SlickEdit User Guide

OPTIONS
o Load entire file - When set to True, the entire contents of opened files are read into memory,
however, the line indicator (located at the bottom right section of the editor) might become
blank if the file does not fit in the editor’s cache (defaults to 2 MB). When False, Auto Reload
does not work until the file is saved. If you are using the edit command to open files, use the
switch +L to specify this option (see Command Line Switches).
o Count number of lines - When set to True, the entire contents of opened files are read into
memory and the number of lines in the file are counted. The line number is always displayed in
the line indicator area of the editor. The Load entire file setting will have the same affect as
this setting when the entire file fits within the cache of the editor (defaults to 2 MB) and does
not have to be spilled. If you are using the edit command to open files, use the switch +LC to
specify this option (see Command Line Switches).
o Truncate file at EOF - When set to True, the entire contents of the opened files are read into
memory and the number of lines are counted. In addition, DOS format files are truncated when
an EOF (End of File) character is found. The line number is always displayed in the line
indicator area of the editor. This option is useful for REXX .cmd files which can have p-code
appended to them after the EOF character. If you are using the edit command to open files,
use the switch +LZ to specify this option (see Command Line Switches).
o Load partially for large files - When set to True, the editor only partially loads files larger
than the size specified in Load partially when files are larger than, in order to conserve
memory. Since the file handle remains open to your file, Auto Reload does not work until the
file is saved. The line indicator might be blank unless the Fast line count on partial load
option is enabled.
o Load partially when files are larger than - Specifies the size limit for files to be opened
completely in the editor. If the size of the file being loaded is greater than this value, only a
portion of the file is read into memory.
• Auto reload - The following options are available:
o Auto reload - When set to True, SlickEdit detects when files being edited have been modified
by other applications and prompts to replace the file with the new copy on disk.
o Suppress prompt unless modified - When set to True, files that have been changed on disk
are automatically reloaded unless the file has been modified in SlickEdit.
o Auto read only - When set to True, SlickEdit detects when other applications change the
read-only attribute of a file, and automatically changes the permissions of the file being edited
to match.
o Fast auto read only - (Windows only) When set to True, this option speeds up the Auto read
only feature by only checking the attribute on disk (not opening every file). This option is
controlled by the configuration variable def_fast_auto_readonly (see Setting/Changing
Configuration Variables).
o Reload on switch buffer - When set to True, SlickEdit detects if a file has been modified by
another application when you switch buffers to view the file in the active editor window. When
False, the default check is still performed when you switch from another application.
Save File Options
Save file options are shown below (Tools > Options > File Options > Save).
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