Programmer's WorkBench (pwb.hlp) (Table of Contents; Topic list)
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PWB Switches (List by Type)
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     Boolean Switches
 
     ◄Askexit►           Prompt before leaving PWB
     ◄Askrtn►            Prompt before returning from a shell
     ◄Autoload►          Load PWB extensions automatically
     ◄Autosave►          Save files when switching
     ◄Beep►              Issue audible/visible alerts
     ◄Case►              Make letter case significant in searches
     ◄Enablealtgr►       Enable the ALTGR key on non-US keyboards
     ◄Editreadonly►      Allow editing of files marked read-only on disk
     ◄Enterinsmode►      Enter PWB in insert mode
     ◄Enterlogmode►      Enter PWB with search logging on
     ◄Envcursave►        Save environment variables for PWB sessions
     ◄Envprojsave►       Save environment variables for projects
     ◄Lastproject►       Set the last project on startup
     ◄Msgdialog►         Display a dialog box for build results
     ◄Msgflush►          Keep only one set of build results
     ◄Realtabs►          Preserve tab characters in the file
     ◄Restorelayout►     Restore the window layout when a project is set
     ◄Savescreen►        Preserve the operating-system screen
     ◄Searchdialog►      Display a dialog box for search results
     ◄Searchflush►       Keep only one set of search results
     ◄Searchwrap►        Make searches wrap around the end of the file
     ◄Shortnames►        Allow access to loaded files by base name
     ◄Showbuild►         Display progress of build
     ◄Softcr►            Perform automatic indenting
     ◄Tabalign►          Align the cursor in tab fields
     ◄Traillines►        Preserve trailing lines
     ◄Trailspace►        Preserve trailing spaces
     ◄Unixre►            Use UNIX regular-expression syntax
     ◄Newwindow►         Create a new window when opening a file
     ◄Wordwrap►          Wrap words as they are entered
 
     Numeric Switches
 
     ◄Cursormode►        Block/underline cursor state
     ◄Dblclick►          Double-click threshold
     ◄Defwinstyle►       Default window style
     ◄Entab►             Tab translation mode while editing
     ◄Filetab►           Width of tab characters in the file
     ◄Friction►          Delay between repetitions of fast functions
     ◄Height►            Height of the display
     ◄Hike►              Window adjustment factor
     ◄Hscroll►           Horizontal scrolling factor
     ◄Infodialog►        Set of information dialogs displayed
     ◄Keepmem►           XMS/EMS memory kept during shell and compile
     ◄Mousemode►         Mouse configuration; disabled or swapped buttons
     ◄Noise►             Line counting interval
     ◄Rmargin►           Right margin for word wrap
     ◄Tabdisp►           Character for displaying tab characters
     ◄Tilemode►          Window tiling style
     ◄Timersave►         Timer interval for saving files
     ◄Tmpsav►            Number of files kept in file history
     ◄Traildisp►         Character for displaying trailing spaces
     ◄Traillinesdisp►    Character for displaying trailing lines
     ◄Undelcount►        Maximum number of file backups
     ◄Undocount►         Maximum number of edits per file to undo
     ◄Vscroll►           Vertical scrolling factor
     ◄Width►             Width of the display
 
     Text Switches
 
     ◄Backup►            File backup mode
     ◄Build►             Rules and definitions for the build process
     ◄Deflang►           Default language
     ◄Enterselmode►      Enter PWB in specified selection mode
     ◄Factor►            Auto-repeat factor
     ◄Fastfunc►          Functions for fast auto-repeat
     ◄Load►              PWB extension to load
     ◄Markfile►          Name of the current mark file
     ◄Printcmd►          Command for printing files
     ◄Readonly►          Command for saving disk read-only files
     ◄Tabstops►          Variable tab stops
     ◄User►              Custom Run menu item
     ◄Word►              Definition of a word
     ◄Color►             Color of interface elements
 
     Extension Switches
 
     ◄Browser Switches►
     ◄Help Switches►
     ◄Profiler Switches►
     ◄C and C++ Switches►
     ◄Fortran Switches►
 
     See
 
     ◄New PWB Switches►
     ◄Changed PWB Switches►
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