Make Backups: Makes a backup copy before updating a file on disk.
Save Files on Close: Automatically saves modified files before closing them. Note, however, that the File Save As dialog box is displayed if the document does not exist on disk or if the disk file has the Read-Only attribute set.
Automatic Save every: Set this option to save modified documents at regular time intervals.
Filter Binary Codes: By default, if you try to load a file that contains null characters (a character with a decimal value of 0), NoteTab will treat the first occurring null as the end of the file. This option lets you override this behavior by allowing NoteTab to substitute null characters with another character – defined in the "Substitute Binary Character" field. When set, you can load the full content of any type of file (including binaries). Important: saving files which have had characters substituted will not restore the control character! This option slows the loading of large files, so do not set it if you use only true text files.
Warn Partial Loading: Warns if a file has only been partially loaded due to the presence of null characters. This option has no effect if "Filter Binary Codes" is set.
Warn Binaries Substituted: Displays a warning message if binary characters have been substituted in the loaded document.
Backup Type: This setting is ignored if "Make Backups" is disabled. 1) ".bak extension" replaces the extension of the backup copy with ".bak" extension for backup files when checked. 2) "Tilde after dot" inserts a tilde "~" between the dot and the file's extension. 3) "Incremental" inserts an index number between the file name and its extension; the advantage of this method is that all backup copies are preserved (up to 999 copies), and the file type stays unchanged and therefore remains associated with its application.
For example, with a file called "NoName.txt", the following backup formats are produced depending on the chosen setting:
".bak extension" -> NoName.bak
"Tilde after dot" -> NoName.~txt
"Incremental" -> NoName.~001.txt, NoName.~002.txt, etc.
Undo After Save: Allows an undo operation after a modified document has been saved.
Match Directory: The working directory matches the directory of the active document when you use the main Open dialog box.
Use Default Directories: Set this option to always use fixed directories for opening and saving documents.
Open Directory: Default directory for opening files when the "Use Default Directories" option is set.
Save Directory: Default directory for saving files when the "Use Default Directories" option is set.