Load/Save

The Load branch under Preferences - File Handling has the following options:

Reload files previously open on startup

If this option is checked the editor saves information about the open files when the editor is closed. This information is used to automatically reload the files that were open the next time the editor is started.  This allows easy reloading of a set of files that are edited on a regular basis.  If the editor is invoked automatically for printing the files are not reopened.

Use active file directory for file open dialog default

When this option is set, the normal behavior is overridden and the directory of the currently active file is used.  This allows the user to easily open a file from the same directory as an already open file by activating the file and then use the File Open command.

The Save branch under Preferences - File Handling has the following options:

Trim trailing spaces on file save

This function causes the editor to automatically remove the trailing white space (spaces/tabs) from the end of every line in the file and positions back to the original cursor position when it is complete each time a file is saved.  The functionality of Trim Trailing Spaces is such that it does require a newline to operate on a given line of text.  If the last line of text in your file is terminated with a hard return, Trim Trailing Spaces will work on that line as well.  

Enable Automatic Save

The option is provided to automatically save all open files at the desired interval.  The interval is configurable in minutes using the options below.

Time (minutes) between automatic save

This option determines the interval at which modified files are automatically saved.  The minimum permissible value is "1".  If saving files automatically at the specified interval is not desired, the option above must be unchecked.

Auto-save unnamed (new) files

If this option is not selected, the automatic save will ignore files that do not have a name (i.e. files that were created with the New command).  This stops the Save As dialog from appearing if an unnamed file exists and has been modified.