General, HTML, Text Editor, Options Dialog Box

Select General under Text Editor, HTML Options in the Options dialog box to adjust statement completion, text wrapping, and URL handling options while using HTML view of the HTML Designer.

Note   These settings supplement the options listed under HTML Designer. You can access the Options dialog box from the Tools menu.

Statement Completion

Selecting either or both of these options activates automatic statement completion in the HTML Designer.

Auto list members

When this option is selected, lists of valid tags, keywords, values, methods, or properties are displayed as you edit HTML markup in HTML view of the HTML Designer. Select any option from the list to insert it into your code.

Note   The items listed reflect the Target Schema selected in the Document Property Pages dialog box for your Web page. You will see different options if you selected HTML 3.2 than you will if you selected HTML 4.0 or Navigator 4.0.

Parameter information

When this option is selected, lists of valid parameters are displayed as you edit HTML markup and SCRIPT declarations in HTML view. The complete syntax for the selected element or declaration is displayed to the left of the insertion point, including all of its available parameters. The parameter in bold is the current HTML attribute or property, or the next portion of the SCRIPT declaration to write.

Settings

Enable virtual space

When this option is selected, spaces are inserted at the end of each line of code. Select this option to position comments at the right of your markup.

Word wrap

When this option is selected, text that extends beyond the limit of the viewable area is automatically displayed on the next line.

Note   Enabling word wrap can make it easier to edit HTML markup; word wrap can make it more difficult to identify individual lines of VBScript code.

Display

Line numbers

When this option is selected, a line number appears before each line of code in HTML view of the HTML Designer for reference and navigational purposes. They do not print.

Enable single-click URL navigation

When this option is selected, the mouse cursor changes to a pointing hand as it passes over a URL in Design view of the HTML Designer; this allows you to click the URL to open the Web site named in your Web browser. When this option is not selected, the cursor does not change as it passes over URLs, and clicking a URL does not open the Web site named in your Web browser.

Navigation bar

When this option is selected, the Objects and Events lists are displayed at the top of HTML view in the HTML Designer. When you select an object from the Objects on the left, the Events pop-up on the right lists the available events for the object named. Select an event to insert a new script function into your page that will run when the object receives this event.