Rockwell Automation 1747-PBASE BASIC Development Software Programming Manual - Manual (Page 41)

Publication 1746-PM001A-US-P
Configuring Your Software 3-7
•
Tab expand

allows you to configure how 1747-PBASE handles tab
characters and the [Tab] key. When Tabs is selected, pressing [Tab] causes a
tab character to be inserted and moves the cursor to the next tab stop. When
Spaces
is selected, pressing
[Tab]
causes spaces (ASCII 32) to be inserted to
the next tab stop.
•
Column block move style

allows you to either leave the space intact or
delete the space where the marked columnar block originated. Refer to the help
screen for an example.
•
Default mode

allows you to configure whether 1747-PBASE is in the
Insert or Overwrite mode when it is first invoked. When you are in Edit mode,
you can toggle this mode by pressing
[Insert]
.
Configuring Display
Setup Path: Toplevel Menu
→ → → →
Configuration menu
→ → → →
Setup and
Configuration menu
→ → → →
Display setup
Path: Main Menu
→ → → →
Config
→ → → →
Setup and Configuration menu
→ → → →
Display setup
Selecting the
Display setup
option from the Setup and Configuration menu
allows you to set the video mode at 25 lines or 43/50 lines. Selecting 43/50 lines
allows you to view more of your program on the screen, but the text size is
considerably smaller. Refer to the help screens for details.
Configuring Mouse and
Keyboard Options Path: Toplevel Menu
→ → → →
Configuration menu
→ → → →
Setup and
Configuration menu
→ → → →
Mouse / Key repeat setup
Path: Main Menu
→ → → →
Config
→ → → →
Setup and Configuration menu
→ → → →
Mouse / Key repeat setup
Selecting the Mouse / Key repeat setup option from the Setup and
Configuration menu allows you to enable/disable a mouse, adjust the sensitivity of
the mouse, and turn the mouse cursor off when the keyboard is used. It also allows
you to set the keyboard repeat speed (delay between keystrokes when a key is held
down) and the keyboard repeat delay (delay before repeating begins when a key is
held down). Refer to the help screen for details.
IMPORTANT
If
Tabs
is selected, tab spacing can be changed at any time in the
future. If
Spaces
is selected, tab spacing for the file cannot be
changed by entering a new tab setting on the Layout menu.
IMPORTANT
The word wrap function should turned off when editing .BAS
and .BDL files. You can use the word wrap function for general
word processing applications.