The following configuration values can be set in the configuration files,
executed from the command line or from the Execute MPSL code... option in
the Edit menu. So, for example, if you always want automatic indentation,
word wrapping at column 75 and a special ispell command, you can add the
following MPSL code to ~/.mp.mpsl or /etc/mp.mpsl:
mp.config.auto_indent = 1; mp.config.word_wrap = 75; mp.config.ispell_cmd = "aspell -a";
All configuration variables are in the mp.config hash.
Set to 1 if automatic indentation is wanted (default: 0, no indentation).
Set to 1 to automatically load / save sessions on startup / exit (default: 0, no automatic sessions).
Set to 1 if searches are to be done in a case-sensitive way (default: 1).
The external command to be executed when a tag search is requested. By
default is ctags *. Other useful value is ctags -R, that search for
tags recursively in subdirectories.
Set to 1 if tab columns are to be inferred from the previous line (default: 0).
The end of line character sequence. By default is "\n" on Unix/Linux systems or "\r\n" on MSDOS / Windows.
The font face to be used in GUI environments. By default it's "Mono" on Qt4, GTK and KDE4 and "Lucida Console" on MS Windows.
The font size to be used in GUI environments. By defaults it's 12 on Qt4, KDE and GTK and 10 on MS Windows.
The font weight to be used in GUI environments. It's a floating point number from 0 to 1, where lower values give thinner fonts and higher values bolder ones. The special value 0 (default) means don't care about the font weight.
Set to 1 if the replace operation must be done to the end of the file (default: 0, do it only once).
The external command to be executed as a pipe for spellchecking. It must be
compatible with ispell, and by default it's "ispell -a". Other useful
values are "aspell -a", if you have aspell installed (a better
alternative), or "ispell -a -Tutf8", if you happen to be in an UTF-8
environment and must use ispell.
If this option is set, each document will keep its original end of line
sequence when saved. If not set, the string set in mp.config.eol will be
used regardless of the original one (default: 1).
Set to 1 to store session information in the currently working directory instead of in the home directory (default: 0, save sessions in the home directory).
If set to 1, end-of-line characters are marked with a special character, instead of being invisible (default: 0, don't mark).
Set to 1 if the GUI window must open maximized (default: 0, no maximize).
The line number to be set the cursor to when a successful search is hit (default: 5). If set to 0, the position is not touched.
The number of lines to read above the first visible line to calculate syntax highlight in blocks (default: 60 lines). There is probably no need to change this, unless using very big comment blocks or the like.
If set, the grep action is done recursively (default: 0).
Used by the seek_repeated_word action as the maximum distance two
similar words must be separated apart to be considered a repetition
(default: 40 words).
Used by the seek_repeated_word action as the number of characters
(from the start or the end) two words must match to be considered
similar and taken into account for repetitions (default: 4
characters).
If set, the move_bol action will first move the cursor to the
first non-whitespace character on the line. If the cursor is
already on the first non-whitespace character the the cursor will
move to column position 1 (default: 1).
The status format string to be shown in the status line. By default it's "%m%n %x,%y [%l] %R%O %s %e %t", where each percent-value means:
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| %V | Current MP version |
| %m | Modify flag (asterisk or the empty string). If there are pending disk operations (e.g. the file is still being loaded or saved) an exclamation mark is shown instead |
| %x | X coordinate (column) |
| %y | Y coordinate (line) |
| %l | Total number of lines in current document |
| %R | Macro recording flag (R or the empty string) |
| %O | Overwrite flag (O or the empty string if inserting) |
| %s | Syntax highlight in use |
| %t | Tag target over the cursor, or the empty string if none |
| %n | Document name |
| %e | Encoding used in the file, or the empty string if using current locale |
| %w | Number of words in the current document (or in the current selection, if any). May be slow. |
| %% | A percent sign |
Set to 1 if tabs must be converted to spaces (default: 0, no conversion).
Tab size in column spaces (default: 8).
Maximum number of undo levels per document (default: 100).
Set to 1 if the file must be unlinked just before being overwritten (default: 1, do it).
The column where word wrapping occurs (default: 0, no word wrapping).
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