13.7.1 Controlling other aspects of the Editor

Other configuration options affect the Editor but also apply to other tools in the LispWorks IDE which are based on capi:editor-pane . These options control

• the choice of Emacs or KDE/Gnome editor key input
• the cursor style and blink rate
• the font
• the text styles used for selected text and Lisp syntax coloring
• automatic use of the Find Definitions view by the source location commands
• the default encodings used when opening and saving files
• whether parentheses are colored in Lisp code.

You set these options via Works > Tools > Preferences... > Environment . These Environment options are described in Setting preferences, which you should read for a full appreciation of the options affecting your Editor tools.