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COBOL editor enhancements

Navigating in the editor is now more similar to the editor navigation in Net Express. You can configure things like word wrap and indentation, the movement of the cursor using the Home and End keys, the style of the ruler and the colors of the text and the margins:

Smart editing mode
The default mode in the editor is now Smart edit mode. It controls the word wrapping and the indentation in the different COBOL areas. You can configure the Smart edit mode from the Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Margins page. To toggle the mode, click in the COBOL toolbar.
Home and End keys navigation
You can configure how the Home and End keys move the cursor in the editor on the Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Margins page. To toggle the mode, click in the COBOL toolbar.
Configuring the ruler
You can specify whether to display the horizontal ruler in the editor and also choose its style, a default style or a mainframe style for which the ruler indicates COBOL area A/B, from Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL > Margins and check Show ruler.
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