@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ To print a text :menuselection:`File --> Print` or press :kbd:`control + p`. To
Customizing
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To view the preferences for featherpad press :kbd:`control +Shift +P` or :menuselection:`Options --> Preferences`. To change settings on the featherpad window itself are on the :guilabel:`Window` tab. To remember the size of your window check the :guilabel:`Remember window size 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. The :guilabel:`Tab position` 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 seperate 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 the featherpad window itself are on the :guilabel:`Window` tab. To remember the size of your window check the :guilabel:`Remember window size 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. The :guilabel:`Tab position` 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 seperate windows` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Native file dialog` uses the systems file dialog to integrate with the system.
..image:: featherpadprefrences.png
@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ To change preferences on how text is displayed choose the :guilabel:`Text` Tab.
..image:: featherpad-text-pref.png
To modify changes to your files from the preferences dialog on :guilabel:`Files` tab. The :guilabel:`Number of recent files` field lets you change how many files show in recent files. The set of radio buttons for either :guilabel:`Show recently modified files` or :guilabel:`Show recently opened files` for recent files in the menu. If you want to autosave files check the :guilabel:`Save changes to files every` checkbox and then enter how often you want your files to be automatically saved. If you do not want to be able to open non text files in featherpad check the :guilabel:`Do not permit opening of non-text files` checkbox. If you want to repopen the files you had last time the next time you open featherpad check the :guilabel:`Start with files of last window`. If you want featherpad to run executable scripts check the :guilabel:`Run executable scripts` checkbox. If you want your executable commands to start with something such as an interpreter type the command in the :guilabel:`Start with this command` field.
To modify changes to your files from the preferences dialog on :guilabel:`Files` tab. The :guilabel:`Number of recent files` field lets you change how many files show in recent files. The set of radio buttons for either :guilabel:`Show recently modified files` or :guilabel:`Show recently opened files` for recent files in the menu. If you want to autosave files check the :guilabel:`Save changes to files every` checkbox and then enter how often you want your files to be automatically saved. If you do not want to be able to open non text files in featherpad check the :guilabel:`Do not permit opening of non-text files` checkbox. If you want to repopen the files you had last time the next time you open Featherpad check the :guilabel:`Start with files of last window`. If you want Featherpad to run executable scripts check the :guilabel:`Run executable scripts` checkbox. If you want your executable commands to start with something such as an interpreter type the command in the :guilabel:`Start with this command` field.
..image:: featherpad-files-pref.png
To view all keyboard shortcuts of featherpad switch to the :guilabel:`Shortcuts` tab. The :guilabel:`Action` column is what the shortcut does and the :guilabel:`Shortcut` column is the keyboard shortcut to change that shortcut. To change a shortcut double click on the shortcut column and press what you want the shortcut to become. If you changed a setting on a shortcut you can change it back to the default by pressing the :guilabel:`Default` button.
To view all keyboard shortcuts of Featherpad switch to the :guilabel:`Shortcuts` tab. The :guilabel:`Action` column is what the shortcut does and the :guilabel:`Shortcut` column is the keyboard shortcut to change that shortcut. To change a shortcut double click on the shortcut column and press what you want the shortcut to become. If you changed a setting on a shortcut you can change it back to the default by pressing the :guilabel:`Default` button.
