Editor Options
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This window allows you to set the parameters of database object editors.

General  

Auto Indent
If this option is checked, each new indention will be the same as previous when editing SQL text.

Insert Mode
If this option is checked, insert symbols mode is default on.

Use Syntax Highlight
This option enables syntax highlight in the object editor window.

Find Text at Cursor
If this option is checked, Text to Find field in the Find Text Dialog window is automatically filled with the text, cursor set on.

Always Show Hyperlinks
If this option is checked, hyperlinks are displayed in the editor window. To open link click with button Ctrl pressed.

Smart Tabs
Check this option to enable Smart Tabs mode, when the tab positions are set according to the space characters in the previous non-empty lines.

Take from Previous Line Only
If this option is on, the Smart Tabs mode works with the previous line only.

Tab Stops
This option allows you to define the tab length, used when editing text.

Undo Limit
This option defines maximum number of changes, you will be able to undo.

Display  

Visible Right Margin
This option makes the right text margin visible.

Visible Gutter
This option makes the gutter visible in the editor window.

Right Margin
This option defines the position of the right text margin in the editor window.

Gutter Width
This option defines the gutter width in the editor window.

Editor Font, Size
Using these options you can choose editor font and its size.

Color  

On this tab you can set font and background colors and attributes of the text, editor uses to mark out different text fragments: default, comments, strings, SQL keywords, numbers, links, wrong symbols, identifiers, symbols, and selected text.

Quick Code  

Code Completion
If this option is checked, then when you type first word symbols in the SQL text editor you are offered some variants for the word completion in a popup list (analogue of the Code Insight in Delphi IDE). The popup list will appear at a time, defined by the Delay option. You can activate popup lists yourself by pressing the following key combinations:

Ctrl+Space   All SQL keywords and database objects;
Ctrl+Alt+S   SQL glossary;
Ctrl+Alt+T   Table list;
Ctrl+Alt+V   View list;
Ctrl+Alt+F   Function list;
Ctrl+Alt+R   Rule list;
Ctrl+Alt+S   Sequence list;
Ctrl+Alt+A   Aggregate list;
Ctrl+Alt+O   Operator list;
Ctrl+Alt+L   Language list;
Ctrl+Alt+Y    Type list;
Ctrl+Alt+G   Trigger list.
 
Code Parameters
If this option is checked, PostgreSQL Manager automatically offers you procedure parameter list after the procedure name and left bracket.

Delay
Using this option you can change the time, at which the popup list will appear.

Code Case
This option allows you to change the case of the automatically inserted words.

Auto Launch Keyboard Templates
This option allows you to use keyboard templates for faster typing regularly met expressions.

Emulate Typewriting
This option defines the delay of the symbols displaying.

Color Scope Categories
If this option is checked, the scope categories (SQL keywords, tables, functions) are colored in the Code Completion list.

Sort By Scope / Sort By Name
This switch allows you to change the sorting mode of the Code Completion list items: alphabetically by name, or by the scope categories.

See also:
Environment Options
Visual Options
External Tools
Keyboard Templates
Save Settings Wizard
Select Program Language


Availability:
Windows Professional

Yes

Windows Lite

Yes

Linux Professional

Yes

Linux Lite

Yes