To open a new file press the button that looks like a piece of paper with a plus sign, press :kbd:`Control+N`, or :menuselection:`File --> New`. If you wish to open a text file press the button that looks like a folder, :menuselection:`File --> Open`, or press :kbd:`control + o`. To open your recently modified files :menuselection:`File --> Recently modified`. To save your file after typing in the main part of the window press the button that looks like a floppy disk, :menuselection:`File --> Save`, or press :kbd:`control +s`. To save a file with a different file name press :kbd:`Control+Shift+S` or :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To show your To reload a file if something else has changed that file in Featherpad press the arrow that loops back on itself to reload the page, :kbd:`Control +Shift + R`, the button that looks like a browser refresh button, or :menuselection:`File --> Reload`. If you have unsaved changes to a file an :guilabel:`*` will show in the tab bar if you have unsaved changes.
To type things into your text file the main part of the window similar to a word processor. If you are programming with Featherpad the file extension will probably automatically select the correct syntax highlighting. To toggle syntax highlighing press :kbd:`Control+Shift+H` or :menuselection:`Options --> Syntax Highlighiting`. To view line numbers of the file press :kbd:`control +l` or :menuselection:`Options --> Line Numbers` and do the same thing to turn it off. The line numbers will show the current line number in yellow. To enable word wrap press :kbd:`Control +W` or :menuselection:`Options --> Wrap Lines` and then press the same thing again to turn word wrapping off. To automatically indent lines press :kbd:`Control +I` or :menuselection:`Options --> Auto-Indentation`. To toggle document properties press :kbd:`Control + Shift +D` or :menuselection:`File --> Document Properties`.
To type things into your text file the main part of the window similar to a word processor. If you are programming with Featherpad the file extension will probably automatically select the correct syntax highlighting. To toggle syntax highlighting press :kbd:`Control+Shift+H` or :menuselection:`Options --> Syntax Highlighting`. To view line numbers of the file press :kbd:`control +l` or :menuselection:`Options --> Line Numbers` and do the same thing to turn it off. The line numbers will show the current line number in yellow. To enable word wrap press :kbd:`Control +W` or :menuselection:`Options --> Wrap Lines` and then press the same thing again to turn word wrapping off. To automatically indent lines press :kbd:`Control +I` or :menuselection:`Options --> Auto-Indentation`. To toggle document properties press :kbd:`Control + Shift +D` or :menuselection:`File --> Document Properties`.
To open a new tab and empty text file press the button with a piece of paper with a plus symbol on it, or press :kbd:`Control + N`. If you wish to close a tab press the red x button. To switch between tabs click on the tab is not the close button. To switch to the next tab press :kbd:`Alt + Right arrow` or :menuselection:`File --> Next Tab`. Another way to open a new document in a new tab double click to the right of all open tabs. To switch to the previous tab press :kbd:`Alt + Left arrow` or :menuselection:`File --> Previous Tab`. To close a tab press the :guilabel:`X` button. To move a tab into a new window press :kbd:`Control + T` or :menuselection:`File --> Detach Tab`. To open a side pane that replaces the tab bar press :kbd:`Control +Alt +P` or :menuselection:`File --> Side-Pane`. If have so many tabs they don't all fit in the window press the right and left arrows on the tab bar to move the tab bar that way or use the mousewheel to move the visible tabs in the tab bar. To move to the last text file you had visited press :kbd:`F1` or :menuselection:`File --> Last Active Tab`. To change to your last tab press :kbd:`Alt+ Up arrow` or :menuselection:`File --> Last Tab`. To change to your first tab press :kbd:`Alt+ Down arrow` or :menuselection:`File --> First Tab`.
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If you have multiple copies of the same file open in Featherpad it will be open read only and shown in yellow. If you want to edit the file even though you have it open you will need to press :kbd:`Control+Shift+E`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Edit`, or press the button that looks like a pencil to actually edit the file. You should be careful as the file may not have the contents you expect when editing it in two tabs or editors.
To make text in featherpad bigger press :kbd:`Control+ +` or hold :kbd:`Control` and move the mousewheel up. To make text in featherpad smaller press :kbd:`Control+ -` or hold :kbd:`Control` and move the mousewheel down.
To make text in Featherpad bigger press :kbd:`Control+ +` or hold :kbd:`Control` and move the mousewheel up. To make text in Featherpad smaller press :kbd:`Control+ -` or hold :kbd:`Control` and move the mousewheel down.
If you want to close all tabs to the left right click on the tab bar :menuselection:`Close Previous Tabs`. To close all tabs to the right right click on the tab bar :menuselection:`Close Next Tabs`. To only leave open the tab you right clicked on right click and select :menuselection:`Close Other Tabs`. To copy the path to the file you have open right click on the tab bar and select :menuselection:`Copy File Path`. To copy the file name right click on the tab bar and select :menuselection:`Copy File Name`. To reorder your tabs left click and drag the tab to where you want it. To open the folder the file is in a fire manager right click and select :menuselection:`Open Containing Folder`.
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..image:: featherpad-find-replace.png
To change what font you want select :menuselection:`Options --> Font` to change your font sizes. To choose a font that is not fixed width uncheck the :guilabel:`Programing Fonts` checkbox. To change the font use the :guilabel:`Font` field. To change font size change the :guilabel:`Size` field. To change the font weight use the :guilabel:`Weight` drop down menu. To view a sample of your font :guilabel:`Preview` and will preview your text.
To change what font you want select :menuselection:`Options --> Font` to change your font sizes. To choose a font that is not fixed width uncheck the :guilabel:`Programming Fonts` checkbox. To change the font use the :guilabel:`Font` field. To change font size change the :guilabel:`Size` field. To change the font weight use the :guilabel:`Weight` drop down menu. To view a sample of your font :guilabel:`Preview` and will preview your text.
..image:: featherpad-font.png
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Customizing
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To view the preferences for Featherpad press :kbd:`control +Shift +P` or :menuselection:`Options --> Preferences`. To change settings on how Featherpad handles the window use the :guilabel:`Window` tab. To have Featherpad be the same size as when you last closed it check the :guilabel:`Remember window size on Closing` checkbox. If you choose for Featherpad not to remember size you can change :guilabel:`Start with this size` field for height and width to start Featherpad. To have featherpad appear on the same position it was when Featherpad was closed check the :guilabel:`Remember window postion on closing` checkbox. To start with the side-pane on Featherpad check the :guilabel:`Start with side-pane mode`. To toggle Featherpad using its own icons rather than your icon theme check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Use own icons` checkbox. To hide the toolbar you can press the :guilabel:`Do not show toolbar` checkbox. To not show the menubar by default check the :guilabel:`Do not show menubar` checkbox.To have the searchbar hidden by default check the :guilabel:`Hide search bar by default` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Tab position` menu moves where the tab around on the screen. To hide the tabbar with only one tab check the :guilabel:`Do not show a single tab` checkbox. To have the window close after closing the last tab check the :guilabel:`Close window on closing its last tab`. To have Featherpad open a new window when you are on a different virtual desktop check the :guilabel:`Always open in separate windows` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Native file dialog` uses the systems file dialog to integrate with the system.
To view the preferences for Featherpad press :kbd:`control +Shift +P` or :menuselection:`Options --> Preferences`. To change settings on how Featherpad handles the window use the :guilabel:`Window` tab. To have Featherpad be the same size as when you last closed it check the :guilabel:`Remember window size on Closing` checkbox. If you choose for Featherpad not to remember size you can change :guilabel:`Start with this size` field for height and width to start Featherpad. To have Featherpad appear on the same position it was when Featherpad was closed check the :guilabel:`Remember window position on closing` checkbox. To start with the side-pane on Featherpad check the :guilabel:`Start with side-pane mode`. To toggle Featherpad using its own icons rather than your icon theme check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Use own icons` checkbox. To hide the toolbar you can press the :guilabel:`Do not show toolbar` checkbox. To not show the menubar by default check the :guilabel:`Do not show menubar` checkbox.To have the searchbar hidden by default check the :guilabel:`Hide search bar by default` checkbox. The :guilabel:`Tab position` menu moves where the tab around on the screen. To hide the tabbar with only one tab check the :guilabel:`Do not show a single tab` checkbox. To have the window close after closing the last tab check the :guilabel:`Close window on closing its last tab`. To have Featherpad open a new window when you are on a different virtual desktop check the :guilabel:`Always open in separate windows` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Native file dialog` uses the systems file dialog to integrate with the system.
..image:: featherpadprefrences.png
To change preferences on how text is displayed choose the :guilabel:`Text` Tab. To have Featherpad remember what font you want press the :guilabel:`Remember Font` checkbox.To have your Featherpad wrap lines if your line is too long by default check the :guilabel:`Wrap lines by default` checkbox. To have Featherpad automatically indent new lines by default check the :guilabel:`Auto-indent by default` checkbox. To have Featherpad automatically insert closing brackets check the :guilabel:`Auto-bracket` checkbox. To have Featherpad replace triple periods and double hyphens with other characters representing the same thing check the :guilabel:`Replace triple periods and double hyphens while typing` checkbox. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Always show line numbers` always shows line numbers.
If you do not want Featherpad to highlight syntax by default uncheck the :guilabel:`Highlight syntax by default` checkbox. If you want to change the be able to change the syntax highlight check the checkbox for :guilabel:`Support Syntax override`. To have Featherpad not highlight overly large text files change the :guilabel:`Never highlight syntax for files >` field. To have Featherpad show a dot for whitespace check the :guilabel:`Show whitespaces` checkbox. To show formatting marks when there is a line and paragaph ends check the :guilabel:`Also who line and document ends` checkbox. To show To have a dark color scheme for Featherpad check the :guilabel:`Dark Color Scheme` checkbox. To change exactly how dark the value of this color is change the :guilabel:`Background color value` field. After changing the dark theme settings you will need to restart Featherpad.
If you do not want Featherpad to highlight syntax by default uncheck the :guilabel:`Highlight syntax by default` checkbox. If you want to change the be able to change the syntax highlight check the checkbox for :guilabel:`Support Syntax override`. To have Featherpad not highlight overly large text files change the :guilabel:`Never highlight syntax for files >` field. To have Featherpad show a dot for whitespace check the :guilabel:`Show whitespaces` checkbox. To show formatting marks when there is a line and paragraph ends check the :guilabel:`Also who line and document ends` checkbox. To show To have a dark color scheme for Featherpad check the :guilabel:`Dark Color Scheme` checkbox. To change exactly how dark the value of this color is change the :guilabel:`Background color value` field. After changing the dark theme settings you will need to restart Featherpad.
The field for :guilabel:`Text tab size` is how wide to make the tab character. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Ensure an empty last line on saving` leaves a blank line whenever you save your document. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Remove trailing spaces on Saving` removes whitespace at the end of lines that is not needed. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Thick text Cursor` makes the text cursor wider so it much easier to see. To have your scrolling have inertia to keep scrolling the faster you scroll check the :guilabel:`Inertial scrolling with mouse wheel` checkbox. To change where Featherpad looks for a dictionary for spell checking change the :guilabel:`Hunspell dictionary path` field. To start spell checking from your current text cursor check the :guilabel:`Start spell checking from text cursor` checkbox.
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..image:: featherpad-shortcuts.png
To change what colors you use in syntax highlighting use the :guilabel:`Syntax Colors` tab. To change the color of built in functions click the color to the right of :guilabel:`Built-in Functions` and a window to pick your color will show up. To change the color of comments in syntax press the button next to :guilabel:`Comments` and a color picker window will pop up. To change how documents html or xml elements appear change the press the button next to :guilabel:`Document Blocks, XML/HTML Elements` button to have a color selction window appear. To change how extra elements are colors press the button next to :guilabel:`Extra Elements`. To change the color of fucntions and URLs in highlighting press the button next to :guilabel:`Functions, URLs`. To change how keywords of a programming languege appear press the button next to :guilabel:`Keywords`. To channge the color of markdwon headings and css values press the button next to :guilabel:`Markdown Headings, Css Values`. To change how numbers are highlighted press the button next to :guilabel:`Numbers`. To change how quotations are highlighted press the button next to :guilabel:`Quotations`. To change how you highlight regular expressions and code blocks press the button next to :guilabel:`Code Blocks`. To change how datatypes are highlighted press the button next to :guilabel:`Types`. To change how dark the whitespace appears in highlighting change :guilabel:`Whitespace color value`. To change how dark the currently highlighted line is change :guilabel:`Current line highlight value`. To restore syntax highlighting to default values press the :guilabel:`Default` button.
To change what colors you use in syntax highlighting use the :guilabel:`Syntax Colors` tab. To change the color of built in functions click the color to the right of :guilabel:`Built-in Functions` and a window to pick your color will show up. To change the color of comments in syntax press the button next to :guilabel:`Comments` and a color picker window will pop up. To change how documents HTML or xml elements appear change the press the button next to :guilabel:`Document Blocks, XML/HTML Elements` button to have a color selection window appear. To change how extra elements are colors press the button next to :guilabel:`Extra Elements`. To change the color of functions and URLs in highlighting press the button next to :guilabel:`Functions, URLs`. To change how keywords of a programming language appear press the button next to :guilabel:`Keywords`. To change the color of markdown headings and css values press the button next to :guilabel:`Markdown Headings, Css Values`. To change how numbers are highlighted press the button next to :guilabel:`Numbers`. To change how quotations are highlighted press the button next to :guilabel:`Quotations`. To change how you highlight regular expressions and code blocks press the button next to :guilabel:`Code Blocks`. To change how datatypes are highlighted press the button next to :guilabel:`Types`. To change how dark the whitespace appears in highlighting change :guilabel:`Whitespace color value`. To change how dark the currently highlighted line is change :guilabel:`Current line highlight value`. To restore syntax highlighting to default values press the :guilabel:`Default` button.
