SlickEdit User Guide

OPTIONS
The options are described as follows:
• Cursor right/left wraps to next/previous line - When set to True, the cursor_left and
cursor_right commands wrap to the previous or next line respectively.
• Cursor up/down places cursor in virtual space - When set to True, the cursor_up and
cursor_down commands place the cursor up or down, respectively, at either the end of the line or
at the column of the original location, whichever comes first. The cursor is never placed past the
end of the line. When set to False, cursor_up and cursor_down go to the same column of the
next or previous line, regardless of the length of the line.
• Cursor up/down within soft wrapped lines - When set to True, if Soft Wrap is enabled (View >
Soft Wrap), the cursor_up and cursor_down commands move the cursor up to the next or
previous visible line, including line continuations. When set to False, cursor_up and
cursor_down moves the cursor to the previous or next physical line (the same position to which
the cursor would move if Soft Wrap was off).
• Line wrap - Specifies when line wrapping occurs, either when the cursor reaches column one or
when it reaches the left margin. When language-specific Word Wrap is on (Tools > Options >
Languages > [LanguageCategory] > [Language] > Word Wrap), wrapping occurs when the left
margin is reached regardless of this setting.
• Jump over tab characters - When set to True, moving the cursor over a tab character with the
Left or Right arrow key causes the cursor to jump across the virtual space. When set to False, the
Left and Right arrow keys move the cursor into the virtual space of tab characters. Note that this
setting also controls where the cursor is placed when clicking in a buffer or making a selection.
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