Text Editor Miscellaneous Options

You can use the settings in Tools > Options > Text Editor > Micro Focus COBOL and on the Miscellaneous page to configure some additional features such as the formatting or some of the tooltips.

COBOL margins

Show margins: Displays the COBOL margins in the editor.
Tip: You can change the color of the margins and the margin text from Tools > Options > Environment > Fonts and Colors and then from the COBOL Margin and COBOL Margin Text settings.

Formatting

Case format for identifiers: Specifies the case format of the identifiers in the built assembly.
Case format for reserved words: Specifies the case format of the COBOL reserved words in the built assembly.

Misc

Background syntax check timeout

Specifies the response time (in seconds) after which the background parse is aborted.

Copybook extensions

Specifies the file extensions that are recognized as copybook files. Separate the extensions by a comma.

Note: To ensure the file extensions will be recognized as COBOL copybooks, you also need to associate them with the COBOL language (from Tools > Options > Text Editor > File Extensions) and then add them to your project properties (type copyext(ext1,ext2) in Additional Directives on the COBOL page in your project's properties).

Customize editor for COBOL

Enables features that facilitate COBOL development, for example pressing Tab in the editor to position the cursor on the eighth column.

Debug tooltip style for subscripted OCCURS items

Specifies what information should be displayed by the debug tooltip.

Expandable tooltip: Choose this if you wish the tooltip to display the elements of arrays.
Value of expression: Choose this if you wish the tooltip to display the value of the current expression.

Note: You can switch between the two styles of the tooltip in the editor. To do this, press and hold Ctrl and hover over the data item to display the alternative tooltip.

Display extension methods in IntelliSense

Enables the display of the available extension methods in the IntelliSense lists.

Enable automatic outlining

Enables the outlining of the code.

Enable background syntax checking

Enables automatic syntax checking of the code as you type.

Enable quoted syntax IntelliSense

Enables IntelliSense support for code that uses the old quoted syntax of the .NET COBOL language.

Synchronize Project Details window with Solution Explorer

Enables synchronization between the Project Details window and Solution Explorer.