Preferences
HTML mode is highly customizable. You can modify its behavior in several
ways. This page describes all settings you can do using the menu of the HTML menu.
General
Bring browser to front when sending a window to
it
If checked, when you send a file to the browser, the browser will be
brought to the foreground. If you have lots of screen space and are just
validating, uncheck this flag to leave the browser in the background and
Alpha in the foreground. By default the browser is brought to the
foreground.
Save window without asking when sending it to the
browser
If checked, when you send a file to the browser, the window is saved
automatically without asking you. By default you are asked if you want to
save the window.
Set tags in lower case
If not checked, elements will be like <P>; if checked, like
<p>. By default upper case is used.
Use template stops (•)
If checked, will insert the • characters.
By default the • characters are inserted.
Update META tags with NAME="DATE" attributes when
saving
If checked, HTML mode will look for tags
<META CONTENT="2001-01-14" NAME="DATE"> in the document every time you
are saving and update the date. By default this is not done.
Give attributes in dialog boxes/status
bar
To choose whether you want to use dialog boxes or the status bar when you
give attributes to an HTML element. By default dialog boxes are used.
Change attributes in dialog boxes/status
bar
To choose whether you want to use dialog boxes or the status bar when you
change the attributes in an existing HTML element by using in the
menu or by cmd-double clicking on an opening tag. By default
dialog boxes are used.
Beep for first attribute (applies only if you use
the status bar)
If checked, and you input element attributes from the status bar, Alpha
will beep when asking for element attribute information there. By default
Alpha will beep. This applies only if you use the status bar.
Flash status bar for first
attribute
If checked, Alpha will flash the status bar when asking for element
attribute information there. By default Alpha will do so. This applies
only if you use the status bar.
Auto-indent when typing > of a tag
Enabling this feature will tell Alpha to indent the current line when you
type the > of a HTML tag. This will make sure that the code is correctly
indented when you simply type the code without using the menu items for
HTML elements. By default Alpha indents.
Create missing file without asking when
cmd-double-clicking a link
If checked and you cmd-double-click a link
pointing to a file which does not exist, Alpha will create an empty file and
open it without first asking you if you want to create the file. By default you
are asked before the file is created.
'Help' opens...
The page in the manual which is opened when you choose from the HTML menu. By default the first page
is opened. Once you have read it, it is more convenient to go directly to
the table of contents.
Cmd-double-clicking on non-text file link opens
file
If checked, and you cmd-double-click on a link pointing to a non-text file
it is opened in the application it was created in. If not checked, nothing
happens when you click on such a link. By default the file is opened.
Return on non-text file in home page window opens
file
If checked, and you hit return on a non-text file in a home page window
it is opened in the application it was created in. If not checked, nothing
happens when you hit return on such a file. By default the file is opened.
'Insert include tags' only insert tags
If checked, Alpha will only insert the include tags when you use 'Insert
include tags', and not insert the file to be included until you update the
window. But default only the tags are inserted.
'Last modified' text
The default text when you insert last modified tags.
HTML menu icon
The icon for the HTML menu.
HTML Utilities menu icon
The icon for the HTML Utilities menu.
Attributes Globally
See the section Deciding which attributes to be
asked about.
Use Attributes
See the section Deciding which attributes to be
asked about.
Indentation
See the section Indentation.
Layout
See the section Controlling the layout of the code.
Optional Closing Tags
Lets you specify if you want to use the closing tag of those elements which
have an optional closing tag.
Home Pages
See the section Configuring HTML mode.
Key Bindings
See the section Key bindings.
Coloring
See the section Coloring.
Electrics
See the section Electrics - automatic typing by
Alpha.
Checking Links
See the section Checking links.
Word Wrapping
Line width
Determines at which position lines are wrapped. This is the HTML mode
specific version of the variable Fill Column in
the global settings dialog .
wordBreak
wordBreakPreface | These two control which characters
build up words, |
wrapBreak
wrapBreakPreface | and these ones control word
wrapping. |
Read about them in the general manual if you want to change them (should
usually not be needed).
To edit the list of content types, media descriptors, and link types, which
appear in the popup menus of the attribute dialog boxes. A window is opened
where you can edit these list. Separate each item in the list with a space
or a new line. Anything item containing spaces must be put within quotes.
Close the window to save the changes. Cancel the changes by holding down
the shift while clicking the window's close box.
