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Settings

Configure XPyCode to match your preferences and workflow.

Accessing Settings

Open settings dialog:

  • File → Settings

View Settings

IDE Theme

Choose interface theme:

  • XPC Dark (default) - Dark theme optimized for coding
  • XPC Light - Light theme for bright environments
  • And several other themes to suit your preference

Editor Theme

Choose code editor colors:

  • VS Dark (default) - Visual Studio Code dark
  • VS Light - Visual Studio Code light
  • Plus additional editor themes to match your coding style

Font Size

Adjust text size:

  • Default: 14
  • Range: 8-24

Editor Settings

Tab Size

Spaces per indentation level:

  • Default: 4 (PEP 8 standard)
  • Range: 2-8

Insert Spaces

Use spaces instead of tabs:

  • Default: Enabled
  • Recommended for Python (PEP 8)

Word Wrap

Wrap long lines:

  • Default: Disabled
  • Enable for better readability

Minimap

Show code overview:

  • Default: Enabled
  • Disable to maximize editing space

Hover Style

Control the detail level of hover tooltips when you hover over code elements:

  • Compact (default) - Brief information
  • Detailed - Comprehensive information with extended documentation

Console Settings

Output Level

Control which messages appear:

  • SIMPLE - Messages for usual users
  • DETAILED - More messages, including a more verbose communication for advanced users
  • COMPLETE - Show everything. Including some logging messages from all XPyCode components

Default: COMPLETE

Max Lines

Maximum console history:

  • Default: 1000
  • Range: 100-10000

Clear on Run

Auto-clear console:

  • Default: Enabled
  • Starts fresh for each execution

Console Only IDE

Filter IDE messages:

  • Default: Disabled
  • Shows only your code output when enabled

Tips

  • Experiment with themes to find what works best
  • Adjust font size for your display resolution
  • Enable word wrap for long comments/docstrings
  • Use "Clear on Run" to keep console clean

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