Text Editor

The following preferences can be changed on the Text Editor page.

 

Appearance options

Option
Description
Default
Print margin column
This option allows to set the print margin for the text editor.
80
Show overview ruler
This option controls whether the overview ruler on the right side of the text editor is shown.
On
Show line numbers
This option controls whether or line numbers are shown in on the left side of the text editor.
Off
Highlight current line
This option controls whether or the current line is highlighted or not.
On
Show print margin
This option controls whether the print margin is visible or not.
Off
Appearance color options
This option controls various appearance colors.

 

 

Annotations options

Option
Description
Show in text This option controls whether the selected annotation type is shown in the text. The corresponding text will be underlined with squiggles.
Show in overview ruler     
This option controls whether the selected annotation type is shown in the overview ruler.
Color
This option controls the color for the selected annotation type.

Here is what the Text editor preference page looks like:

Image of the Text editor preference page

Related reference
Editor