Editor Settings
PlainPad offers extensive settings to custommize the editor to your own needs.
Notes on the settings of the editor
- all settings made have an immediate effect on all open documents
- the settings made are also applied in full-screen mode
- to reset the settings, click on the Reset-button in the Preferences
Font and color
In the Preferences of PlainPad under the item Editor > Font&Color, the values for normal text as well as for selected text can be adjusted to your needs. You can also choose a custom background color for the text field.
Spacing
Under the Spacing item, the appearance can be influenced with regard to the spacing between the lines and the text field edges.
Adjust the Cursor
The insertion point, also called the cursor, can be can be adjusted to your own preferences in terms of color, width and height.
If the cursor height setting is changed, it may make sense to enable the "Add offset to height-adjustment" option. This depends on the chosen font.
Typography
Under the Typography item, settings can be made with regard to spell checking, automatic text replacement, etc. These settings can also be made directly in the document window using the right-click menu. Furthermore, the layout orientation and the writing direction can be changed, e.g. to display Japanese texts properly.