This is where you can change general and miscellaneous options that affect how HTML Validator's integrated editor works with HTML and how validator messages are displayed.
HTML Options
| • | Insert HTML tags in uppercase instead of lowercase - Check this box to insert HTML tags in uppercase instead of lowercase. If the document being edited is an XHTML document (as determined by the document's DOCTYPE), then this option may have no effect because HTML tags and attributes should be in lowercase in XHTML documents. This option is not enabled by default. |
| • | Enable end tag completion - Check this box to automatically insert end tags for certain tags when the '>' key is pressed to end a start tag. For example, if end tag completion is enabled, then typing <strong> will result in <strong></strong>, with </strong> automatically being inserted and the cursor being placed between the start tag and the end tag. End tags will not be inserted for start tags ending in "/>". This option is enabled by default. |
| • | Use Ctrl+B for <strong> (instead of <b>) and Ctrl+I for <em> (instead of <i>) - The "b" and "i" elements are often incorrectly used to indicate strong and emphasized text, respectively. It is better to use the "strong" element to indicate strong emphasis and the "em" element to indicate emphasis. Note that the "b" and "i" elements are considered presentational instead of structural. Presentation of HTML should be done by using CSS instead of by using HTML elements like "b" and "i". Uncheck this option to revert to the old behavior of using Ctrl+B for "b" and Ctrl+I for "i". This option is enabled by default. |
Results Options
| • | Font to use in Results Window - Select the font to use in most of the components (like the list views and tree views) in the Results Window. Not all fonts may work. We recommend one of these fonts: Lucida Sans, Microsoft Sans Serif, Tahoma, or Verdana. Note that the font may not be immediately updated in all components after it is changed. The font size cannot be changed. The default font is Verdana. (New v8.00) |
| • | Include grouped messages in the Messages tab - ( Pro, Std,  Lite) Check this box to show messages that appear in the Grouped tab in the Messages tab as well. If this box is unchecked, then grouped messages are shown only in the Grouped tab so that the Messages tab displays fewer messages which are usually the more important messages such as errors and warnings. A grouped message is also known as a "categorized" message. For example, messages relating to Internet Explorer compatibility are grouped (categorized) into the "Microsoft Internet Explorer" category. If you change this option, then you will need to revalidate the document for the change to take effect. Note that CSE HTML Validator Lite does not support grouped messages and therefore does not support this option. This option is not enabled by default. |
| • | Include accessibility messages in the Messages tab - (Pro, Std, Lite) Check this box to show messages that appear in the Accessibility tab in the Messages tab as well. If this box is unchecked, then accessibility messages are shown only in the Accessibility tab so that the Messages tab displays fewer messages which are usually the more important messages such as errors and warnings. If you change this option, then you will need to revalidate the document for the change to take effect. Note that CSE HTML Validator Lite does not support accessibility checking and therefore does not support this option. This option is not enabled by default. |
| • | Include style messages in the Messages tab - (Pro, Std, Lite) Check this box to show messages that appear in the Styles tab in the Messages tab as well. If this box is unchecked, then style messages are shown only in the Styles tab so that the Messages tab displays fewer messages. If you change this option, then you will need to revalidate the document for the change to take effect. Note that CSE HTML Validator Lite does not support style checking and therefore does not support this option. This option is not enabled by default. |
| • | Sort messages in the Messages tab by message type - Check this box so that messages are sorted by their type (error, warning, message, or comment) in the Messages tab. Errors will be listed first, then warnings, then messages, then comments. If this box is unchecked, then HTML Validator will display the messages in the order that they were received from the validator engine, which usually means that they will be sorted by line number. Changing this option will affect documents that will be opened in the future and will not affect currently open documents. You can override the sort type for individual documents by clicking on the Type or Line column in the Messages tab. This option is not enabled by default. |
| • | Automatically jump to the first error or warning message after validating - Check this box to automatically jump to the first error or warning message when a document is validated. You may want to uncheck this box if you don't like this behavior. This option is enabled by default. |
| • | Highlight lines with validator errors in maroon - Check this box to highlight lines that caused error messages to be generated during a validation in maroon. If this box is not checked, then the messages still appear, but the lines that caused them to be generated are not highlighted in the editor component window. Note that for this option to have an effect, line highlighting must be enabled (View->Editor->Line Highlighting). This option is enabled by default. |
| • | Highlight lines with validator warnings in yellow - Check this box to highlight lines that caused warnings to be generated during a validation in yellow. If this box is not checked, then the messages still appear, but the lines that caused them to be generated are not highlighted in the editor component window. Note that for this option to have an effect, line highlighting must be enabled (View->Editor->Line Highlighting). This option is enabled by default. |
| • | Highlight lines with validator messages (not errors or warnings) in blue - Check this box to highlight lines that caused messages to be generated during a validation in blue. If this box is not checked, then the messages still appear, but the lines that caused them to be generated are not highlighted in the editor component window. Note that for this option to have an effect, line highlighting must be enabled (View->Editor->Line Highlighting). This option is enabled by default. |
