General
Use the General page of the Settings/Preferences dialog to configure the editor behaviour and customize its view.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Aspect tabs | Each aspect specifies a part of the language qualities, for example, syntax, semantics, type-system, dataflow. These are defined for each concept individually. So when you open a concept declaration in the editor, the editor window will hold tabs at the bottom, each tab representing one aspect. |
| Use Braces | Select this checkbox to show braces in the block cells of the editor. |
| Use completion styling | Select this checkbox to enable custom completion menu text styling and sorting. |
| Show context assistant | Select this checkbox to see a menu for invoking specific actions on a particular cell. |
| Two step deletion | Select this checkbox to enable showing part of the code fragment which will be deleted. |
| Type over existing text | Select this checkbox to allow the editor intelligently move the cursor to the right when the character to the right of the cursor matches the key typed on the keyboard. |
| Usages of element at caret | Select this checkbox to enable automatic selection of references to the node under cursor in the edited document. |
| Disable automatic quick-fixes | Select this checkbox to prevent MPS from running quick-fixes that are triggered automatically. |
| Resolve broken references automatically | Select this checkbox to enable automatic resolving of broken or out-of-scope references. |
| Caret Blinking Rate | Use the slider to make the caret blink with the specified period. |
Last modified: 03 May 2021