Options Menu

The Options menu provides access to WebEdit PRO’s configuration options.

Option

Description

Preferences

et defaults for the following options:
Drag and drop behavior - Insert a dragged file as tag (such as link or image) or open the file in a new document window.
Lower case filenames - Use lowercase for names of saved files (required for some version of Unix).
Word wrap - Wrap text in document windows.
Spellcheck Tags - Typically you should leave this option off, so that the spelling checker does not look at HTML tags.
Open new document at startup - Create an empty document window each time WebEdit PRO is started.

Option

Description

Preferences (cont.)

Use syntax highlighting - Display tags in a contrasting color.
Toolbar - Select which toolbars to display by default.

Browsers - Select which version of available browsers to launch when the View Document with Browser command is used (different browser versions support different sets of HTML tags, so you can use this option to test your pages in different browser versions).
Configure user toolbar - Opens the user toolbar configuration dialog.
Add or Edit Browser - Select which browser to open when the View Document with Browser command is used, or add other browsers to the list of available browsers.

Color

Set default colors for the following:
Document Text - The color of normal text in the document windows.
Document Tag - The color of HTML tags in the document windows (The "Use syntax highlighting" option in the Preference tab must be on to display the color you select here—see above).
Document Tag Attribute - The color of attributes such as HREF in "<A HREF=...>."
Document Tag Value - The color of attribute values such as #ANCHOR1 in "<A HREF=#ANCHOR1>".
Document Tag Symbol - The color of various symbols that are used in HTML, such as the equals sign in <A HREF=...>".

Option

Description

Font

Select a default font and font style for text in document windows or for the printed output of the Quick Preview window.

Files

Select a default directory for the WebEdit PRO configuration files; these include URLs that you enter using the URL button found in various WebEdit PRO dialogs (so that they can be selected from a pick list).
Also, if you are using Windows NT and WebEdit PRO’s File Open dialog displays each HTML filename twice, choose the "HTML only" option in this tab.

Previewer

Set defaults for the following Quick Preview window behavior:
Type - Select one of the browsers detected by WebEdit PRO when it was installed or the default WebEdit previewer.
Display Previewer - If selected, the Quick Preview window is displayed by default when you start WebEdit PRO.
Full Window Preview - Sets the Quick Preview window to display full-screen.
Orientation - Select how you want the screen to be split between the document window and the Quick Preview window (side by side or above and below).

Carriage Returns

Use these check boxes to insert a Carriage Return and Line Feed before ("Begin") and/or after ("End") the corresponding types of HTML tags.

Command

Description

Tags & Paths

Set the following defaults for tags and paths used in tags:
Tag case - Choose how you want HTML tags to look in your documents.
Pathing - Select how you want file paths to be entered inside HTML tags. If you select "Relative to a fixed directory," you need to specify that directory under "Fixed directory" (see below).
Reverse Slashes - If selected, Unix-style "forward slashes" are used in paths; otherwise, DOS "backslashes" are used.
Fixed directory - If you select "Relative to a fixed directory" under Pathing, you need to specify that directory here.

Project

WebEdit PRO’s Project Manager keeps track of files that belong to a given project. You can set the following defaults:
Extended Functionality - When on, the Project Manager window visually differentiates files according to the following (this slows performance somewhat):
• project file not loaded in WebEdit PRO
• project file that is loaded in WebEdit PRO
• loaded project file that has been modified
• file that could not be found

Close open documents on Project Manager shutdown - When on, exiting Project Manager will first save and close all open files related to the project.
Stay on top - When on, the Project Manager window stays on top of all other open windows.

Option	Description
Preferences	et defaults for the following options: Drag and drop behavior - Insert a dragged file as tag (such as link or image) or open the file in a new document window. Lower case filenames - Use lowercase for names of saved files (required for some version of Unix). Word wrap - Wrap text in document windows. Spellcheck Tags - Typically you should leave this option off, so that the spelling checker does not look at HTML tags. Open new document at startup - Create an empty document window each time WebEdit PRO is started.
Option	Description
Preferences (cont.)	Use syntax highlighting - Display tags in a contrasting color. Toolbar - Select which toolbars to display by default.
	Browsers - Select which version of available browsers to launch when the View Document with Browser command is used (different browser versions support different sets of HTML tags, so you can use this option to test your pages in different browser versions). Configure user toolbar - Opens the user toolbar configuration dialog. Add or Edit Browser - Select which browser to open when the View Document with Browser command is used, or add other browsers to the list of available browsers.
Color	Set default colors for the following: Document Text - The color of normal text in the document windows. Document Tag - The color of HTML tags in the document windows (The "Use syntax highlighting" option in the Preference tab must be on to display the color you select here—see above). Document Tag Attribute - The color of attributes such as HREF in "<A HREF=...>." Document Tag Value - The color of attribute values such as #ANCHOR1 in "<A HREF=#ANCHOR1>". Document Tag Symbol - The color of various symbols that are used in HTML, such as the equals sign in <A HREF=...>".
Option	Description
Font	Select a default font and font style for text in document windows or for the printed output of the Quick Preview window.
Files	Select a default directory for the WebEdit PRO configuration files; these include URLs that you enter using the URL button found in various WebEdit PRO dialogs (so that they can be selected from a pick list). Also, if you are using Windows NT and WebEdit PRO’s File Open dialog displays each HTML filename twice, choose the "HTML only" option in this tab.
Previewer	Set defaults for the following Quick Preview window behavior: Type - Select one of the browsers detected by WebEdit PRO when it was installed or the default WebEdit previewer. Display Previewer - If selected, the Quick Preview window is displayed by default when you start WebEdit PRO. Full Window Preview - Sets the Quick Preview window to display full-screen. Orientation - Select how you want the screen to be split between the document window and the Quick Preview window (side by side or above and below).
Carriage Returns	Use these check boxes to insert a Carriage Return and Line Feed before ("Begin") and/or after ("End") the corresponding types of HTML tags.
Command	Description
Tags & Paths	Set the following defaults for tags and paths used in tags: Tag case - Choose how you want HTML tags to look in your documents. Pathing - Select how you want file paths to be entered inside HTML tags. If you select "Relative to a fixed directory," you need to specify that directory under "Fixed directory" (see below). Reverse Slashes - If selected, Unix-style "forward slashes" are used in paths; otherwise, DOS "backslashes" are used. Fixed directory - If you select "Relative to a fixed directory" under Pathing, you need to specify that directory here.
Project	WebEdit PRO’s Project Manager keeps track of files that belong to a given project. You can set the following defaults: Extended Functionality - When on, the Project Manager window visually differentiates files according to the following (this slows performance somewhat): • project file not loaded in WebEdit PRO • project file that is loaded in WebEdit PRO • loaded project file that has been modified • file that could not be found
	Close open documents on Project Manager shutdown - When on, exiting Project Manager will first save and close all open files related to the project. Stay on top - When on, the Project Manager window stays on top of all other open windows.