to enable code completion options. For more on code completion, see the NetBeans help topic: netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/editor-codereference.html

Table 7-5. Code Templates Tab
Item	Description
Language	Select the programming language to which the options will apply.
Templates	Enter template information for the language specified above. *Abbreviation: Enter an abbreviation to type into the editor. Expanded Text: After typing the abbreviation and the “Expand template on” character(s), expand the abbreviation to this text in the editor. Description*: Add an optional description of the template item. For more on code templates, see the NetBeans help topic: netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/editor-codereference.html
Expand template on	Select character(s) that will be typed into the editor to expand the abbreviated text to the expanded text.
On Template Expansion	Select an action for when the template is expanded.

Table 7-6. Hints Tab
Item	Description
Language	Select the programming language to which the options will apply.
Hint Window	In the Hint window, select an occurrence. For more on using hints, see the NetBeans help topic: netbeans.org/kb/docs/java/editor-codereference.html
Show As	Specify the “hint” you wish to receive in the event of the occurrence: Error, Warning or Warning on current line.
Description	View a description of the hint.

Table 7-7. Highlighting Tab
Item	Description
Language	Select the programming language to which the options will apply.
Hintlighting Checklist	Select the options for language syntax highlighting.

Table 7-8. Macros Tab
Item	Description
Macros	Add, delete and define editor macros. *To create a new macro, click the New* button, enter the name for the new macro, then select the new macro in the list and enter the code, in quotes, in the Macro Code editor. *To set a keyboard shortcut for a macro, select a macro from the list, click the Set Shortcut* button and enter the shortcut in the dialog box. Use this shortcut to run your macro. *To remove a macro, select a macro from the list and click the Remove* button. *To modify the macro code*, select a macro from the list and edit the code in the Macro Code editor.
Macro Code	Click on the macro name above and then type in your macro code in quotes. For a list of macro keywords, see: wiki.netbeans.org/FaqEditorMacros Note: Generally, it is easier to add a new macro by recording it than by adding one manually in the Macro Code editor. Use Edit>Start/Stop Macro Recording.

Table 7-9. On Save Tab
Item	Description
Language	Select the programming language to which the settings will apply when a document is saved.
Use all Language Settings	Check to save all language settings. Uncheck to specify Reformat and Trailing Whitespace options.

Table 7-10. Spellchecker Tab
Item	Description
Use in	Specify the programming language(s) to be referenced for spellchecking.
Dictionaries	Specfy the dictionaries to be referenced for spellchecking.
Default Locale	Specify the default locale to be referenced for spellchecking.