From d8261ac88b7eabd6fb05430af1a52179e84dcb3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyn Perrine Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:30:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add highlight selection checkbox --- source/2/2.4/2.4.2/Featherpad.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/2/2.4/2.4.2/Featherpad.rst b/source/2/2.4/2.4.2/Featherpad.rst index 35abd246..31a2d99e 100644 --- a/source/2/2.4/2.4.2/Featherpad.rst +++ b/source/2/2.4/2.4.2/Featherpad.rst @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ The :guilabel:`Tab position` menu moves where the tab around on the screen. To h 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 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. +When you select text if you want it to be highlighted check the :guilabel:`Selection highlighting` checkbox. 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.