on your Mac, use Window preferences to customize the default window appearance such as widow size or line number display. To change these preferences, choose CotEditor > Preferences, then click Window.In the CotEditor app on your Mac, use Window preferences to customize the default window appearance such as widow size or line number display. To change these preferences, choose CotEditor > Preferences, then click Window.
| Option | Description |
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| Prefer Tabs | Choose when documents are opened in tabs instead of new windows:
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| Line numbers | Display line numbers on the left side of the editor. |
| Page guide | Display a page guide line at a specific column in the text editor area. Note that the display position differs according to the text font. The default font can be changed in the Appearance pane. |
| Writing direction | Choose the default writing direction in editors. |
| Overscroll | Choose the amount of the extra space at the bottom of the editor to scroll past the end of a document. By 0%, the scroll stops after reaching the end of the document; and by 100%, the scroll continues until only the last line is visible. |
| Status bar shows | Choose the information to display in the status bar, the area below the window. |
| Window width/height | Set the default window size in pixel. If the fields are left blank, the size of the last window is adopted. |
| Split editor | Choose the default split orientation of editors. |
| Editor opacity | Drag the slider or input the percentage to change the default editor opacity. |