Guides/Qt IDE/Configure/Qt IDE

The Qt IDE page controls the look and feel of the Qt IDE.

The file is in the format of a Qt configuration file, containing lines of the form

name=value

divided by section markers, which are written in brackets.

In the [Session] section
Name of Option	Description of value	Default
BoxForm	Format of borders of boxed values: 0 to use special line-drawing characters, 1 to use ASCII. An appropriate set of characters is passed into 9!:7. Any value given here overrides the value in the Base configuration page.	0
ConfirmClose	When true, the IDE will ask the user before executing a window-close event. 2!:55'' will always close J without prompting.	false
ConfirmSave	When false, the IDE will save any unsaved changes before closing J or discarding a tab in an edit window. When true, the IDE will prompt before saving.	false
EscClose	When true, close a window when ESC is pressed.	false
FontFamily	The font family for term and edit windows	Menlo
FontSize	The font size for term and edit windows	10
FontWeight	Font weight for term and edit windows, either normal or bold	normal
LineNumbers	Gives the initial setting of line-numbering mode which when true will cause line numbers will be added to the left of the lines in the edit windows.	false
KeepCursorPosOnRecall	Controls positioning of the cursor when you press ENTER on a line to bring it down to the last line. If true, the cursor will retain its position in the line; if false, the cursor will go to the end of the line.	false
MaxInputLog	Number of lines to keep in input log. 0 is allowed.	100
MaxRecent	Maximum number of recent files to show for File|Recent	15
OpenTabAt	Where to put a newly-created tab in a edit window: 0 for leftmost, 2 for rightmost, 1 to insert after active tab.	0
Snapshots	Number of project snapshots kept	5
Snapshotx	Snapshots exclusion list
Terminal	Command to open a terminal (depends on OS)	gnome-terminal
TermSyntaxHighlight	If true, apply syntax highlighting to the term window.	false
TrimTrailingWS	If true, remove trailing whitespace from each line before saving.	false
In the [FindinFiles] section
Name of Option	Description of value	Default
Extensions	File-extension groups to offer in the Find in Files tool. Each group is one or more file extensions separated by spaces; groups are separated by commas.	ijs ijt,c cpp...
In the [Position] section
Name of Option	Description of value	Default
Debug	Initial xywh of debug window. Negative xy counts back from opposite edge. Format is as for 0&"., with relaxed rules for signs	-590 50 540 500
Edit	Initial xywh of edit window. Negative xy counts back from opposite edge. Format is as for 0&"., with relaxed rules for signs	600 100 750 750
Term	Initial xywh of term window. Negative xy counts back from opposite edge. Format is as for 0&"., with relaxed rules for signs	0 0 500 600