Tab page¶
The Tab page allows you to customize settings related to the tabs.
Style drop-down list box¶
Specifies how document navigators are displayed. Select one of the following options.
Tab | Displayed as tabs. |
Button | Displayed as toolbar buttons. |
Icons drop-down list box¶
Specifies how an icon for each tab is displayed. Select one of the following options.
None | Does not display any icons. |
Document Type Icons | Displays icons associated with opened document types. |
EmEditor Icon | Displays the EmEditor icon. |
Insert Position drop-down list box¶
Specifies where a new tab should be inserted. Select one of the following options.
Leftmost | A new tab will be inserted at the leftmost position. |
Rightmost | A new tab will be inserted at the rightmost position. |
Left of Active Tab | A new tab will be inserted to the left of the active document tab. |
Right of Active Tab | A new tab will be inserted to the right of the active document tab. |
When Closed drop-down list box¶
Specifies which tab should be activated when a tab is closed. Select one of the following options.
Activate Most Recent Tab | Activates the most recently used tab. |
Activate Left Tab | Activates the tab to the left of the closed tab. |
Activate Right Tab | Activates the tab to the right of the closed tab. |
Open In drop-down list box¶
Specifies in which window a new file should be opened. Select one of the following options.
New Window | Opens both new files and existing files in new windows. |
New Tab in Most Recent Window | Opens both new files and existing files in new tabs in the most recent window. However, when tabs are disabled, or when a plug-in is running, the file might be opened always in a new window. |
New Window for New File, otherwise New Tab | Opens a new file in a new window, and an existing file as a new tab. However, when tabs are disabled, or when a plug-in is running, the file might be opened always in a new window. |
Width drop-down list box¶
Specifies how each tab width is adjusted. Select one of the following options.
Adjust to file name | Each tab is adjusted to its file name length. |
Truncate only when longer than specified width | Each tab is adjusted to its file name length, but truncated only when its length is longer than a width specified in the Specified Width text box. |
Fix to specified width | All tabs are same in length as specified in the Specified Width text box. |
When Not Fit drop-down list box¶
Specifies how tabs should be displayed when tabs do not fit in the window width. Specifies one of the following options.
None | Does nothing. |
Adjust Width | Adjusts each tab width to fit to the window width. |
Add Rows | Adds rows to display all the tabs. |
Specified Width text box¶
Specifies the width of each tab when Truncate only when Longer than specified width or Fixed to specified width is selected for the Item Width drop-down list box.
Show Read-Only Icon check box¶
Shows the read-only icon on the tab where the file is opened as read-only mode.
Highlight Active Tab check box¶
Highlights the active tab when the Tab is selected for the Style drop-down list box.