BASIC stamp manual v2.2
3: Using the BASIC Stamp Editor
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To create a custom scheme, select a default scheme you wish to modify,
and click on the Copy Scheme button. Then, select (highlight) an element
within the Syntax Element list, and apply new Text Attributes with the
checkboxes and drop-down menus to the right. As you try various text
attributes and color combinations, the Show Preview Example checkbox
lets you audition your custom scheme without closing the Preferences
window.
The BASIC Stamp Editor supports one custom scheme at a time. It can be
modified indefinitely, but it cannot be copied. If you again copy a default
scheme, you will be asked to confirm that you wish to overwrite your
current custom scheme.
Under this tab, you will also find checkboxes that allow you to show or
hide bookmarks, line numbers, the overwrite cursor, and the toolbar.
Under the Editor Operation tab (Figure 3.19), you may set preferences for
automatic indentation and tab behavior.
The Auto Indent on Enter option makes it easy to indent nested loops to
make code easier to read. The Auto Unindent option enables quick
reversal of an indented line by simply using the backspace key, provided
that the cursor is to the left of the first character on the line.
The editor lets you choose whether a tab character or spaces are inserted
into source code whenever you press the Tab key. The default setting,
insert space characters upon Tab key presses, is recommended because it
enforces the intended formatting regardless of what editor you use to view
the code later.
CUSTOMIZED SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING.
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DITOR OPERATION PREFERENCES.
A
UTO INDENTING / UNINDENTING.
T
AB CHARACTER.