FTP Settings dialog box
In this dialog box, you can set accounts to use with the FTP commands. Following options are available:
FTP Groups
This combo box displays list of FTP groups. You can select one from the 10 FTP groups to add FTP accounts.
FTP accounts
This list box displays list of FTP accounts. Select a account that you want to configure.
Add
Add a new account.
Remove
Remove selected account.
Up/Down
Moves selected account up or down.
Sort
Sorts the account list.
Copy
Copies current account setting to other FTP group.
Move
Copies current account setting to other FTP group.
Description
Specify the description for current account.
FTP server
Specify FTP server name for current account.
Username
Specify username for logging in current account.
Password
Specify password for logging in current account.
Subdirectory
Specify initial subdirectory to connect. If this field is left blank, the default FTP directory will be used.
Advanced Options
Check file modification when saving
Check this option to detect modification of a remote file by other application when saving it.
Disconnect automatically
Close connection after FTP operation.
Force displaying hidden files
Always show hidden files on UNIX servers. This feature uses LIST -la FTP command.
Allow duplicated accounts
Allow multiple accounts with same server and username. This opttion uses FTP path format of EditPlus version 2.xx (ftp(account):/directory) instead of the new format (userid@server:/directory).
Cache directory content
Cache directory content to speed up the directory listing. To update the content, you should manually run refresh command.
Upload to a temp file then rename
This option allows uploading to a temporary file first then rename this file to original file name. It may help prevent possible data loss when the upload process is accidentally interrupted.