Setting General Tool Preferences

Before you create a project, set general tool preferences to control the operation of the software.

Note: The external text editor defaults to gedit in Linux and Notepad in Windows. The Efinity software also has a built-in Code Editor, which is best used for viewing code instead of as a full editor.

When you double-click a file in the Project tab or Result tab, the software opens the file in the Code Editor (default) or your specified editor (if you turn on the Use user editor as default editor for all files option).

Configuring External Text Editors

The Efinity software can launch an external text editor at a specified line. To configure the Efinity software to jump to specified lines in an external text editor, choose File > Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box, append an option in dual braces ({{<option>}}) to the path in the User editor field. The option depends on your external text editor:

gedit and GVim (Linux): /usr/bin/gedit {{+%n}}
Notepad++ (Windows): C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe {{-n%n}}
Visual Studio Code: /usr/bin/code {{--goto}} {{%f:%n}} or /usr/bin/code {{-g}} {{%f:%n}}

The supported options include:

%n: Line number.
%f: File name (Optional. Only required for Visual Studio Code when using the --goto option).

To open a specified line in your external code editor:

Open the Code Editor in the Efinity software. Click Analyze on the taskbar in the Code Editor.
Double click the row number for an alert in the Message Browser panel. The Efinity software will open the project file in your external editor at the specified line.