Script Editor Preferences

To display: Choose File Preferences, expand the Editors node, and click Script Editor.

Alternatively, in the script editor, choose File Preferences and then click the Script Editor tab.

Script Editor

Automatically Indent New Lines	Indents a new line like the previous one. For example, if the current line is indented by two tabs, pressing Enter automatically indents the new lien by two tabs.
Use Tab/Shift-Tab to Indent Selected Lines	Allows you to indent and un-indent by selecting whole lines and pressing Tab or Shift+Tab.
Automatically Reload Externally Modified Scripts	Reloads text files that have been modified by another program while they are open in the script editor. If this option is on, files are automatically reloaded when an external change is detected. If this option is off, you are asked whether you want to reload the file when an external change is detected.
Autofocus on the Script Editor	Controls whether the script editor automatically pops in front of other windows as soon as the mouse pointer moves over it.

Text Based Editors

These options affect the script editor as wells as other text editors in Softimage.

Font	The type face to use in the script editor.
Font Size	The type size in points to use in the script editor.
Tab Size	The number of spaces used to represent tab characters.
Insert spaces instead of tabs	Turning on this option inserts spaces when you press the Tab key.
Show Indentation Guides	Displays the indentation when you press the Tab key in the script. By default, this option is turned on.
Show Line Numbers	Displays line numbers in the editing pane of the script editor.
Enable Folding	Turning on this option enables you to control the display of lines by making them invisible or visible. Folding points are displayed in a margin on the left hand side of view and displayed as small +/- icons. Generally, the fold points of a document are based on the hierarchical structure of its contents.
Show White Space	Displays visible characters for spaces and tabs in the editing pane of the script editor.
Selection Margin	Size in pixels of extra space in the left margin. You can click in this area to select entire lines.
Smart Highlighting	When you select a word by double-clicking on it, the Script Editor highlights all the occurrences of the selected word in the script. By default, this option is turned on.

Find/Replace

Specifies the behavior when you choose Edit Find or press Ctrl+F in the script editor.

Wrap Around Search

Continues searching at the beginning of the file after reaching the end. If this option is off, text searches start at the cursor position and stop at the end of the file.

On Unsuccessful Find

Specifies the behavior when the search string is not found:

Do Nothing gives no feedback.
Beep produces a short sound.
Display Alert opens a message box saying "No Match Found".

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