on your Mac, use Format preferences to set the default format for documents such as line ending type and text encoding, and to manage syntax styles. To change these preferences, choose CotEditor > Preferences, then click Format.In the CotEditor app on your Mac, use Format preferences to set the default format for documents such as line ending type and text encoding, and to manage syntax styles. To change these preferences, choose CotEditor > Preferences, then click Format.
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| Default line endings | The default line ending style is used when creating a new document. This setting is used also when the opened document doesn't include any line endings. |
| Default text encoding | The default text encoding is used when creating a new document. |
| Priority of encodings | The priority of encodings and the policy of encoding detection when opening an existing file.
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| Refer to encoding declaration in document |
The encoding declaration written in the document is respected when detecting the text encoding of the document. See Using encoding declarations for encoding detection for details. |
| Enable syntax coloring | Documents are colored according to its kind. The outline menu in the navigation bar also follows this setting. |
| Default syntax style | If there is no syntax style associated with the extension of the file you opened, the one you specified here will be used for coloring. This setting applies to a newly created document as well. |
| Available syntax styles | The list of the existing syntax styles. A small dot in front of style names represents that it is customized. See About syntax styles for about editing style.
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