# -*-Tcl-*- (nowrap)
# Cache v1.2 created on 06/02/2006 {11:06:59 PM}
set prefshelp(showFullPathsInWindowTitles) {To use complete path names as the titles of windows, click this box.||To use just the file name for window titles, click this box. }
set prefshelp(C++,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,useLowerCase) {Should elements be lower case? }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,openItemInFinder) {By default, the 'Recent Dirs' menu items open an OS 'Find File' dialog, but if any modifier key is held then the directory is opened in the OS Finder.  Turn this item on to reverse these behaviors||Turn this item off to restore the default behavior of modifier keys in the 'Recent Dirs' menu item }
set prefshelp(copyRing,stringLimit) {Clipboard Cache strings will be truncated to this many characters. Longer lengths might burden Alpha's memory parameters. }
set prefshelp(Fort,commandColor) {The color for all basic Fortran keywords. }
set prefshelp(Mp,userEndfig) {Customize the name of the endfig macro. }
set prefshelp(make,keywordColor) {Default colors for the make keywords }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref stuff)} {To include "stuff" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "stuff" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(S,rHomePage) {The "R Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentPair1) {Select the opening character(s) of a bracketed comment. }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentPair2) {Select the ending character(s) of a bracketed comment.  These cannot be the same as the opening characters. }
set prefshelp(Bib,zapEmptyFields) {Turn this item on to remove optional fields if they're empty when reformatting||Turn this item off to never remove optional fields if they're empty when reformatting }
set prefshelp(TeX,autoAdjustFormat) {Turn this item on to automatically synchronize the TeX Format variable with the format found in the first line in a file when it is brought to the front|| Turn this item off to never change the TeX Format variable without some explicit user action }
set prefshelp(Fort,colorInlineComments) {This is a hacky attempt to color !  comments that do not appear in column 1 for Alpha8/X. Unfortunately, the colorizing will end as soon as a keyword appears in the comment.  Press Control-(Option)-L to refresh the window. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,italics) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Text > Italics" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(Ada,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(indentationAmount) {Alpha will visually indent code by this many characters to indicate its structure.  The whitespace used for indentation may be composed of spaces and/or tabs depending on the window's tab size. }
set prefshelp(vcs,cvsGlobalFlags) {Any flags you wish to pass the CVS application, which are valid for any cvs action. }
set prefshelp(TeX,fillColumn) {The width of a line before automatic carriage returns are issued, and the length used when filling paragraphs. }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,orderRecentFilesBy) {The ordering scheme for items in the recent files menu. }
set prefshelp(HTML,openNonTextFile) {Cmd-double-click on non text file link opens file? }
set prefshelp(WWW,rememberWindowGeometry) {To always remember the geometry of a rendered window when opening a new one, turn this item on|| To always use default 'global' window geometry, rather than remember the geometry of the last WWW window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on a Stata keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,docTemplatesModeSpecific) {To only be prompted with a list of document templates relevant to the current mode when you create a new document, turn this item on.  This can be useful if you have lots of templates||To always be prompted with all possible templates when creating a new document, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(synchroniseInternetPrefsWithSystem) {Re-read internet preferences from your system settings at each startup }
set prefshelp(Help,alphaCommandsColour) {The colour of Alpha core commands in the 'Alpha Commands' file, and in 'command: <coreCommand>' hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,headerDividerCharacter) {This character will be repeated to create divider lines in headers. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,saveInBrowser) {The "Wiki Menu > Save In Browser" menu shortcut.  Unlike the other  shortcuts, this will not appear in the menu. }
set prefshelp(Fron,autoLaunch) {Preferences }
set prefshelp(HTML,JavaScriptColor) {Color of JavaScript keywords }
set prefshelp(Inst,separateAlpha1DistributionFolder) {Disk location of first separate Alpha distribution (alpha-lite). }
set prefshelp(PS,PrintpsSig) {Signature of printps }
set prefshelp(Bib,useOpenWindows) {Turn this item on to use all open windows to create the list of bibliographies||Turn this item off to not use all open windows to create the list of bibliographies }
set prefshelp(M2,listMainStructuralMarks) {To make M-button recognize main structural marks, turn this item on. Such structural marks are created by selecting some text and pressing CTRL-3. The M-button resembles a paper clip and can be found near the top right border of a window|| To make M-button ignore main structural marks, turn this item off }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibFields Menu)} {Allows you to add a new field into the current entry }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,numberOfRecentFiles) {The number of files to list in the 'Files->Recent' menu. }
set prefshelp(macMenu,chunksSize) {When there are many files to move or copy, there is a risk of memory overflow with Apple Events. So the files are processed by chunks. Choose here the number of files to process at a time. }
set prefshelp(Mf,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the keywords }
set prefshelp(tags,funcPar) {The parenthesised regexp block to use for the func name }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenTarDestination) {To automatically open the "Tar Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(smarterSourceFolder) {location in which smarterSource looks for extension files }
set prefshelp(Diff,diffFlags) {Other diff flags you want to send to the Diff application, -B -q -r etc. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwFont) {Default font to use for new WWW windows }
set prefshelp(HTML,interarchyMirrorWarn) {Warn before mirroring with Interarchy }
set prefshelp(Tcl,indentSlashEndLines) {Indentation scheme for lines following one ending in a backslash }
set prefshelp(HTML,electricGreater) {Auto-indent when typing > }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref gzip)} {To include "gzip" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "gzip" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(emacLastWordIfTouching) {To make the capitalisation commands effect the previous word if the cursor is at its end, click this box.||To leave capitalisation commands unaltered, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Perl,retrieveOutput) {Turn this item on to automatically retrieve any output written to the Perl output window, displaying it in a new window under Alpha||Turn this item off to disable the automatic retrieval of any Perl output window }
set prefshelp(sh,shScriptsHomePage) {The "sh Scripts Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(manipCols,prefixBindingChar) {Character to use for prefix bindings }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartQuoteStyle) {Choose your smart quote style here, depending on the language you write your documents in.  You currently need to restart after changing this preference (to be fixed). }
set prefshelp(TeX,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,semicolonSwitchesWindows) {To toggle amongst open Mailbox/Mail windows by using the semi-colon key, turn this item on||To never use the semi-colon key to toggle amongst open Mailbox/Mail windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,createHyperlinkMenu) {Includes items to create hyperlinks (i.e. for urls and e-mails) in the active window }
set prefshelp(Perl,magicColor) {In Perl mode, the colour of words started by '$'.  Perl considers such  words to be variables. }
set prefshelp(PS,EpstopdfSig) {Signature of epstopdf }
set prefshelp(macMenu,additionalTypes) {Specify additional application signatures for the "Creator" popup in  the Change Creator dialog window. }
set prefshelp(Setx,usePairedComments) {Turn this item on to use the defined paired comment characters in 'Comment Line / Box / Paragraph' menu items||Turn this item off to use only a single comment character for the 'Comment Line / Box / Paragraph' menu items }
set prefshelp(TeX,accentSmartEscape) {If set, allows the TeX accents to be deleted at once with the delete key. }
set prefshelp(Bib,entryBraces) {Turn this item on to use curly braces to delimit entries (otherwise parentheses are used)||Turn this item on to use parentheses to delimit entries (otherwise curly braces are used) }
set prefshelp(PHP,leftFillColumn) {Preferences ----------- }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,numberOfRecentDirs) {The number of recent directories to remember when building the menu. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,structuralMarks) {To mark files structurally, recognising the special comments entered by 'ctrl-3', turn this item on||To mark files alphabetically, placing unindexed ('hidden') procs at the end of the list, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,commandColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,starColor) {The color of the asterisk. }
set prefshelp(sh,addFlags) {Enter additional command flags to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_TargetPlatform) {Target platform for which code is to be edited. Every code fragment is commented or uncommented accordingly to the conditional compiler flags listed for the  given target platform.  Ex.: Any code fragment between the comments (* IF VERSION_BDM *)  and (* ENDIF VERSION_BDM *) is uncommented if the flag 'BDM' is listed  in 'm2_SunCompFlagList' and the current target platform is 'Sun'. Conversely,  in this example, any code fragment between the comments (* IF VERSION_MAC *)  and (* ENDIF VERSION_MAC *) is commented if the flag 'MAC' is not listed  in 'm2_SunCompFlagList' }
set prefshelp(Mf,pathToPlainMfFile) {Access path to file plain.mf defining Metafont's basic macros. }
set prefshelp(PS,wordBreak) {PostScript mode's notion of what is a word. }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentCharacter) {Everything from the Comment Character(s) to the end of the current line will be colorized according to the "Comment Color".  This should agree with the Prefix String below. }
set prefshelp(S,s+Sig) {Click on "Set" to find the local S+ application.  (As of this writing there are no such applications for the Macintosh.) }
set prefshelp(moveInsertion) {To force the insertion point to move with 'pageBack' and 'pageForward'  commands, click this box||To leave the insertion point in place (usually  offscreen) after 'pageBack' and 'pageForward' commands, click this box }
set prefshelp(HTML,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,citeCommands) {Commands used by your citation package.  The items in this list are colorized, and are command-double-clickable to find the location of the citation in your .bib file. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,autoView) {Control to what extent viewing takes place automatically after a tex run. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,pageForwardItem) {Open the next item in your browsing history list }
set prefshelp(Fort,commentCharacter) {This comment character will be used for all "Comment" menu items. }
set prefshelp(TIP,tipFormat) {The url of the TIP formatting guidelines }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,editLastUsedFile) {Use this key binding to edit the most recently used file. }
set prefshelp(TIP,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,texableFileExtensions) {Files with these suffixes are considered TeXable. }
set prefshelp(WWW,historyDays) {The number of days to remember history items.  If this preference is empty, history items will be remembered until deleted by exceeding the "History Limit" preference. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,defaultCommand) {TeX commands and formats  The tendency seems to be that pdflatex is default in OSX: }
set prefshelp(Mail,newerMessagesListedFirst) {To list messages in the order they were received, turn this item on||To list messages with the most recent ones first, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Plc,useFasterButWorseIndentation) {required for use of C++::correctIndentation }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreSpaceChanges) {Ignore changes in amount of white space }
set prefshelp(HTML,optionalClosing) {Use the optional closing tag of these elements }
set prefshelp(Mail,renderHtmlFormattedText) {To attempt to render html formatted text when viewing received mail, turn this item on.  Any plain text alternatives will then be ignored||To never render html formatted text when viewing received mail, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SAS,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,CSSColoring) {Color CSS keywords? }
set prefshelp(Caml,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(MPW,echoFromMenu) {Echo in the worksheet the "get" commands sent from the menu. }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,showDistinctDuplicates) {Show each copy of files with the same name by identifying them with their disk location }
set prefshelp(SPSS,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(::embrace::trigger) {The letter B such that Ctrl-B triggers the embrace functions }
set prefshelp(WWW,electricUrlCompletions) {To enable electric url completions in the "Go To Url" window, turn this item on||To disable electric url completions in the "Go To Url" window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,PsselectSig) {Signature of psselect }
set prefshelp(tags,tagFile) {File to use for Tag searches. }
set prefshelp(TeX,buildPkgsSubmenu) {Turn this item on to build the submenu of all known packages, based on those found in the TeX mode search paths as well as those in the folder of your TeX application.  Selecting these packages will insert a '\usepackage' line in the window||Turn this item off to never build the submenu of all known packages.  This will build the TeX menu faster when it is first inserted in the menu bar }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,maxNumbErr) {Max number of errors allowed when checking filter's syntax. Will stop checking if more. }
set prefshelp(fileset,includeNonTextFiles) {To allow filesets to contain files not marked as text (which Alpha will ask the system to open, when selected from any menu), turn this item on||To disallow filesets from containing non-text files, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,stuffSig) {The signature of your "DropStuff" application }
set prefshelp(Mf,screenstrokes) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,textUtilsMenu) {Includes items from the "Edit" menu for sorting lines, commenting text,  filling paragraphs, etc.  }
set prefshelp(Setx,SetextHomePage) {The "Setext Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(CSS,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Dico,fontSize) {This pref should have value 9 since console geometries assume this. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlSig) {The location of the local Perl application. }
set prefshelp(HTML,checkAnchors) {Check anchors in links? }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoCapForceLower) {These words will only be capitalized in Auto Cap Field texts if they appear at the start of a clause. }
set prefshelp(Diff,compareDirectoriesRecursively) {When comparing directories, recursively compare any subdirectories found }
set prefshelp(Wiki,useWWWMenuForViewing) {To always use Alpha's WWW Menu to view wiki pages via the Wiki Menu, turn this item on||To always use your "View URL" setting to view wiki  pages via the Wiki Menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Pyth,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToPlainMfFile) {Set the path to the plain.mf file on your installation. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recogniseTclX) {Colour TclX commands }
set prefshelp(Fort,commentColor) {The color for all comments. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,prefixString) {Set up the mode specific preferences }
set prefshelp(SAS,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ***), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(lineNumbers) {To display line numbers and other information in the left margin of each new window, click this box||To make maximum use of window space and not use a left margin, click this box. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_errListDOK) {Path and name of the file, which contains the explanations of compiler errors. This file is needed to display error explanations after having compiled erroneous source code. Normally this preference is automatically defined while configuring the launching  of a Modula-2 shell. See menu "M2 -> Configure Launching". }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,clipboardMenu) {Includes items to Cut, Copy, and Paste into the active window }
set prefshelp(Tcl,stringColor) {Colour for strings }
set prefshelp(Setx,keypadFindsMark) {When the numeric keypad is NOT locked, 1 and 3 can search for either the next file mark or the next paragraph, placing the new insertion point in the center of the window.  Turn this item on to search for file marks||Turn this item off to search for the next paragraph rather than the next file mark }
set prefshelp(HTML,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scil,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(versionControlAware) {Respect a file's ckid "version-control" resources when it is opened.  This preference also changes the default "Version-Control Aware" checkbox value in the "File > Open" dialog. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,augmentContext) {Set this flag if you want your script to be compiled in augmentation to a specific context script. The context script can be selected  in the Scripts submenu with the Control key down. }
set prefshelp(f90,fortranHomePage) {This url will be opened by the "f90 > Fortran Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(cutPasteWhitespace) {To adjust the whitespace when cutting or pasting a word in the current window, turn this item on||To disable the adjustment of whitespace when cutting or pasting a word in the current window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scm,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,lispSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local Lisp application. }
set prefshelp(Mp,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on. The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(topMargin) {Margin size for printing }
set prefshelp(backupAgeRequirementInHours) {If the previous backup is more recent than this number of hours, then don't make a new backup.  If greater than zero, this means the  backups Alpha has tend to be significantly different to the current file. }
set prefshelp(statusWindowAlwaysOnTop) {The status bar at the bottom of the screen can float above all other windows. }
set prefshelp(sh,unixManPageUrl) {Command double-clicking on shell keywords can alternatively send them to this url for an on-line man page.  See the "sh Scripts Help" file for details. }
set prefshelp(execSearchPath) {Extra filesystem locations to search for executables }
set prefshelp(HTML,attrDialogAfterCompleting) {Open attribute dialog after completing? }
set prefshelp(BibToHtml,bblFile) {Used to set the default location for finding a .bbl file via a dialog. }
set prefshelp(GPLT,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,underlineMarks) {To always underline marks when using 'Mark Text' menu items, turn this item on||to never underline marks when using 'Mark Text' menu items, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Fort,functionColor) {The color for "bit" keywords such as "bit_size" "btest" "iand" etc. }
set prefshelp(nonInteractiveApps) {Alpha tries to capture stdout/stderr when it spawns off processes.  For some processes this isn't really useful, and it's best if Alpha just sets the thing running and then ignores it.  Set this variable to a list of those items in the helpers dialog which Alpha should ignore in this way }
set prefshelp(copyRing,menuStringLength) {Items in the "Clip Recorder" and "Window Clips" menus will be truncated to this length (although the full text of the history item will always be inserted.) }
set prefshelp(mailSig) {Use this preference to locate your mail application. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,lookUpInDictionaryItem) {Sends the current word (beneath the cursor) to "Dictionary.app" }
set prefshelp(M2,prefixString) {Text inserted at begin of every line in current selection }
set prefshelp(openPackages) {To allow for opening packages in the Get File dialog. }
set prefshelp(TeX,warnIfPackageNotIncluded) {Turn this item on to warn if a particular template requires a certain package and it's not there||Turn this item off to never warn when a particular template requires a certain package and it's not there }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,saveInMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will save the active window in that location }
set prefshelp(M2,backup) {To back up any Modula-2 source file when saving it, turn this item on|| To overwrite the older file when saving the newly edited content,  turn this item off. It is highly recommended to turn this item off when programing in Modula-2. See also menu  "Config -> Preferences -> Electric Completions". }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,alphaTclCvsMenu) {Includes items to view cvs changes to the active window, browse the AlphaTcl cvs repository, and update your AlphaTcl library. }
set prefshelp(Ada,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(printHeaderFullPath) {To include a file's full path in the printed header, click this box ||To place just a file's name in the printed header, click this box }
set prefshelp(sh,navigateParagraphs) {To navigate blocks of commands, separated by empty lines, turn this item on|| To navigate by indentation, where a command starts in the first column, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlHelpDocsFolder) {The location of the local version of the Perl 5 Commands Help folder. }
set prefshelp(WWW,markHeadingsToLevel) {The "Marks" menu will include header items up to this level. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_shellName) {Path and name of Modula-2 shell which compiles and loads your programs }
set prefshelp(showCompletionsInElectricMenu) {To show mode-dependent electric completions in menu; i.e. include in the menu all items which when typed, followed by cmd-Tab, will complete into some command, click this box||To remove all mode-dependent completions from the electric menu, once you've learnt everything that's available, click this box. }
set prefshelp(showAllPopupModes) {To show all options in the "Mode" pop-up menu, turn this item on||To only show the items included in the "Popup Menu Modes" preference in the "Mode" pop-up menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,useCurrentPath) {Turn this item on to use the path of the current window to list all bibliographies when building databases and indices, or to "Search All Bib Files"||Turn this item off to not use the path of the current window when listing bibliographies for databases, indices, or to "Search All Bib Files" }
set prefshelp(M2,defaultFont) {Default font to use in new windows }
set prefshelp(Calc,includeFunctionHyperlinks) {To always include Function hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item on||To never include Function hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(twiddleAdjusts) {The 'twiddle' and 'twiddle words' operations can follow a variety of user preferences.  Select your preferred mode of operation here. }
set {prefshelp(TeXC;#,defaultProgName)} {And also with the choice of -progname... }
set prefshelp(Mf,imagerules) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(warningForObsoleteProcedures) {To display a warning when an obsolete command/proc is called in AlphaTcl, turn this item on||To disable the warning when obsolete commands/procs are called in AlphaTcl, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,formatMenu) {Allows you to change line endings, tabsize, etc,; this is a duplicate of the status bar "File Info" menu }
set prefshelp(Scrp,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,saveInMenu) {To insert a 'Save In' submenu in the File menu, turn this item on. Selecting any menu item will save the current window into the chosen directory or volume||To remove the 'Save In' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,LaTeXHomePage) {The "LaTeX Help --> LaTeX Home Page" menu item will open this url. }
set prefshelp(forceDocumentOnReopen) {When Alpha is reopened (launched again when already running) and has no documents open already, create a new untitled document. This is required by the HIG but can be irritating. }
set prefshelp(lockStatus) {To fix the position of the status bar, click this box.||To allow dragging of the status bar (usually at the bottom of the screen), click this box. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_savedState) {Saving files with, e.g. MPW, resources }
set prefshelp(Bib,bibAutoIndex) {Bibliography Indices and Databases can be very useful for command double clicking and searching, but must occasionally be rebuilt.  This preference allows you to cancel rebuilding. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,wwwDictionary Menu)} {Includes items to look up words in a variety of web-based dictionaries, displaying them either in ALPHA or your local browser as specified by your "View Html" preference }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,recentDirsMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will trigger an "Open File" dialog using that directory as the default location. }
set prefshelp(Setx,magicColor) {Color of the user defined magic character. }
set prefshelp(TeX,funcExpr) {This regular expression is used for the {} 'Parse Funcs' menu on the side of the window, and for folding (sub)sections in Alphatk }
set prefshelp(Java,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,contenttypes) {A list of content types }
set prefshelp(notes,notesFolder) {The location of the "Notes" folder. }
set prefshelp(Diff,resizeWindowsWhenDone) {Adjust each document window's geometry to original size when  closing the diff window. }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToPlainMpFile) {Set the path to the mfplain.mp file on your installation. }
set prefshelp(Caml,lineWrap) {============================================================================= Set up package-specific mode variables  }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,zipDestination) {To use the "Zip Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use zip's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scrp,launchToGetTerminology) {Set this flag if you want AppleScript mode to take care of dynamic scripting terminology (i-e when an 'scsz'  resource is present) when trying to open a dictionary. This is useful mostly for applications with scriptable plug-ins. }
set prefshelp(HTML,attributeColor) {Attribute color }
set prefshelp(Objc,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Lisp,lispHelp) {Command double-clicking on a Lisp keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,updateFileVersion) {Menu Shortcut to update the version number in a file's header.  These version numbers can be inserted by some of the standard document templates. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,macWindowMenu) {Includes items to display and/or change information about  the active window or its file resources }
set prefshelp(pixelOffsetFromBottomOfWindow) {The status bar at the bottom of the screen can be placed  according to your preferences for OS-dependent taskbars. If your taskbar automatically hides itself, then there is no need to have any pixel offset.  Otherwise an offset of 18-48 may be useful.  If the status bar is under the menus, this setting is ignored. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,usedvipdfm) {When using pdf viewer for dvi, we must first distill the pdf. This can be done using dvipdfm which is faster, or dvips-ghostscript which understands all postscript specials.  (dvipdf isn't good at ps rotation specials, for example). }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTeX,relatedTeXCommandsMenu) {Includes items that are related to the current LaTeX command, allowing you to replace the current command }
set prefshelp(PS,PstopsSig) {Signature of pstops }
set prefshelp(sh,suffixColor) {Color of file suffixes }
set prefshelp(Mf,notransforms) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(newDocument,newDocumentHandler) {The handler of new documents.  'Alpha' simply creates a new window, other packages (such as Document Projects) have more sophisticated options. }
set prefshelp(HTML,homeOpenNonTextFile) {Return on non text file in home page window opens file? }
set prefshelp(TeX,leftFillColumn) {How far lines should be indented after an automatic carriage return.  This feature is somewhat buggy -- best to leave it at 0. }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,typoModes) {Electric corrections only take place for the modes listed here.  If the list is empty, corrections take place for all modes. }
set prefshelp(SAS,addCommands) {Enter additional SAS proc commands to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(Bib,symbolColor) {The color of special LaTeX symbols, such as $, &, etc. }
set prefshelp(browserSig) {The application signature of your internet browser }
set prefshelp(Fort,continueCharacters) {These characters are the "Continue Character" options.  (You'll need to save this preference, close the dialog (with OK) and then re-open it in order to choose it from the above pop-up menu.) }
set prefshelp(Stta,addOptions) {Enter additional options or abbreviations to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(TIP,tipEditor) {The email address of the current TIP editor }
set prefshelp(M2,commentColor) {Color used for Modula-2 comments (* *) }
set prefshelp(C++,tcl/TkHelpLocalFolder) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this local help directory. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,unlockFilesDuringBatchReplacements) {Unlock locked files when necessary to perform batch replacements||Unlock locked files when necessary to perform batch replacements }
set prefshelp(Java,classSearchPath) {Your Java class path. }
set prefshelp(M2,standardProcColor) {Color used for Modula-2 standard procedures, such as ABS, INC etc. }
set prefshelp(backupFolder) {Folder in which to store backups.  A null value tells Alpha to use the file's current directory. }
set prefshelp(S,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace or parenthesis, turn this item on||To have the brace and parenthesis keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,bookmarksMenu) {Provides easy access to all of your saved bookmarks }
set prefshelp(TeXC,autoSaveTopWinOnTypeset) {Check this flag to automatically save when invoking Typeset, instead of asking.  Or instead of first pressing Cmd-S and then Typeset. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlLibFolder) {The location of any local Perl library, used to find 'require'd files while command double-clicking, and to create the "Perl Lib Scripts" submenu. }
set prefshelp(Fltr,commentColor) {Default color for the comments in the filters: }
set prefshelp(fileset,sortFilesetItems) {A type can have the option of being unsorted (e.g. tex-filesets) }
set prefshelp(M2,suffixString) {Text appended at end of every line in current selection }
set prefshelp(neverWrapOnOpen) {To open files as-is, without prompting the user to wrap them, click this box.||To prompt the user when opening files with very long lines, click this box. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,saveACopyInMenu) {To insert a 'Save A Copy In' submenu in the File menu, turn this item on. Selecting any menu item will save a copy of the current window into the chosen directory or volume||To remove the 'Save A Copy In' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,titleColour) {The colour of the title (first alpha-numeric line) in Help files.  This string is always underlined as well. }
set prefshelp(Fort,indentComments) {Comments can be automatically indented to column 3, column 7, or left alone (retaining any original indentation.) }
set prefshelp(M2,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a  semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a mere semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off.  'Electric Semicolon' is not recommended in Modula-2 programming }
set prefshelp(notes,openNotesOnStartup) {All files in the "Notes" folder can be opened with Alpha is first started, or opened but iconified. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,commentsContinuation) {How to handle comments continuation }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl1) {This is the url for search engine number 1.  Search terms will be appended to the end, so it must include the special cgi pointers. }
set prefshelp(HTML,adjustIndentation) {Adjust indentation when inserting a template in the beginning of a line? }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl2) {This is the url for search engine number 2. }
set prefshelp(WWW,prevWwwWindow) {The key binding to switch among open WWW windows. }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl3) {This is the url for search engine number 3. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenStuffDestination) {To automatically open the "Stuff Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(PS,autoMark) {Set this flag if you want your source file to be marked automatically when it is opened. }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl4) {This is the url for search engine number 4. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,${alpha::application}HelpMenu)} {Includes a list of Help files, such as those items in the main Help menu }
set prefshelp(Caml,leftFillColumn) {Number of blanks left at beginning of lines by 'fill' routines. }
set prefshelp(maxTemplateNesting) {If the level of nesting of template stops exceeds this value, we clear all template stops. }
set prefshelp(::Dico::backgroundConsole) {To have the Dictionary Console frontmost when a word is looked up,  click this box||To keep the Dictionary Console in the background,  even when a word is looked up, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Mf,funcExpr) {Regular expression used in the Functions pop-up menu  (above the M pop-up menu, top right of the current window). }
set prefshelp(Fort,autoMark) {To automatically mark new windows (if none have been previously saved) turn this item on||To never automatically mark new windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,useBigBrother) {Check links with Big Brother? }
set prefshelp(macMenu,defaultHome) {This specifies where [pwd] should start from and where [cd] lead to }
set prefshelp(macMenu,predefExtensions) {List here the extensions which will have a checkbox of their own in the predefined Extensions dialog window. You can also specify additional extensions in the "Other Extensions" field of this same window. }
set prefshelp(PHP,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(f90,stringColor) {The color for all strings that are contained in double quotes. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Calc,includeHistorySection) {To always include a History section at the bottom of the Calculator window, turn this item on||To never include a History section at the bottom of the Calculator window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,stuffDestinationFolder) {This is the "Stuff" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,pastePreviousShortcut) {The keyboard shortcut for the "Edit > Paste Previous" command }
set prefshelp(Bib,fieldBraces) {Turn this item on to use curly braces to delimit field values (otherwise quotation marks are used)||Turn this item on to use quotation marks to delimit field values (otherwise curly braces are used) }
set prefshelp(HTML,neveraskforAttributes) {Attributes globally never asked about }
set prefshelp(Bib,alignEquals) {Turn this item on to line up the = signs for all fields when reformatting||Turn this item off to leave = signs alone when reformatting }
set prefshelp(copyRing,uniqueHistory) {Only include one copy of an item in the Clipboard Cache, even if it is cut or copied multiple times }
set prefshelp(Bib,ignoreExtraFields) {Turn this item on to ignore the presence of "extra" fields when validating entries||Turn this item off to report the presence of "extra" fields when validating entries. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,clipRecorder Menu)} {Inserts items from the current Clip Recorder History cache into the  active window }
set prefshelp(Tcl,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark Tcl files when first opened if there are no marks currently saved||Turn this item off to never automatically mark Tcl files when they are first opened }
set prefshelp(C,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Chng,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(forceMainScreen) {To force newly opened windows onto the main screen, click this box||To allow new windows to be opened anywhere, including off screen, click this box. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,wwwWindowMenu) {Includes items to reload, refresh, copy the source url (etc.)  of the active WWW window; this is a duplicate of the "WWW Menu > WWW Window" menu }
set prefshelp(sh,unixHelpUrl) {Command double-clicking on shell keywords will send them to this url for on-lin help.  See the "sh Scripts Help" file for details. }
set prefshelp(autoHScroll) {To scroll the horizontal scrollbar automatically to follow your typing,  click this box||To enforce manual use of the horizontal scroll bar, click this box. }
set prefshelp(TeX,availableTeXPrograms) {This preference contains the list of available TeX programs.  The selected program will be used by any "Typeset" menu item in the "Process" submenu. }
set prefshelp(Mf,pathToModesMfFile) {Access path to file modes.mf defining the parameters for all possible Metafont modes. }
set prefshelp(Perl,applyToBuffer) {Turn this item on to apply the filter to the entire current text window||Turn this item off to use only the selected text when applying the filter }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXglossaryStyle) {(CMacTeX only) This is the default glossary style used by MakeGlossary. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,useCacheOnStartup) {To use a cache of the Recent Dirs items when restarting Alpha (which is quicker but might not accurately reflect missing dirs) turn this item on||To always check the list of Recent Dirs items to see if they exist when restarting Alpha (which might take a little longer) turn this item off }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,emailLinkColor) {The color to use for e-mail hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartSubscripts) {Pressing this key will insert a subscript _{} if the context is relevant }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,openRecentMenu) {Includes the names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a name will open that file in ALPHA for editing }
set prefshelp(Stta,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,templateFolders) {Template folders. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwSearch1) {These bindings are for the "WWW Menu --> Search Engines" submenu. }
set prefshelp(MPW,histBufferSize) {Size of the commands history buffer. Option-click on the title bar of the current window to see the commands history }
set prefshelp(printerFontSize) {The font-size to use for printing documents. }
set prefshelp(Mail,killWindowAfterSend) {To automaticallly kill the active Mail window after it has been sent via your mailer client, turn this item on||To never automaticallly kill the active Mail window after it has been sent via your mailer client, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileset,indentFilesetItems) {Visual formatting may be of relevance to some types }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXindexStyles) {(CMacTeX only) This is the saved list of index styles to choose from. }
set prefshelp(Mf,mfModeForPrinter) {Name of the printer mode for Metafont: for instance cx at 300dpi,  canonex at 600dpi etc. Default is canonex. }
set prefshelp(vcs,addNameOfSystemToPopup) {To always include the name of the version control system associated with the current window in the pop-up menu, turn this item on||To never include the name of the version control system associated with the current window in the pop-up menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,accountName) {The account name registered with Alpha-Bugzilla. }
set prefshelp(windowGeometry) {If set, then this geometry will over-ride the normal window shape which is calculated on the fly based on your screen resolution, status-bar position, theme, etc. }
set prefshelp(SAS,argumentColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(Setx,fancyMarks) {To further highlight section marks, including the mark line above the section as well as below it, turn this item on.  This only works with the "Section Marks" key bindings||To only include the section mark below the section name, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(elecStopMarker) {The character inserted into the text to indicate 'stop marks': useful positions which you can jump between very quickly }
set prefshelp(tabSize) {The default size for a tab character for new windows (not necessarily the same as the amount of space used for visual indentation of code). Alpha can be configured to remember tab sizes for previously edited documents -- see 'savedState' for details. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,saveIn) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to save the current window into. }
set prefshelp(M2,electricNumKeypad_1) {To use key 1 on the numeric keypad to trigger electric completions, turn this item on.  This key is particularly convenient on PowerBook keyboards (fn-J where fn = function key).  It works only if NLCK (NumLoCK) in the status bar is turned off (white)|| For ordinary use of the numeric keypad key 1, turn this item off.  For turning this feature temporarily off or on, you can also simply toggle button NLCK in the status bar (grey = ordinary numeric key pad) }
set prefshelp(TeX,standardTeXLabelDelimiter) {The delimiter to use by default in labels inserted into the text.  For instance the default is a colon, so labels are written \label{fig:...} or \label{eq:...}.  You may prefer a hyphen '-' or  ... }
set prefshelp(TemplateWrappers) {Visual appearance of templates in the text }
set prefshelp(Mail,confirmBeforeSending) {To always ask for confirmation before sending new mail messages, turn this item on||To never ask for confirmation before sending new mail messages, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,magicColor) {Color of the magic character $.  Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, up to the next empty space. }
set prefshelp(WWW,alwaysOpenFrames) {To always open 'frameset' url sites with all available frames, turn this item on||To always be asked about opening 'frameset' url sites before fetching and rendering them, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,alphaDevHelpMenu) {Includes a list of Help files that provide more information about how AlphaTcl works and how to modify ALPHA's behavior }
set prefshelp(C#,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Inst,defaultAlphaUploadSite) {Default internet location to which we upload stuffed, binhexed packages. }
set prefshelp(preferedHelpFormat) {Some Help files are available in multiple formats, such as html, pdf, etc.  This preference sets a default format to open, if available. }
set prefshelp(MPW,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,markLinkColor) {The color to use for section mark hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(M2,boxedSectionMarks) {To format subsection structural marks with a box, turn this item on|| To format subsection structural marks without a box, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(blockCursor) {To use a solid rectangular cursor, click this box||To use a thin vertical  cursor, click this box. }
set prefshelp(searchPaths,openSelection) {key-binding to find and open file with selected name }
set prefshelp(man,funcExpr) {These are used by the ::parseFuncs procedure when the user clicks on the {} button in man mode. Troff definitions look like this: .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToModesMfFile) {Set the path to the modes.mf file on your installation. }
set prefshelp(addChosenEncodingsToPreferred) {To always add the encoding selected in the "Encodings" pop-up  menu as a preferred option, turn this item on||To only add  encodings to the preferred list "manually," turn this item off }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,saveACopyIn) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to save a copy of the current window into. }
set prefshelp(SQL,upcaseCommands) {Set this preference to automatically upcase command names as you type. }
set prefshelp(TeX,scanBibFilesInFilesets) {To scan .bib files for '\input' commands when building TeX filesets, turn  this item on||To never scan .bib files for '\input' commands when building  TeX filesets, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(templateStopColor) {The colour used for template stops inserted into the text. }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailViewWindowGeometry) {The geometry for all new Mail viewing windows. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,macSystemMenu) {Includes items to display and/or change information about your System's file structure, including locking, trashing, renaming, copying (etc.) files and directories }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,tarDestinationFolder) {This is the "Tar" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(TeX,nameOfTeXProgram) {Name of the current TeX program to use when typesetting. }
set prefshelp(timeStampStyle) {Time-stamps are in ISO or a shorter, more readable format. }
set prefshelp(Diff,synchroniseMoveAndView) {Up/Down arrows both scroll the diff window and synchronise the viewed portion of text in the document windows }
set prefshelp(TeX,bibtexOptions) {(CMacTeX only) BibTeX options }
set prefshelp(putTemplatesInMainMenu) {To put all the templates into the main electric menu rather than in a  submenu, click this box||To place all templates in a sub-menu of the  electric menu, click this box. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_maxLineLength) {Maximum length of lines beyond which automatical wrapping occurs while typing }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,filteringDepth) {Sets the depth of nested subfolders to visit when applying a filter to  a folder. 0 means don't recurse in subfolders, -1 means unlimited depth. }
set prefshelp(S,s+HomePage) {The "S+ Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Stta,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(MATL,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Fort,cPreprocessColor) {The color for all keywords that start with a hash mark. }
set prefshelp(C,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Diff,translatePathDelimiters) {If you've imported a diff file from a Unix/Windows system and wish to view or use it on MacOS Classic, this option allows you to use it with Alpha on MacOS Classic too.  It also works the other way round (import a diff file from MacOS onto Unix/Windows system). }
set prefshelp(WWW,ignoreForms) {To ignore all forms while rendering, turn this item on||To insert 'form begins/end' markers when rendering forms, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,autoAdjustWidth) {To automatically adjust the text in a rendered window to fit its width, turn this item on||To always use the value of the WWW mode preference 'Fill Column' when rendering windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(cw,generateLinkMap) {Linking options }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTeX,ProcessMenu) {Inserts a duplicate of the "LaTeX Menu > Process" menu, giving you easy  access to all of the various typesetting and related commands. }
set prefshelp(Mf,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,addTargetsTo) {Add new target windows to this set }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findDifference) {Start a forwards search of the frontmost two windows, from the current cursor position, for the first difference between their contents }
set prefshelp(BibToHtml,count) {This won't be saved, but it's convenient to save it in the same array. }
set prefshelp(Diff,linesOfContext) {Default lines of context to generate when asking Diff to do its magic }
set prefshelp(Wiki,prevParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Prev Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_author) {First and last name of author (used in templates) }
set prefshelp(fillColumn) {When wrapping text (see 'Line Wrap' preference), wrapping occurs for any text at or beyond this column position (where column counting starts from zero at the left window edge).  Used by all 'Fill' routines }
set prefshelp(supersearch,boxHeights) {Enter the number of rows of text to make room for in the 'Search For' and  'Replace With' boxes in the search dialog }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibModeFilesMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Bib Mode Files" menu }
set prefshelp(Mf,screenchars) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useBrackets) {Turn this item on to use use '\[', '\]' for display math  environments.  Turn this item off to use a full \begin..\end{displaymath} environment. }
set prefshelp(M2,sortListedItems) {To make M-button list items in alphabetically sorted order, turn this item on|| To make M-button list items in order of occurrence, turn this item off. Since the curly braces button offers already a sorted list, it is recommended to have this item normally turned off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,bracketColor) {The color of square brackets. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,beepOnFailedSearch) {To beep on a failed search, click this box.||To remain silent on failed searches, click this box. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,tclWindowMenu) {Includes items to evaluate the active window, change the coloring scheme, and rebuild indices }
set prefshelp(HTML,activeColorSets) {Active color sets }
set prefshelp(Scrp,includeDescription) {Set this flag if you want AppleScript mode to take care of descriptive comments stored as a TEXT resource in the compiled scripts. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,alphaDevUtilsMenu) {Includes items to insert menu/binding codes, massage text strings, rebuild menus, and rebuild AlphaTcl/Tcl indices. }
set prefshelp(Help,packageHelpColour) {The colour of 'package: somePackage' help file hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(MPW,stringColor) {Default color for the strings. }
set prefshelp(WWW,homePage) {This local file or remote url will be opened by the "Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(MPW,variablesColor) {Default color for the variables names. }
set prefshelp(TIP,tipWebsite) {The url of the current TIP web site }
set prefshelp(Bib,smartQuotes) {Turn this item on to automatically turn ' or " into ` or `` or ' or '' as you type, depending upon the context||Turn this item off to never turn ' or " into ` or '' as you type }
set prefshelp(HTML,extraSpace) {Extra space in empty element tags }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref zip)} {To include "zip" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "zip" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,correctTypos) {Automatically correct misspellings/typos for the specified modes. }
set prefshelp(TeX,includeGraphicsFilesInFilesets) {To include graphics files in TeX filesets (e.g. eps files), turn this item  on||To restrict TeX filesets to textual files only, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,listSectionStructuralMarks) {To make M-button recognize subsection structural marks, turn this item on. Such structural marks are created by selecting some text and pressing CTRL-4. Subsection structural marks are shown nested within main marks. The M-button resembles a paper clip and can be found near the top right border of a window|| To make M-button ignore subsection structural marks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(sortFuncsMenu) {To sort the items in the popup function menu '{}', click this box||To leave the items in the popup function menu '{}' in the order in which they appear, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Bib,useSearchPaths) {Turn this item on to use the Bib mode's "Search Paths" to create the list of bibliographies||Turn this item off to not use the Bib mode's "Search Paths to create the list of bibliographies }
set prefshelp(CSS,commentColor) {Color of comments }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,windowClips Menu)} {Inserts items from the current Window Clips History cache into the active window, i.e. items that have recently been cut, copied, or  pasted in the active window }
set prefshelp(PS,PsbookSig) {Signature of psbook }
set prefshelp(CSS,htmlColor) {Color of HTML elements }
set prefshelp(f90,indentProgramBlocks) {To always indent the contents of PROGRAM blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of PROGRAM blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartSuperscripts) {Pressing this key will insert a superscript _{} if the context is relevant }
set prefshelp(TeX,indentLaTeXEnvironments) {Turn this item on to indent lines between \begin ...  \end pairs.  This not only works for automatic indentation but also for "Environments" menu items and electric completions/expansions Note that the 'document' environment is never indented||Turn this item off to never indent lines between \begin ...  \end pairs }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,showRecentDir) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to open in the Finder. }
set prefshelp(changeTypeAndCreatorOnSave) {To make Alpha take ownership of files when they are saved, click this box||To leave file ownership untouched when saving, click this box. }
set prefshelp(C++,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SAS,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as "/", "@", etc. }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,smartI) {Automatically convert " i " to " I ". }
set prefshelp(PS,Pfa2pfbSig) {Signature of pfa2pfb }
set prefshelp(speech,speechConsole) {The "Edit > Speech > Speech Console" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(Wiki,editWikiPage) {The "Wiki Menu > Edit Wiki Page" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(man,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,goToPageMenu) {Includes items to navigate your recent browsing history }
set prefshelp(TemplatePrompts) {The format of the template stops:  (a) just use the 'Elec Stop Marker' (b) use markers but signal the name in the status window (c) insert names into the window with the markers (d) insert names and highlight into the window with the markers (e) insert names as in (d), but delete prompt when advancing. }
set prefshelp(Mail,selectNextField) {Use this keyboard shortcut to navigate Mail window sections. }
set prefshelp(Pasc,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(undoOn) {To retain editing information to allow undo/redo operations, click this box|| To edit destructively (saving memory, and operating a little faster in, for  example global replaces), click this box. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(TeX,availableTeXFormats) {This preference contains a list of available TeX formats, which appear in the "Process --> TeX Formats" submenu.  Selecting any of these items will reset the current TeX Format, and if the format given in the first line of the base TeX file (something like %&LaTeX) is different from the format chosen you are asked if you want to include this format line. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,unverbatim) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Unverbatim" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(HTML,lastDocType) {Last doctype used in New dialog }
set prefshelp(Mf,nodisplays) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,networkedItemsShouldBe) {Networked item (on the Windows OS) are never checked to see if they exist because if you are no longer on the network this can cause a big hangup. Networked items can be ignored, included, or marked as such in the menu. }
set prefshelp(listPickIfMultExpds) {This is similar to the flag for completions. }
set prefshelp(Java,useFasterButWorseIndentation) {required for use of C++::correctIndentation }
set prefshelp(Wiki,unquote) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Text > Unquote" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(mapl,mintSig) {Click on 'Set' to locate your local Mint application. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,application) {Select the statistical application to be used. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUsingSelection) {Turn this item on to bypass the search text dialog if there is a currently highighted selection when using the "Search Engines" menu items||Turn this item off to use any currently highlighted selection as the default text in the "Search Engines" dialog }
set prefshelp(mapl,mapleHomePage) {The "Maple Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(speech,stopSpeaking) {The "Edit > Speech > Stop Speaking" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(S,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ###), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,buildFilesOnStart) {Turn this item on to automatically create the list of recognized .bib files when the BibTeX menu is first built||Turn this item off to only create the list of recognized .bib files when called by a menu item }
set prefshelp(macMenu,overwriteIfExists) {If this flag is set, you will not be warned when a copy or a move action has to overwrite an already existing file. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,autoGrep) {To add the 'Auto Grep' button to the search dialog, which allows quick switching between regexp and non-regexp patterns, click this box.||To remove the 'Auto Grep' button from the search dialog, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Bib,commentColor) {The color of all text following the % symbol. }
set prefshelp(MPW,autoMark) {Set this flag if you want your source file to be marked automatically when it is opened. }
set prefshelp(TeX,refCommands) {The commands which are used to refer to labels elsewhere in the text.  Items in this list will be colorized, and are command-double-clickable. }
set prefshelp(SAS,sasSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local SAS application. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuHTML,followLinkItem) {Opens the file indicated by the surrounding url }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,orderRecentFilesBy) {The ordering scheme for items in the recent files menu. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,addCommands) {Enter additional SPSS keywords to be colorized.  These will also be included in electric completions. }
set prefshelp(HTML,browsers) {Browser signatures }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,tclProcsMenu) {Includes utilities to obtain information about the current procedure or  the proc beneath the cursor, or to reload or reformat the surrounding text }
set prefshelp(PS,ScriptsFolder) {Set here the location of a folder containing your ps scripts. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuHTML,editTagItem) {Opens a dialog allowing you to edit the attributes of the current tag }
set prefshelp(SAS,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,upperCaseFields) {Turn this item on to use UPPER CASE field names in entry templates and reformatting|| Turn this item off to not use UPPER CASE field names in entry templates and reformatting }
set prefshelp(paraColumn) {Alpha asks the user if wrapping should be done whenever the user opens  files that have lines longer than 'paraColumn' characters }
set prefshelp(Wiki,bulletListItem) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Bullet List Item" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(defaultAlphaDownloadSite) {Usual place you use for downloading updates to Alpha and its packages. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibModeOptionsMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Bib Mode Options" menu }
set prefshelp(Mail,autoFloatMessageMarks) {To always create a floating palette containing the Mail View marks, turn this item on||To never create a floating palette for Mail View windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_maxLnLeTol) {Tolerance around m2_maxLineLength within which actual line breaks occurr }
set prefshelp(Setx,indentSetxFileAs) {Indent Setx files similar to the procedure defined for this mode.  Note: the indentation procedures of some modes may not be defined, or may not work for other modes. }
set prefshelp(wwwDictionary,currentWwwLanguage) {The Current WWW Language used as the default for Www Dictionary Utilities. }
set prefshelp(downloadFolder) {Default download location for files from the internet }
set prefshelp(HTML,linktypes) {A list of link types }
set prefshelp(C++,indentComments) {These three are pairs: }
set prefshelp(MPW,categoriesColor) {Default color for the category names. }
set prefshelp(HTML,JavaCommentColor) {Color of JavaScript comments }
set prefshelp(Tcl,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,openGoToUrlWindow) {To always open the "Go To Url" window when the first time a web page is rendered, turn this item on||To only open the "Go To Url" window when called by the menu item (or by pressing 'u' in a rendered window), turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(Bib,useTexPaths) {Turn this item on to look in the .aux file of the current TeX file window to list bibliographies.  Only used when TeX mode procedures need to create the list||Turn this item off to not look in the .aux file of the current TeX file window to list bibliographies.  Only used when TeX mode procedures need to create the list }
set prefshelp(Bib,homePage) {The "BibTeX Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser.  While the default is for Vince Darley's Macintosh port of the BibTeX application, this preference can be set to any url that you commonly use when editing .bib files. }
set prefshelp(MATL,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(lineWrap) {Line wrapping is the process of automatically inserting a carriage-return when you exceed a line length of 'Fill Column' characters.  Select your line wrap style here. }
set prefshelp(S,application) {Select the statistical application to be used. }
set prefshelp(GnuplotSig) {This mode's communication relies entirely on apple-events, so this sig just isn't relevant to Windows/Unix. }
set prefshelp(Perl,promptForArgs) {Turn this item on to have Alpha prompt you for command-line arguments to be passed to the script||Turn this item off to avoid prompts from Alpha which will then be passed to the script }
set prefshelp(Bib,stringColor) {The color of all text contained within double quotes. }
set prefshelp(Perl,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(terminal,maxPrintLine) {The default maximal line width (in characters). Programs using the terminal are allowed to override this value. }
set prefshelp(HTML,activeTargetSets) {Active window sets }
set prefshelp(Stta,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by a comment or the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by a comment or the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,reformatParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Reformat Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,defaultEntryFieldsMenu) {Allows you to modify the default entry fields in BibTeX mode }
set prefshelp(S,addCommands) {Enter additional S commands to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(Inst,separateAlpha3DistributionFolder) {Disk location of third separate Alpha distribution (experimental distribution). }
set prefshelp(Help,manualMarksColour) {The colour of Alpha Manual help file marks. }
set prefshelp(HTML,JavaScriptColoring) {Color JavaScript keywords? }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_IBMCompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'IBM' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(Mail,warnWhenMessagesExceed) {Warn before downloading message that exceed this KByte value. }
set prefshelp(PHP,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(numLock) {To use standard OS functions for the numeric keypad, turn this item on|| To allow Alpha to define special functions for the numeric keypad, turn  this item off. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local SPSS or PSPP application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local SPSS or PSPP application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,globalM2Bindings) {To always make global bindings for <command>-0/1/2 available even if M2 mode has not yet been loaded, urn this item on.   These bindings open work files and shell windows|| Tto only make these bindings global after M2 mode  has first been loaded, turn this item off }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,mode Menu)} {Allows you to change the mode of the active window }
set prefshelp(Mail,quoteColor) {The color of quoted text (as determined by the Prefix String preference. }
set prefshelp(Mp,funcExpr) {Functions syntax }
set prefshelp(Help,autoMarkHelpFiles) {Files opened via the Help Menu are always marked and colored when they are opened.  To automatically mark and color Help mode files no matter how they are opened, turn this item on||To only automatically mark and color Help mode files when they are opened from the Help menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(man,prefixString) {Stricto sensu troff's comment char is \" but, at the beginning of a line,  it is common to use .\" which will cause the line to be treated as an  undefined request and thus ignored completely. Otherwise troff will leave  a blank line. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,sortBibMarksMenu) {Allows you to sort the entry marks in the active window }
set prefshelp(Wiki,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SAS,sasHomePage) {The "SAS Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Diff,removeFilePrefix) {If you've imported a diff file from a different directory structure, you may need to remove a given prefix so Alpha can find your files correctly. }
set prefshelp(procheckSig) {Location of TclPro checker or ActiveState TclDevKit checker. }
set prefshelp(Perl,autoSwitch) {Turn this item on to automatically switch to Perl while scripts are being executed||Turn this item off to keep Alpha frontmost until the script finishes }
set prefshelp(Stta,addCommands) {Enter additional Stata commands  or abbreviations to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(VB,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Igor,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,tagColor) {Tag color }
set prefshelp(SPSS,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ***), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToMfplainMpFile) {Set the path to the mfplain.mem file on your installation (not necessarily exists). }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXglossaryStyles) {(CMacTeX only) This is the saved list of glossary styles to choose from. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,useBindingsInMenu) {To use bindings in the 'Color' menu, turn this item on||To never include bindings in the 'Color' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,Afm2tfmSig) {Signature of afm2tfm }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibWindowMenu) {Includes items to format, validate, count (etc) entries in the active  window }
set prefshelp(M2,keywordColor) {Color used for Modula-2 reserved words (keywords) such as IF, WHILE etc. }
set prefshelp(Calc,displayPrecision) {Set display precision in Calc mode.  The maximum display precision is 16 characters. }
set prefshelp(Help,fileHyperlinksColour) {The colour of "someFile.tcl" hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perl5HelpUrl) {The url for the Perl 5 documentation site. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,hypertextColor) {The color to use for hypertext hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,closeWindowAfterPosting) {To automatically close the Wiki editing window on saving, click this  box.||To keep Wiki editing windows open after saving, allowing for repeated edits, click this box. }
set prefshelp(HTML,lastModified) {Last modified string }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,currentProject) {The name of the current project.  Every project has a unique name. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_indentAmount) {Amount of spaces inserted during indentations using TAB or CTRL-r (right shift) }
set prefshelp(showInvisibles) {To show all tabs, carriage returns, spaces etc with distinct symbols,  click this box||To display whitespace characters normally, click this box. }
set prefshelp(sh,addCommands) {Enter additional shell commands to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(Diff,treatAllFilesAsText) {Treat all files as text and compare them line-by-line, even if they  don't seem to be text }
set prefshelp(Stta,stataHomePage) {The "Stata Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(TeX,compressMathMenus) {Turn this item on to collect all 'Math' submenus and place them in a hierarchical 'Math Submenus' item||Turn this item off to include all 'Math' submenus in the main TeX menu }
set prefshelp(HTML,hideDeprecated) {Never ask about deprecated elements and attributes? }
set prefshelp(TeX,boxMacroNames) {Names of commands which insert boxed graphics.  The items in this list are command-double-clickable, and are presented as options for 'figure' templates. }
set prefshelp(M2,openP1WorkFiles) {To open Modula-2 work files which were compiled by the P1 compiler, turn this item on|| To open Modula-2 work files which were compiled by the MacMETH/RAMSES compiler, turn this item off|| Normally this preference is automatically defined while calling AlphaX via the RAMSES or MacMETH shell or while using a RASS-OSX utility like 'mk' or 'mk1'. M2 menu command "M2 -> Open Work Files" (CTRL-0) observes this preference while opening work files. }
set prefshelp(Perl,overwriteSelection) {Turn this item on to replace the input text in the original window with the output from the text filter script||Turn this item off to always write the output into a new window }
set prefshelp(sh,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,httpLinksInternal) {To fetch and parse all 'http' links using the WWW menu, turn this item on||To never send any fetch and parse all 'http' links using the WWW menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(maximumCompletionsInMenu) {To put all the templates into the main electric menu rather than in a  submenu, click this box||To place all templates in a sub-menu of the  electric menu, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,variablesColor) {In Tcl, the colour of words started by '$'.  Tcl considers such words to be variables.  A dark brown might be a good choice, distinguishable, but not too distracting.  To try that, chose 'Config:Redefine Colors:Color_9' and set it to brown (the 'raw sienna' crayon is a good choice).  Then, when you are done, come back to this dialog.  Color_9 will now be available as a choice. }
set prefshelp(M2,ElectricFillers) {Format of template stops (see "Config -> Preferences -> Electric Completions" for details) }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recognizeObsoleteProcs) {Turn this item on to colour red all obsolete Alpha procs and obsolete core commands||Turn this item off to disable coloring of obsolete Alpha procs and colour obsolete core commands using the Alpha color }
set prefshelp(secondChoiceHelpFormat) {Some Help files are available in multiple formats, such as html, pdf, etc.  This preference sets a default format to open, if available. }
set prefshelp(HTML,oldStyleCommPara) {Use old style "Comment Paragraph" }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,windowPathMenu) {Includes each directory in the active window's path.  Selecting any item in the path will open a 'Find File' dialog with that default location }
set prefshelp(Scrp,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(C#,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(powerThumb) {To make the window scroll dynamically while using vertical scrollbars,  click this box||To make the window scroll only after releasing the button  in a vertical scrollbar, click this box }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuHTML,htmlAttributesMenu) {Includes all attributes not included for the current tag, allowing you to quickly insert them }
set prefshelp(copyRing,useClipRecorderSubmenu) {Include an "Edit > Clip Recorder" submenu }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,autoUpdateHeader) {To automatically update a file's header information (time-stamp, etc.) when it is saved, turn this item on||To never automatically update header information when a file is saved, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bat,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scm,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,additionalTeXFlags) {Could add '--src' here for embedding of src information in dvi files (e.g. for use with MikTeX). }
set prefshelp(copyRing,recordClipboard) {Enable the recording of Clipboard actions }
set prefshelp(CSS,useLowerCase) {Set HTML element names in lower case }
set prefshelp(TeX,parseExpr) {This regular expression is used in the {} 'Parse Funcs' menu on the side of the window. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,vcsMenu) {Includes items related to the Version Control status of the active window; ; this is a duplicate of the VCS pop-up menu that appears at the top of each window's scrollbar }
set prefshelp(JScr,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(localisation) {Alpha contains the infrastructure for localisation (i.e. translation) of most menu items, dialogs, alerts etc. to any language.  This is  accomplished through the use of the 'msgcat' package, part of Tcl 8.1. If a .msg file for your language exists, you can select it here. }
set prefshelp(savedState) {The amount of information to store in the resource fork of saved text files.  This can include font, tab, selection,... information.  Here, 'think'  implies font, tab information, and 'mpw' adds window position and window selection. }
set prefshelp(blinkingCursor) {To make the cursor blink, click this box||To stop the cursor blinking,  click this box }
set prefshelp(SPSS,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(Perl,structuralMarks) {Turn this item on to mark files structurally, recognising the special comments entered by 'ctrl-3'||Turn this item off to ignore special marks entered by 'ctrl-3', and to order marks alphabetically }
set prefshelp(Lisp,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,showDirInFinderMenu) {To insert a 'Show Dir In Finder' submenu in the 'File Utils' menu, turn this item on.  Selecting any menu item will save a copy of the current window into the chosen directory or volume||To remove the 'Show Dir In Finder' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,T1disasmSig) {Signature of t1disasm }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,showDirInFinderMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will open that location in the Finder }
set prefshelp(initialWorkingDirectoryFolder) {This is the Current Working Directory that will be set when Alpha is launched if the preference for "Set Working Directory On Start" is turned on }
set prefshelp(TeXC,DVIViewer) {The next two prefs are just links to xserv settings, via a two-way trace: }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,showDistinctDuplicates) {To show each copy of files with the same name, by identifying them with their disk location, click this box||To list only the most recent version of all files with the same name, click this box }
set prefshelp(SAS,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,wordBreak) {This regular expression is used to determine where words start and stop. }
set prefshelp(showAllPopupEncodings) {To show all options in the "Encodings" pop-up menu, turn this item on||To only show the items included in the "Preferred Encodings" preference in the "Encodings" pop-up menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mf,gfcorners) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(tags,autoSwitchTagFile) {Change tag files without asking the user. }
set prefshelp(backupExtension) {Extension to add to files when backing them up }
set prefshelp(WWW,ignoreImages) {To ignore all images while rendering, turn this item on||To insert 'image' markers when rendering files, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,psppSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local PSPP application. }
set prefshelp(Help,emailsColour) {The colour of <e-mail@someplace.com> hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Scm,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,useKpsewhich) {Turn this item on to use 'kpsewhich' to find bibliographies. ||Turn this item off to not use 'kpsewhich' to find bibliographies }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_fillRightMargin) {Right fill margin for "Wrap comment" (CTRL-a) and "Wrap text" (CTRL-SHIFT-a) commands (similar to fillColumn) }
set prefshelp(Igor,variablesColor) {The colour of words started by '$'. }
set prefshelp(searchPaths,sourceHeaderToggle) {key-binding to toggle from source to header file (or vice-versa) }
set prefshelp(Help,tclProcsColour) {The colour of 'proc: someProc' hyperlinks }
set prefshelp(Tcl,commandColor) {Colour of all chosen commands. }
set prefshelp(M2,smartPaste) {To indent what you paste in a context sensitive manner, turn this item on||To  paste text exactly as it was copied into the clipboard, turn this item off.  'SmartPaste' is not smart enough to work properly while programing in Modula-2, thus it is recommended to turn 'smartPaste' off }
set prefshelp(PS,T1asmSig) {Signature of t1asm }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,maxIncludeDepth) {Max number of nested filters called with !!includefilter or !!inputfilter. }
set prefshelp(Stta,localStataHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local Stata application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local Stata application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,updateMetaDate) {Update META DATE? }
set prefshelp(turnNavigationMsgOff) {Don't bother with the basic 'hit tab to go to next stop...' message }
set prefshelp(Calc,windowGeometry) {The default window geometry for Calculator windows. }
set prefshelp(PS,Pfb2pfaSig) {Signature of pfb2pfa }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_SunCompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'Sun' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(Scm,addMacros) {Enter additional Scm macros to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tclxHelpUrl) {Command-Double-Clicking on a TclX command will provide web-based documentation from this location. }
set prefshelp(M2,funcExpr) {Regular expression used to parse Modula-2 procedures }
set prefshelp(SAS,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local SAS application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local SAS application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,allCapsColour) {The colour of ALL CAP strings in command reference manuals. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,colorStyleTextMenu) {Includes items to colorize text strings in the active window }
set prefshelp(Tcl,maximumNumberOfExternalCommandsToTrace) {When tracing in external interpreters, we don't necessarily }
set prefshelp(tileProportion) {The fraction of the screen to use for the main window when tiling two windows unequally. }
set prefshelp(TeX,accentsInComments) {If set, keeps the Mac accents in comments. }
set prefshelp(HTML,htmlMenuIcon) {Menu icons }
set prefshelp(Ada,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,searchingMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Searching" menu }
set prefshelp(sf,sourceForgeProject) {The current project }
set prefshelp(Setx,navigateParagraphs) {The Setext menu includes several file navigation items.  Turn this item on to navigate paragraphs (blocks of text separated by empty lines)||Turn this item off to navigate commands (blocks of code, where the start of a command is indicated by a character in row 1) }
set prefshelp(sh,markExpression) {See the "sh Scripts Help" file for Mark File and Parse Funcs tips.  These values will are ignored unless the 'Navigate Blocks' preference is also set. }
set prefshelp(Help,alphaTclHyperlinksColour) {The colour of <<some alpha/tcl command>> hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Scm,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local Scheme application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local Scheme application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,quotedTextShouldBe) {How quoted test should be displayed in mail viewing windows. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,zipSig) {The signature of your "DropZip" or "zip" application }
set prefshelp(mapl,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,fillColumn) {The maximum width of each line in the field value. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,historyLimit) {The "Clipboard Cache" will remember this number of recent items }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,wwwLinksMenu) {Includes items to manipulate the hyperlinks in the active window }
set prefshelp(Fort,operatorColor) {The color for all "operator" keywords such as "eq" "ne" "lt" "le" etc. }
set prefshelp(GPLT,gnuplotHomePage) {The "Gnuplot Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(PS,GhostviewSig) {Signature of ghostview }
set prefshelp(Wiki,wikiProject) {The current Wiki project }
set prefshelp(Scm,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,commandColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,displayInMenu) {Recent items can be listed with their full path names, or only their file tails.  If 'Distinct File Tails' is selected, multiple items with the same tail will be identified with parent directories, displaying an unambiguous disk location.  The first two options rebuild the menu very quickly, the last takes the most time. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,separateSearchAndCurrentFileset) {To remember the current search fileset separately to Alpha's current fileset, click this box.||To synchronise the search fileset with Alpha's current fileset each time you open the search dialog,  click this box. }
set prefshelp(dragAndDrop) {To enable drag and drop editing using the mouse, click this box||To disable  drag and drop editing using the mouse, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,makeContext) {Set this flag so that your script is compiled as a context script. This  will make it possible to compile other scripts in this context. }
set prefshelp(SQL,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,elecCompletions) {Elec Completions feature is recommended to be enabled in M2 mode }
set prefshelp(Perl,useDebugger) {Turn this item on to force the script to run under the Perl debugger. Control is automatically switched to Perl when the debugger is used||Turn this item off to avoid forcing the script to run under the Perl debugger }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailDraftsFolder) {The location of your "Mail Drafts" folder }
set prefshelp(Wiki,verbatim) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Verbatim" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(hyperText) {To enable clicking on hypertext items, click this box||To disable clicking on hypertext items, click this box }
set prefshelp(TeX,compressTextMenus) {Turn this item on to collect all 'Text' submenus and place them in a hierarchical 'Text Submenus' item||Turn this item off to include all 'Text' submenus in the main TeX menu }
set prefshelp(HTML,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(MPW,wordBreak) {What is a word in MPW mode ? Define your scheme here. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useTexturesFlashMode) {Turn this item on to use Textures flash mode||Turn this item off to not use Texture flash mode }
set prefshelp(SPSS,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as +, -, /,  etc. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ;;;), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,autoContinueComment) {Enabling this feature tells Alpha to insert at the begin of a line a comment symbol when pressing return. However, Modula-2 is a free  format syntax language and can't profit from this feature. Thus it is best to turn it off. See also menu  "Config -> Preferences -> Electric Completions". }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoCapFields) {These fields will be passed through the Capitalization routine during reformatting. }
set prefshelp(M2,parseExpr) {Regular expression used to parse Modula-2 code while searching for procedure declarations }
set prefshelp(Objc,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailboxWindowGeometry) {The geometry for all new Mailbox browsing windows. }
set prefshelp(M2,spaceBarExpansion) {To trigger electric completions upon typing a blank after a reserved word, turn this item on. Note, to make use of this feature, reserved words need to be typed with capitals. E.g. 'IF<blank>' triggers 'IF THEN ELSE END(*IF*);'|| To never trigger an electric completion by a blank, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,horizontalLine) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Horizontal Line" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recogniseItcl) {Colour [incr Tcl] commands }
set prefshelp(displayErrorsIn) {Errors can be reported in the status bar, a dialog, or a new window }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlCmdlineArgs) {If the menu flag "Prompt For Args" is checked, then the user is prompted for command-line arguments at the time the script is run. These commands are saved in this preference, and become the default arguments the next time the script is executed. }
set prefshelp(Bib,segregateStringsDuringSort) {Turn this item on to collect all @string definitions together at the top of the file in sorts (otherwise sort alphabetically)||Turn this item off to sort @string definitions alphabetically (otherwise they are collected at the top of the menu }
set prefshelp(Perl,symbolColor) {reading regular expressions. }
set prefshelp(defaultEncoding) {The default encoding to use for files for which we have no other information to suggest an encoding to use. }
set prefshelp(TeX,refreshLaTeXColorsCenter) {This keyboard shortcut will update all "LaTeX Colors" in the active window, and center the window on the cursor location. }
set prefshelp(S,argumentColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(SAS,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(M2,docuFolder) {Path and name of folder which contains documentation files  such as the quick reference files and definition modules as contained in the RAMSES release }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,autoUpdateCopyrightYear) {To automatically update a file's header copyright year when it is saved (inserting XXXX-YYYY if the first date is not the current year), turn this item on||To never automatically update the header copyright year when a file is saved, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(beepOnError) { Just like it says  }
set prefshelp(minItemsInTitlePopup) {If we have fewer than this many items in the opt-titlebar-menu, add the contents of the current directory }
set prefshelp(Mail,autoUpdateMailElectrics) {To include all entry names as Mail Menu electrics, turn this item on. This will only create electrics for entry names which are a single word, i.e. no spaces||To never use entry names as Mail Menu electrics, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,wordBreak) {Regular expression used to delimit words }
set prefshelp(keyboard) {The type of keyboard you have.  This influences some of the keyboard shortcuts Alpha places in the menus, and is used for better setting of user-defined key-bindings. }
set prefshelp(Bib,addFields) {These will be included in "Fields" menu items, colorized by the Field Color, and used in completions. }
set prefshelp(TeX,showTeXLog) {If possible, show TeX log inside Alpha (doesn't work with all TeX apps) }
set prefshelp(cw,buildBeforeRunning) {Global prefs Building options }
set prefshelp(SAS,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized.  }
set prefshelp(Bib,entryColor) {The color of entries following the @ symbol. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,fontSize) {The font size used in the tetex console.  To fit with the size of the console, the font size should really always be 9. }
set prefshelp(showElectricKeysInMenu) {To add the list of key-bindings to the bottom of the electric menu (these are the items you may edit with 'Config->Special Keys', which are used to trigger Completions, Expansions, Template Stop movement etc), click this box||To remove the list of key-bindings from the electric menu, once  you've learnt them all, click this box. }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,quoteSearchTerms) {Turn this item on to automatically surround search terms with double quotes before passing them on to the search engine||Turn this item off to stop the automatic surrounding of search terms with double quotes }
set prefshelp(Scm,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(HTML,includeOnlyTags) {'Insert include tags' only inserts tags, and not the file? }
set prefshelp(Mp,mpModeForPrinter) {Name of the printer mode for Metafont in case you process a file with the mfplain base: for instance cx at 300dpi, canonex at 600dpi etc. }
set prefshelp(tearoffMenus) {To allow tearing off of menus, click this box||To disable tearing-off of menus, click this box }
set prefshelp(HTML,alwaysaskforAttributes) {Attributes globally always asked about }
set prefshelp(HTML,stringColor) {Color of strings }
set prefshelp(TeX,lineWrap) {Default setting for automatic line wrapping in TeX mode }
set prefshelp(projectorAware) {Respect a file's ckid "version-control" resources when it is opened.  This preference also changes the default "Version-Control Aware" checkbox value in the "File > Open" dialog. }
set prefshelp(f90,functionColor) {The color for "bit" keywords such as "bit_size" "btest" "iand" etc. }
set prefshelp(HTML,indentElements) {The content of these elements is indented }
set prefshelp(f90,indentFunctionBlocks) {To always indent the contents of FUNCTION blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of FUNCTION blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(mapl,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(::Dico::useQuickLookup) {Look up continuously while typing in the dictionary console. (Note: this makes the history mechanism less useful.) }
set prefshelp(TeX,runTeXInBack) {Turn this item on to perform a normal typeset in the background (you can always override with a different key-combination)||Turn this item off to always bring the TeX application to the front when typesetting }
set prefshelp(fileset,sortFilesetsByType) {Use the variable 'filesetSortOrder' to determine the visual structure of the fileset menu }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,saveACopyInMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will save a copy of the active window in that location }
set prefshelp(thirdChoiceHelpFormat) {Some Help files are available in multiple formats, such as html, pdf, etc.  This preference sets a default format to open, if available. }
set prefshelp(TeX,bindLatexAccents) {Bind the TeX accents to the accented keys. }
set prefshelp(HTML,wordBreak) {word breaking and word wrapping }
set prefshelp(addressBook,editEntriesUsing) {Entries can be added or edited using either a dialog or a text editing window.  This preference sets the default method. }
set prefshelp(S,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as "/", "@", etc. }
set prefshelp(setWorkingDirectoryOnStart) {Turn this item on to remember and reset the "Current Working Directory" to the value below when Alpha is restarted. }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartQuotes) {Turn this item on to automatically turn ' or " into ` or `` or ' or '' as you type, depending upon the context.  ('Delete' will first restore the single or double quote)||Turn this item off to never turn ' or " into ` or '' }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,missingItemsShouldBe) {If a directory or volume cannot be found while rebuilding the menu, the item can be ignored or dimmed in the menu.  Note that networked items are never checked for existence. }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoCapSpecialPatterns) {Any word starting with the first element of the regexp pair will be substituted for the second element during the capitalization routine. }
set prefshelp(C++,tcl/TkHelpUrlDir) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this location if the 'Tcl/Tk Help Local Folder' doesn't exist. }
set prefshelp(f90,commandColor) {The color for all basic Fortran keywords. }
set prefshelp(CSS,keywordColor) {Color of CSS keywords }
set prefshelp(TeX,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark windows when they're first opened if they don't already have marks saved||Turn this item off to never mark windows when they are first opened }
set prefshelp(\\\n,colorizableItems) {These items will be available in the pop-up menus in the "LaTeX Utilities > Color Window" menu command. }
set prefshelp(numWinsToTile) {The tiling items in the 'Arrange' menu will relocate this many windows, starting with the front window and moving back. }
set prefshelp(f90,markTag) {When this string appears in a commented line just behind the comment character, it will be recognized during File Marking routines. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,guessDocumentRoot) {Automatically figure out which is the base tex file (for multiple file  tex jobs, that have not been declared as a fileset).  (This works by scanning some log files.) }
set prefshelp(Caml,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Inst,commentColor) {The color of comments, lines starting with '#'.  The default is 'blue' to give a visual clue that we're not in "Tcl" mode. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,quoteColor) {The color of the single quotation character. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,specialCharacters Menu)} {Allows you to international letters (diacritics) and other symbols into the active window }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,useGroupsOfRecentFiles) {Use sets of recent files }
set prefshelp(supersearch,undoOffForReplaceAll) {To turn Alpha's undo-memory off when doing 'replace all' (for added speed), click this box.||To remember all changes when doing 'replace all', click this box. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenZipDestination) {To automatically open the "Zip Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailViewFontSize) {Default font size to use for Mail viewing windows }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,tarDestination) {To use the "Tar Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use tar's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,saveWithoutAsking) {Save without asking when sending file to browser? }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,numberOfRecentFiles) {The number of files to list in the "Files > Open Recent" menu. }
set prefshelp(TeX,prefixString) {This is the standard comment character string. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,windowMarksMenu) {Includes the navigation marks from each window's "Mark" pop-up menu. }
set prefshelp(MPW,prefixString) {The string prefixing comments. }
set prefshelp(Stta,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as "+", "-", etc. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,wrapMenu) {Allows you to change the current wrap style for the active window; this is a duplicate of the status bar "Wrap" menu }
set prefshelp(MPW,bracesColor) {Default color for the braces. }
set prefshelp(sh,magicColor) {Color of the magic character $.  Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, up to the next empty space. }
set prefshelp(::Dico::commonConsole) {To have one Dictionary Console for each dictionary, click this  box||To have a single Dictionary Console common to all dictionaries,  click this box. }
set prefshelp(TeX,nameOfTeXFormat) {Name of the current TeX format.  Note that if the "Auto Adjust Format" preference is turned on then whenever a TeX file is opened or brought up front we attempt to synchronize this preference with the format name contained in the first line of the base file (i.e. %&LaTeX), and when you manually change the format it will be inserted in the base file. }
set prefshelp(Mail,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,psKeywordColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the PS keywords }
set prefshelp(CSS,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_P1AuxFileCacheFolder) {Directory where proc M2::openM2WorkFiles expects to find the auxiliary files 'err.LST' and 'ErrListP1.DOK'.  M2::openM2WorkFiles will use this directory also to write a third auxiliary file, 'err.ALPHA', to it.  Unless you should have no permission to write to the directory, which is used by default, there is little need to alter this preference. }
set prefshelp(Mf,commentsContinuation) {How to handle comments continuation }
set prefshelp(Tcl,commentColor) {Color for Tcl comments }
set prefshelp(commentsContinuation) {This controls whether every comment char is detected ('anywhere'), or if it is only detected at line start modulo whitespace ('spaces allowed'), or only at proper line start ('only at line start').  For most modes, the global default setting of 'anywhere' is adequate according to syntax, but the user may prefer to override this, according to typing habits.  Fortran syntax requires 'only at line  start'.  For Text and Mail modes, where comment characters may also appear mid sentence, it should be set to 'spaces allowed', to avoid those auto-continue-comment things like where an embedded '>' can cause strange results when pressing <return>. }
set prefshelp(Pyth,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(sh,symbolColor) {Color of symbols such as "/", "@", etc. }
set prefshelp(TeX,LaTeXHelp) {Control-Command double-clicking on a LaTeX keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page.  This is also the url used by the "LaTeX Help --> WWW LaTeX Help" menu item. }
set prefshelp(Perl,commandColor) {The color of all defined commands. }
set prefshelp(listPickIfMultCmps) {To choose from a listbox of possible completions if you try to  complete a command for which no unique suffix exists, click this box.||To abort the completion if no unique suffix exists, click this box. }
set prefshelp(CSS,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,gzipSig) {The signature for your "gzip" application }
set prefshelp(Mp,userBeginfig) {Customize the name of the beginfig macro. }
set prefshelp(sh,helpFindsManPage) {To send double-clicked commands to the cgi man pages site rather than 'Unix Help Url' search results, turn this item on|| To send double-clicked commands to the 'Unix Help Url' search results rather than the cgi man pages, this item off }
set prefshelp(Scrp,runInContext) {Set this flag if you want your script to be compiled in a specific  context. The context script must have been selected in the Scripts  submenu. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,procSearchPath) {Directories in which to search for tclIndex files pointing to procedures for quick access to those procedures (e.g. by cmd-double-clicking). }
set prefshelp(copyRing,rememberHistory) {Store the "Clipboard Cache" between ALPHA editing sessions }
set prefshelp(Tcl,structuralElectricElseBrace) {To insert a full set of braces with 'else/elseif' electric brace completions, turn this item on||To only include initial brace with 'else/elseif' electric braces completions, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Calc,includeKeypadHyperlinks) {To always include Keypad hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item on||To never include Keypad hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a period at the end of a line) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a period at the end of a line) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,promptNoisily) {Beep when asking for attributes in the status bar? }
set prefshelp(Mail,multipleMailViewWindows) {To open each new Mail View window with a unique name that includes the  start of its subject line, turn this item on||To only have one Mail View  window open at a time, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,useDollarSigns) {Turn this item on to use '$...$' and '$$...$$' for mathematics rather than the LaTeX expressions.  This only changes the bindings in the Math Modes menu||Turn this item off to use '$...$' and '$$...$$' for the LaTeX expressions rather than mathematics }
set prefshelp(Fort,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartDots) {Turn this item on to automatically turn '...'  into '\ldots' as you type||Turn this item off to never turn '...'  into '\ldots' }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_leftShiftAmount) {Amount of spaces deleted while unindenting using CTRL-l (left shift) }
set prefshelp(copyRing,pasteRingDepth) {The number of recent Clipboard items retained in the Paste Ring Cache. }
set prefshelp(Mf,userBeginchar) {To customize the denomination of the beginchar macro. }
set prefshelp(manipCols,columnsColor) {Columns menu preferences # # # # #  Color for columns colorizing }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findDifferenceIgnoringSpace) {Start a forwards search of the frontmost two windows, from the current cursor position, for the first difference between their contents, ignoring any difference in whitespace }
set prefshelp(HTML,useTabMarks) {Should 's be inserted? }
set prefshelp(Mf,autoMark) {Set this flag if you want your source file to be marked automatically when it is opened. }
set prefshelp(vcSystems) {The current version control system. }
set prefshelp(Bib,fieldCompletions) {Turn this item on to enable all fields as electric completions||Turn this item off to disable electric field completions }
set prefshelp(M2,smartCutPaste) {To indent what you paste in a context sensitive manner, turn this item on||To  paste text exactly as it was copied into the clipboard, turn this item off.  Plain vanilla pasting is usually preferable while programming in Modula-2 }
set prefshelp(Java,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,hierarchicalMenu) {Turn this item on to set the Navigating, Searching, Formatting, Cite Key Lists and Databases items in their own submenus.  Otherwise some items are only available as dynamic menu items by holding down the "command" key||Turn this item off to set the Navigating, Searching, Formatting, Cite Key Lists and Dababases items in the main BibTeX menu }
set prefshelp(WWW,autoFloatMarks) {To automatically 'float' a palette containing a rendered window's marks, turn this item on|| after To disable the automatic 'floating' of a palette containing a rendered window's marks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,createWithoutAsking) {Create new file if missing without asking when cmd-double-clicking a link. }
set prefshelp(maximumBackupFileSize) {If a file is larger than this number of kilobytes, do not save a backup copy.  This allows you to avoid creating backups for extremely large files.  If this setting takes the value 0 it is ignored. }
set prefshelp(Objc,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,smartIModes) {The "Smart i" correction will only take place for the modes listed here.  If the list is empty, the correction take place for all modes. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,fileLinkColor) {The color to use for file hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(M2,doubleSpaces) {To add double spaces after periods at the end of the sentence, turn this item on. This feature affects wrap text routines, e.g. CTRL-a, CTRL-SHIFT-a|| To have merely a single space at the end of the sentence, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,accountPassword) {The password associated with the Alpha-Bugzilla account name. }
set prefshelp(printHeader) {To print a header at the top of each printed page, click this box|| To print only the contents of the window, without any identifying header, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlVersion) {The version of Perl used by the local application.  If this is set to 4, then a more limited set of keywords will be colourized, and command double-clicking on any keyword will open the "Perl Commands" help file. }
set prefshelp(PS,PsnupSig) {Signature of psnup }
set prefshelp(identity) {Different identities can be useful if your projects may be sometimes for work purposes, sometimes for your own purposes etc. }
set prefshelp(MPW,commentColor) {Default color for the comments. }
set prefshelp(speech,speakText) {The "Edit > Speech > Speak Text" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,volumesShouldBe) {Technically, any file in the top level of a volume is not actually contained in a directory.  Volume names can be ignored, included, or placed in their own section in the menu. }
set prefshelp(TeX,navigateParagraphs) {Turn this item on to use <control-shift> arrow keys to navigate paragraphs||Turn this item off to navigate indented environments starting with '\begin' and ending with '\end' }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,showFilterSyntax) {To display a short description of the filters syntax in the Temporary Filter and in new filters. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,calculatorItem) {Inserts a "Calculator" menu item that allows you to perform  calculations from within ALPHA }
set prefshelp(Mail,alwaysBccTo) {Always add the following address to the "Bcc:" field in new mail composition windows. }
set prefshelp(cw,activateBrowser) {Target-specific prefs Compiling options }
set prefshelp(Mf,userEndchar) {To customize the denomination of the endchar macro. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,inheritFromParent) {Set this flag if you are compiling a context script and want it to  inherit bindings and properties from another context script. This parent script can be selected in the Scripts submenu with the Shift key down. }
set prefshelp(S,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,zipDestinationFolder) {This is the "Zip" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(m4,commentColor) {Default colors for the m4 keywords }
set prefshelp(Stta,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,wwwSearch Menu)} {Includes items to perform internet searches, sending the current  selected text to a search engine using your local browser }
set prefshelp(Stta,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ***), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findNextDifferenceIgnoringSpace) {Find the next text difference, ignoring any difference in whitespace }
set prefshelp(doubleSpaces) {To place two spaces after a '.', '!', or '?'  at the end of each sentence when filling blocks of text, click this box|| To place only a single space after a '.', '!', or '?''  at the end of each sentence when  filling blocks of text, click this box  }
set prefshelp(f90,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreBlankLines) {Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recogniseTk) {Colour Tk commands }
set prefshelp(Bib,addTeXCommands) {Extra LaTeX commands recognized by Bib mode for colorizing and completions. Do not include the leading \ backslash. }
set prefshelp(maximumLevel) { Causes 'try' scripts to abort if they are executing this many levels deep  in the execution stack (see 'info level'). A negative value allows  unlimited nesting.   }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,useHiliteForSearch) {Turn this item on to bypass the search text dialog if there is a currently highighted selection when using the "Www Search" menu items||Turn this item off to use any currently highlighted selection as the default text in the "Www Search" menu items dialog }
set prefshelp(Wiki,bold) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Text > Bold" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,contextualMenuUtilsMenu) {Adds a menu allowing you to change all of these CM module preferences! }
set prefshelp(TIP,tclcoreArchives) {The url of the tclcore mailing list archives }
set prefshelp(Perl,includeLocalLibMenu) {Turn this item on to include a submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Local Lib Folder".  This might take a while to build||Turn this item off to remove the submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Local Lib Folder" }
set prefshelp(S,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local S+ or R application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local S+ or R application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,texMenuIcon) {The icon for the TeX menu. }
set prefshelp(Setx,symbolColor) {This preference colorizes the = and - strings which indicate that the line above is a heading or subheading, and any other symbols defined by the user in "Symbols". }
set prefshelp(Bib,markStrings) {Turn this item on to include @string definitions in the marks menu||Turn this item off to ignore @string definitions in the marks menu }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,tclVarsMenu) {Allows you to obtain information about variables currently defined in the interpreter. }
set prefshelp(TeX,takeOverNumericKeypad) {Turn this item on to take over entire numeric keypad with dummy bindings (Helps to avoid bad keypresses), and to rebind relevant keys to TeX mode specific navigation||Turn this item off to restore the numeric keypad to the generic navigation items used by Alpha }
set prefshelp(TeX,cycleLeft) {The Cycle Left/Right bindings allow you to change the current closest LaTeX command to another related item. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useAMSLaTeX) {Turn this item on to use include AMS-LaTeX specific menu items.  This will also change some of the default key bindings||Turn this item off to remove AMS-LaTeX specific menu items }
set prefshelp(Bib,smartDots) {Turn this item on to automatically turn '...'  into '\ldots' as you type||Turn this item off to never turn '...'  into '\ldots' as you type }
set prefshelp(Java,classPathSynchroniseWithEnv) {To synchronise Alpha's value for your java class path with the current value in your system environment each time Alpha starts up, click this  box||To let Alpha maintain its own value for your classpath independent of the systemwide value, click this box. }
set prefshelp(windowIcons) {The icons that Alphatk uses for each Window can be either file-specific, or use the same icon for all windows.  This preference only affects new windows. }
set prefshelp(M2,markSeesComments) {To have M-button ignore module and procedure declarations within comments, turn this item on||  To have M-button to list module and procedure declarations within comments together with all other procedures, turn this item off. In general it is recommended to turn this item off, since its success often depends on the actual comment. For instance it fails if a comment contains non-matching paranthesis }
set prefshelp(selectAfterPaste) {After pasting with, the region that was just inserted can be highlighted. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,urlLinkColor) {The color to use for url hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,tarSig) {The signature for your "DropTar" or "tar" application }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findNextDifference) {Find the next text difference }
set prefshelp(supersearch,enterClearsBatch&MultiFlags) {To clear the batch, multi-file and regexp flags when using shift-cmd-E  to enter a new search selection, click this box.||To leave all flags untouched when using shift-cmd-E, click this box. }
set prefshelp(popupMenuModes) {These modes will always appear in the "Mode" pop-up menu in the status bar window.  In addition to these modes, this menu will include all modes which have been loaded during the current editing session. "Text" mode is always included. }
set prefshelp(Java,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Lisp,addMacros) {Enter additional Lisp macros to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(MPW,sendToToolServer) {A key binding to send the buffer to Tool Server is ctrl-cmd-RETURN. You can choose an other one here. }
set prefshelp(HTML,explainTypePrefs) {Explain types prefs window. }
set prefshelp(f90,commentColor) {The color for all comments. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,formattingRules) {The "Wiki Menu > Formatting Rules" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(WWW,runJavaAppletsDirectly) {To send all 'java applets' links using the 'Java Viewer Sig', turn this item on||To never send any 'mailto' links to Alpha's Eudora menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(macros,beginRecording) {Key binding for the "Macro Recording > Begin Recording" menu item. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,spssHomePage) {The "SPSS Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Calc,copyStackValue) {The Keyboard Shortcut for the menu item which places the current stack/value into the Clipboard. }
set prefshelp(Fort,stringColor) {The color for all strings that are contained in double quotes. }
set prefshelp(S,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized.  }
set prefshelp(HTML,caseSensitive) {Case sensistive link checking? }
set prefshelp(leftFillColumn) {Number of blanks left at beginning of lines by 'fill' routines. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local Lisp application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local Lisp application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,saveUsingWindowName) {By default, the 'Save In' and 'Save A Copy In' menu items prompt the user for a new filename which will be saved in the given directory or volume, but if any modifier key is held then the name of the current window is used.  Turn this item on to reverse these behaviors||Turn this item off to restore the default behavior of modifier keys in the 'Save (A Copy) In' menus }
set prefshelp(useEmacsMenu) {To add a menu of emacs related actions to the Edit menu, click this box.|| To remove the emacs menu from the Edit menu (once you've learnt all the shortcuts), click this box. }
set prefshelp(Mail,saveCopyOfSentMail) {To always save a copy of sent mail in your "Mail Sent" folder, turn this item on||To never save a copy of sent mail in your "Mail Sent" folder, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Inst,separateAlpha2DistributionFolder) {Disk location of second separate Alpha distribution (full version). }
set prefshelp(Calc,defaultFont) {Default font to use for the Calculator window }
set prefshelp(SQL,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,overwriteBufferDuringSort) {Turn this item on to allow sorts to replace the original window contents. (Otherwise they are written to a new window.)  This also allows searches within "Search Results" windows to over-write their contents||Turn this item off to never replace the original window with the results of sorting }
set prefshelp(C#,useFasterButWorseIndentation) {required for use of C++::correctIndentation }
set prefshelp(cutAndCopyUsingPin) {To use the Window Pin for the default region when cutting and pasting should there be no current selection, turn this item on||To only peform [cut] and [copy] operations when there is a selection in the window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibModeAcronymsMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Bib Mode Acronyms" menu }
set prefshelp(Fort,fortranHomePage) {This url will be opened by the "Fortran > Fortran Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXSearchPath) {Where your TeX application searches for input files.  You should add your 'texmf' and 'localtexmf' directories to this list.  When using F6 to jump to a file, TeX mode will search recursively in these locations. }
set prefshelp(Perl,commentColor) {The color of all text following the # symbol. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,useTextFileForTclCommandHelp) {To use the "Tcl 8.4 Commands" file for help on Tcl commands (instead of opening a .html version of the help file) turn this item on||To always open .html help files for Tcl commands, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(sh,addPrograms) {Enter additional programs (such as stata, spss). }
set prefshelp(terminal,windowGeometry) {The default geometry (bounding rectangle) of the terminal window. }
set prefshelp(manipCols,columnsSeparator) {Default separator between columns }
set prefshelp(Calc,scientificNotation) {To display results in the Stack/Value field in scientific notation, turn this item on||To display results in the Stack/Value field in decimal form, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,sortByDescendingYears) {Turn this item on to sort by year in descending order (most recent to oldest)||Turn this item off to sort by year in ascending order (oldest to most recent) }
set prefshelp(backup) {Make a backup every time a file is saved, in either the active file's folder or a specified "Backup Folder" location\ }
set prefshelp(S,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(Mp,prefixString) {Comment char }
set prefshelp(TIP,mirrorWebsite) {faster link to the TIP web site }
set prefshelp(showFileInExplorer) {When Alphatk opens an explorer window for a given file or folder, should that be a standard 'Folder View' or an 'Explorer Window'. }
set prefshelp(leftMargin) {Margin size for printing }
set prefshelp(Bib,upperCaseEntries) {Turn this item on to use UPPER CASE entry names in entry templates and reformatting|| Turn this item off to not use UPPER CASE entry names in entry templates and reformatting }
set prefshelp(HTML,dontaskforAttributes) {Attributes globally not asked about at first }
set prefshelp(hideStatusBarWhenInBackground) {To hide the status bar when Alphatk is not the foreground application, click this box.||To show the status bar at all times, click this box. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,useWindowClipsSubmenu) {Include an "Edit > Window Clips" submenu whose contents are unique to the active window }
set prefshelp(Bib,stdAbbrevs) {Define standard abbreviations (which we avoid surrounding with delimiters) that do not appear in @string entries. }
set prefshelp(HTML,changeInBigWindows) {Change attributes in dialog windows or status bar? }
set prefshelp(MPW,electricSemicolon) {To send the result of a command line to a different window, turn this item on||To send the result of a command line to the same folder, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,cycleLeft) {The Cycle Left/Right bindings allow you to change either the current field name or entry type to another related item. }
set prefshelp(MPW,removeBraces) {A key binding to remove enclosing braces is ctrl-opt-(.  You can choose an other one here. }
set prefshelp(PHP,parseExpr) {newPref v parseExpr {^[ \t]*[^ \t]+[ \t]+\&?([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*)} PHP }
set prefshelp(PS,indentOnReturn) {This is used by the -sPAPERSIZE option with Ghostscript and by the PsToPdf command To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,mediatypes) {Media types }
set prefshelp(autoSaveOnSwitch) {To automatically save all open windows which exists as local files (i.e. not new buffers) whenever switching from Alpha to another program, turn this item on||To disable the automatic saving of all open windows when switching from Alpha to another program, turn this item off \ }
set prefshelp(TeX,mathEnvironments) {The list of known mathematical environments }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_MacCompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'Mac' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,favoritesMenu) {Includes all of your current Favorite items, allowing them to open  them using the methods specified by the Favorites Menu feature }
set prefshelp(useStatusBarForPrompts) {To prompt in the status bar if possible (rather than use a dialog), click this box.||To use dialogs in preference to the status bar for user input, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Setx,addKeywords1) {Setx allows for three levels of keywords.  Shorter lists can be entered here in the preferences.  For longer lists, see the Setext Help file for instructions on editing a SetxPrefs.tcl file. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,sortBibFileByMenu) {Allows you to sort the entries in the active window }
set prefshelp(M2,listProcedures) {To make M-button list PROCEDUREs, turn this item on|| To make the M-button ignore procedures, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(printHeaderTime) {To include the current time in printed headers, click this box ||To remove the current time from printed headers, click this box }
set prefshelp(newDocument,untitledDocsAreEmpty) {Turn this item on to open 'untitled' windows directly without asking for templates etc||Turn this item off to prompt for templates etc when opening 'untitled' windows }
set prefshelp(M2,horScrollBar) {To display a horizontal scrollbar in new windows, turn this item on|| To have no horizontal scrollbar in new windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,accentSyntax) {Set the TeX syntax for accents and ligatures. }
set prefshelp(useDynamicMenus) {To use shorter menus in which similar items are shown as a single item which changes when you hold down 'option', 'control' etc, click this box|| To display all menu items clearly, without the requirement for holding down 'option', 'control'  etc, click this box. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,coreCommandsMenu) {Provides information about ALPHA core commands }
set prefshelp(Lisp,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(Caml,funcExpr) {Set to the regular expression that ALPHA uses to find function  declarations. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlTextFiltersPath) {The location of any additional search paths used to build the "Perl Text Filters" menu. }
set prefshelp(HTML,activeURLSets) {Active URL sets }
set prefshelp(Help,sectionTargetsColour) {The colour of "# Some Window Mark" hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Vlog,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Ruby,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,semiDelimiter) {To use semicolons as a delimiter in do files, turn this item on.  This affects indentation as well as all electric completions|| To stop using semicolons as a delimiter in do files, turn this item off.  This affects indentation as well as all electric completions }
set prefshelp(copyRing,addClipboardContents) {Use this keyboard shortcut to add the contents from the Clipboard to the Clipboard Cache after you have switched back to Alphatk from another application. }
set prefshelp(SAS,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on a SAS keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(Stta,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXindexStyle) {(CMacTeX only) This is the default index style used by MakeIndex preference is set. }
set prefshelp(Mail,confirmBeforeTrashing) {To always be asked for confirmation before trashing a message on the remote server, turn this item on||To never be asked for confirmation before trashing a message on the remote server, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileset,autoAdjustFileset) {When a file is selected from the menu, do we try and keep 'currFileSet' accurate? }
set prefshelp(TeX,useKpsewhich) {Turn this item on to use 'kpsewhich' to find files (useful if you use teTeX).  ||Turn this item off to not use 'kpsewhich' to find files. }
set prefshelp(Perl,includePerlPathMenu) {Turn this item on to include a submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Search Paths" preference||Turn this item off to remove the submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Search Paths" preference }
set prefshelp(macMenu,lineSkip) {This is the interval between successive lines in the Info windows. It happens, depending on the screen size and resolution, that these windows are too high and do not fit in the screen. If this is the case, reduce this value (not less than 20 otherwise lines will overlap). }
set prefshelp(f90,cPreprocessColor) {The color for all keywords that start with a hash mark. }
set prefshelp(Perl,stringColor) {The color of all text contained within double quotes. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenGzipDestination) {To automatically open the "Gzip Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(horScrollBar) {To display a horizontal scrollbar in new windows, click this box||To make  maximum use of window space and not use a horizontal scrollbar, click this box. }
set prefshelp(C,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,markFileAs) {Mark Setx files similar to the procedure defined for this mode.  Note: the marking procedures of some modes may not be defined, or may not work for other modes. }
set prefshelp(TeX,deleteEnvNoisily) {Turn this item on to always prompt before deleting a selection when adding a LaTeX environment via a menu item which does not take any argument (like \begin{itemize} or {figure})||Turn this item off to silently delete highlighted text when adding a LaTeX environment that won't use it }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,compress Menu)} {Includes items to archive the active window or its parent directory }
set prefshelp(useAntialiasedText) {To use Quickdraw Text Antialiasing (if possible), click this box ||To not use Quickdraw Text Antialiasing, click this box }
set prefshelp(useGlobalMenuBarOnly) {To remove the menu bar from each separate text window, and use only a global menu bar, and speed up opening of new windows (Tk is particularly  slow with respect to 'cloning' menus, which it has to do if you want a separate menu bar in each editing window), click this box.|| To place a menu bar in each editing window, and probably make the opening of new windows rather slow, click this box. }
set prefshelp(PS,funcExpr) {Used in the PS::parseFuncs for the {} popup menu. }
set prefshelp(bottomMargin) {Margin size for printing }
set prefshelp(HTML,hideExtensions) {Never ask about extensions? }
set prefshelp(speech,resume) {The "Edit > Speech > Resume" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,warnNotUndoable) {To warn, before applying a filter to a whole file, that it is a non-undoable action. }
set prefshelp(Bib,unsetAcronymList) {Turn this item on to remove the pre-defined set of Bib Acronyms||Turn this item off to include the pre-defined set of Bib Acronyms }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref tar)} {To include "tar" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "stuff" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(Objc,leftFillColumn) {ObjC Preferences ---------------- }
set prefshelp(sh,directoryColor) {Color of file directories }
set prefshelp(Mp,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the keywords }
set prefshelp(batchListWindowFraction) {The fraction of the screen the small batch-search, or diff-style  windows use up. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tclHomePage) {This is the home page url for the "Tcl Help --> Tcl Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,stuffDestination) {To use the "Stuff Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use stuff's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,lastFrameDocType) {Last doctype used in New dialog for frames }
set prefshelp(HTML,CSSColor) {Color of CSS keywords }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,registeredBugzillaAccount) {Turn this preference on if you have already created an account with Alpha-Bugzilla.  This will bypass the reminder to register. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwSendRemoteLinks) {To send all unrecognized links (or those turned off by the prefs above) to internet config, turn this item on||To never send any unrecognized link to internet config, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,notesMenu) {Includes all of the files in your Notes folder; selecting an item will open it in ALPHA for editing }
set prefshelp(Mail,headingColor) {The color of Heading: keywords (such as Subject, To, etc) }
set prefshelp(SPSS,spssSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local SPSS application. }
set prefshelp(M2,defaultFontSize) {Default size of font to use in new windows }
set prefshelp(smallMenuFont) {To use a small font for the various pop-up menus (e.g. marks menu), click this  box||To use the standard system font for the popup menus, click this box. }
set prefshelp(PS,pdfKeywordColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the PDF keywords }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,openDocumentMenu) {Includes all "Open Document" items registered by other AlphaTcl  packages, as well as utilities to quickly search directories and  pre-defined filesets to locate a file for editing }
set prefshelp(useNavServices) {To use the newer 'Navigation Services' file open/save dialogs if possible, click this box ||To use the old 'Standard File Dialogs', click this box }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreWhiteSpace) {Ignore all white space when comparing lines }
set prefshelp(mapl,mapleSig) {Click on 'Set' to locate your local Maple application. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useLabelPrefixes) {Turn this item on to add prefixes to label names when they are inserted, such as "eq" or "tab" using the "Standard TeX Label Delimiter" character(s)||Turn this item off to never add prefixes to label names when they are inserted }
set prefshelp(WWW,ftpLinksInternal) {To handle all 'ftp' links internally, turn this item on||To never handle any 'ftp' links internally, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,historyLimit) {The maximum number of items remembered in the History cache.  Once this limit is exceeded, older items are forgotten.  Items in the History cache will be remembered as "Visited Links" when rendering windows. }
set prefshelp(JScr,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,deleteObjNoisily) {Turn this item on to always prompt before deleting a selection when adding a LaTeX command via a menu item which does not take any argument (like \epsilon, or \ldots)||Turn this item off to silently delete highlighted text when adding a LaTeX command that won't use it }
set prefshelp(TeX,refreshLaTeXColors) {This keyboard shortcut will update all "LaTeX Colors" in the active window. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,displayLimit) {The "Clip Recorder" and "Window Clips" menus will display this number of recent items. }
set prefshelp(rememberLoadedPopupModes) {To always remember the modes you've used during this editing session in your set of defaults for your next session, turn this item on|| To only remember the modes you've explicitly set as defaults between editing sessions, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(defaultFont) {Default font to use for new windows }
set prefshelp(Wiki,verbatim/unverbatim) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Verbatim/Unverbatim" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(macros,macrosMenusLocation) {The location of the Macros menus in the Utils menu. }
set prefshelp(Help,urlsColour) {The colour of <http://www.someWebPage.com> hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(S,magicColor) {Color of the magic character $.  Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, up to the next empty space. }
set prefshelp(showInvisibleFiles) {To allow for displaying the invisible files in the Get File dialog. }
set prefshelp(M2,libColor) {Color used for Modula-2 objects imported from libraries (of limited use) }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuMail,newMessageToMenu) {Contains a list of saved e-mail addresses; selecting one will open a "New Message" window addressed to the chosen recipient }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,editLastUsedFile) {Use this key binding to edit the most recently used file. }
set prefshelp(WWW,centerRefreshOnNav) {To automatically place the selected link in the center of the window when navigating up or down, turn this item on||To never automatically place the selected link in the center of the window when navigating up or down, turn this item on  }
set prefshelp(HTML,addURLsTo) {Add new URLs to this set }
set prefshelp(C++,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,codeInsertsColour) {The colour of specially indented code inserts. }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreCase) {Ignore changes in case; consider upper- and lowercase letters equivalent }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,newDocumentMenu) {Includes all of the options provided by the "File > New Document" menu, i.e. those new document options defined by other AlphaTcl packages to  create new windows with specific templates }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,relatedTeXCommandsMenu) {Includes items that are related to the current LaTeX command, allowing you to replace the current command }
set prefshelp(WWW,fillColumn) {This is the maximum width used before wrapping text when rendering windows. }
set prefshelp(Help,referenceMarksColour) {The colour of command reference manual marks. }
set prefshelp(Help,importantStringsColour) {The colour of "IMPORTANT:" strings. }
set prefshelp(M2,stringColor) {Color used for Modula-2 string constants (if delimited by quotes "") }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,maxBeforeScrap) {When applying filters to a selection, it is faster to use a scrap window. But for a short selection, you could prefer the filtering to be applied directly. Define here what is a "short" selection. }
set prefshelp(macros,endRecording) {Key binding for the "Macro Recording > End Recording" menu item. }
set prefshelp(HTML,browseInForeground) {When browser is launched, should it be brought to front? }
set prefshelp(HTML,FTPservers) {FTP servers }
set prefshelp(supersearch,smartInSelectionFlag) {To set the 'in selection' flag automatically if there's a selection of at least 80 more characters than the length of the current search string, click this box.||To leave the 'in selection' flag in its original state, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Pasc,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,enableShortcutsInWikiModeOnly) {To enable the main Wiki Menu keyboard shortcuts only in Wiki mode, turn this item on||To enable the main Wiki Menu keyboard shortcuts globally, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recognisePseudoTcl) {Recognise and colour some common procedures 'lunion' etc. }
set prefshelp(f90,indentModuleBlocks) {To always indent the contents of MODULE blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of MODULE blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the comments }
set prefshelp(numberOfChangesBeforeAutoSave) {To save files automatically (except untitled buffers) after a certain number of editing changes, set this to the number of changes after  which you would like the file to be saved.  Set to the empty string to disable auto-saving.  }
set prefshelp(Bib,indentString) {Define the indentation string for field names. }
set prefshelp(HTML,useBigWindows) {Input from dialog windows or status bar? }
set prefshelp(S,rSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local R application. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,projectHomePage) {The "Wiki Menu > Project Home Page" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(PS,PdfReaderSig) {Signature of Pdf Reader }
set prefshelp(C,indentC++Comments) {Allow C++ comments in C code, otherwise we'll actually throw error under some circumstances. }
set prefshelp(M2,listModules) {To make M-button list MODULEs, including local ones, turn this item on|| To make the M-button ignore modules, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Calc,fontSize) {Default font size to use for the Calculator windows }
set prefshelp(f90,indentInterfaceBlocks) {To always indent the contents of INTERFACE blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of INTERFACE blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,GsSig) {Signature of gs }
set prefshelp(Wiki,nextParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Next Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,gzipDestinationFolder) {This is the "Gzip" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,openRecentDir) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to open. }
set prefshelp(MPW,encloseInBraces) {A key binding to enclose in braces is ctrl-(.  You can choose an other one here. }
set prefshelp(promptNoisily) {To make Alpha beep when it asks you for something in the status bar,  click this box.||To turn off the alert beep when using the status bar, click this box. }
set prefshelp(f90,indentSubroutineBlocks) {To always indent the contents of SUBROUTINE blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of SUBROUTINE blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,markCommandsNotStructure) {File with these extensions have a different marking procedure which collects a list of TeX commands rather than the structural content of the file. }
set prefshelp(coloring) {To color words according to mode and context, click this box||To display all  text more quickly, but in plain black and white, click this box. }
set prefshelp(SAS,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Caml,wordBreak) {Regular expression used to defines words for all internal operations. }
set prefshelp(fontSize) {Default font size to use for new windows }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl1) {Command double-clicking will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,useSrcSpecialsWithLatex) {Compile with dvi src specials to allow dvi synchronisation.  This should be turned off at final run since src specials may interfere with page breaking. }
set prefshelp(windowsBindingsPreferredToEmacs) {If you prefer windows bindings (particularly ctrl-v for paste) instead of emacs bindings (ctrl-v for page-down), then set this preference.  You will need to restart for this to take effect. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl2) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "option" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl3) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "control" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl4) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "shift" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwFontSize) {Default font size to use for new WWW windows }
set prefshelp(TeX,funcExprAlt) {This regular expression is used by the 'Goto' navigation menu items, as well as Keypad navigation items to find sections. }
set {prefshelp(TeXC;#,defaultEngine)} {The following proc determines which tex command to send to unix by looking  in the first line of the file (the file is the one whose name is stored  in textRun(jobName)).  No value is returned, but the entry texRun(command)  is set.  While it is easy to read an eventual %&token indication, it is a somewhat complex algorithm to build the best tex command out of it: first we see if  the grabbed token corresponds to some wellknown command like latex or plain. Otherwise we check if the token is executable.  Finally, otherwise we give it to tex as a -fmt argument...  In that case we are faced with the choice of etex versus tex: }
set prefshelp(Lisp,lispHomePage) {The "Lisp Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,symbolColor) {Colour of symbols such as \, -, +, *, etc.  Can be useful for reading regular expressions. }
set prefshelp(Stta,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(dot,lineWrap) {Mode preferences settings, which can be edited by the user (with F12) }
set prefshelp(Setx,prefixString) {Select a Prefix String for commenting lines.  This should agree with the Comment Character above, but also have a space after the character. }
set prefshelp(HTML,fillColumn) {Line width }
set prefshelp(supersearch,numberSearcher) {To add the 'Num Search' button to the search dialog, which allows you to search for a number in any base (binary, hex, octal, etc), click this box.||To remove the 'Num Search' button from the search dialog, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,numberedItem) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Numbered Item" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(useFtpEolType) {When creating files or uploading through the various ftp facilities, try to save files with this eol format.  Note that some external ftp clients may translate eols for you as they up/download. }
set prefshelp(Fort,continueCharacter) {This character will be used by the "Fortran > Continue Line" menu command. }
set prefshelp(Perl,runWithoutConfirmation) {Turn this item on to automatically run scripts selected in the "Perl ...  Filters" menus without being prompted to continue||Turn this item off to always be presented with a confirmation dialog before running scripts in the "Perl ...  Filters" menus. }
set prefshelp(macros,executeLastMacro) {Key binding for the "Macro Recording > Execute Last Macro" menu item. }
set prefshelp(addressBook,displaySearchResults) {Search results can be displayed with full field headers, or simply Search results can be displayed with full field headers, or simply the field text.  This preference sets the default method. }
set prefshelp(Inst,dropStuffFolder) {Where does dropStuff put its stuffed items. }
set prefshelp(Caml,commentColor) {Colorization setup }
set prefshelp(S,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(manipCols,minColumnWidth) {Minimum width allowed for text columnizing }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailViewWindowFont) {Default font to use for Mail viewing windows }
set prefshelp(positionAfterIndentation) {Where Alpha places the insertion cursor after a line has been automatically indented }
set prefshelp(HTML,indentInXHTML) {The content of these elements with optional closing tag in HTML are is indented in XHTML }
set prefshelp(preferredEncodings) {List your preferred encodings here to have them appear first in the popup encoding menu. }
set prefshelp(S,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on an S keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(Mail,prefixString) {The character to use for quoted text. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,alphaColor) {Colour to use for Alpha's built in commands. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,speech Menu)} {Use Mac OS speech facilities to speak the current selection }
set prefshelp(HTML,preserveLineEndings) {Preserve line-endings when updating includes? }
set prefshelp(Perl,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,autoFloatMailboxWindowMarks) {To always create a floating palette containg the Mailbox window's subject lines, turn this item on||To never create a floating palette for Mailbox windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,rememberRecipientEmail) {To automatically add a recipient's e-mail address to the "Mail Menu > New Message To" menu, turn this item on||To never automatically add a recipient's e-mail address to the "Mail Menu > New Message To" menu, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(Clan,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,Lwfn2pfaSig) {Signature of lwfn2pfa }
set prefshelp(PS,buildScriptsList) {Set this flag to build a list of scripts. You will have to set the path to the top folder with the ScriptsFolder preference. }
set prefshelp(Calc,saveHistoryCache) {To save the "History Cache" when the Calculator Window is closed, turn this item on||To always open the Calculator with a fresh "History Cache", turn this item off }
set prefshelp(composeEmailUsing) {Emails can be composed using the default composer for your OS or using Alpha's Mail menu.  This preference sets the default method for composing emails. }
set prefshelp(Setx,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark Setext files when first opened if there are no marks currently saved||Turn this item off to never automatically mark Setext files when they are first opened }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlHomePage) {The url used for the "Perl Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,openWindowsMenu) {Includes all open windows; selecting one will make it the active window }
set prefshelp(PS,Pfa2lwfnSig) {Signature of pfa2lwfn }
set prefshelp(PHP,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(speech,startSpeaking) {The "Edit > Speech > Start Speaking" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(cw,switchWhenCompiling) {CWmenu-specific prefs }
set prefshelp(HTML,ColorImmediately) {Always color immediately when typing }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,includeHeaderDescription) {To always include a "description" field in the header of new  documents, turn this item on.  You will always be prompted for the  description||To never include a "description" field in the header of  new documents, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,psppHomePage) {The "PSPP Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(askDeleteSelection) {To have completion routines ask you before deleting the current selection, click this box.||To have completion routines automatically delete any existing selection when performing completions, click this box. }
set prefshelp(sh,markHeadersOnly) {To only mark 'headers', sections that start with '### ' or '#### ', rather than all commands with respect to the 'Mark Expression' preference, turn this item on||To mark all commands with respect to the 'Mark Expression' preference, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Text,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on an SPSS keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,confirmProjectModes) {To always confirm that the mode of a new window is associated with the current project, turn this item on||To never confirm that the mode of a new window is associated with the current project, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context in a Modula-2 syntax specific manner||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off or use the M2 mode specific shortcut <shift>^<control>^<return> }
set prefshelp(MPW,keywordColor) {Default color for the keywords. }
set prefshelp(M2,lineWrap) {To automatically wrap lines (insert EOL) during normal text  insertion (typing), turn this item on. Wrapping occurs as soon as  a line's length exceeds 'm2_maxLineLength'||To avoid automatic  line wrapping, turn this item off.  Since strings must not be broken by an EOL, line wrapping is not  recommended in Modula-2 programming }
set prefshelp(Setx,stringColor) {Strings are any words that appear between double quotes on the same line. }
set prefshelp(TeX,versionForTextures) {(Textures only) Adjust this preference according to the version number of the Textures application you are using. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,guessFormatFromLog) {In case no magic first line is specified in the tex source file, use the same format as was used in previous compilation of this document (according to the log file). }
set prefshelp(userMenu,sortAlphabetically) {To sort the items alphabetically in the User menu. }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailSentFolder) {The location of your "Sent Mail" folder }
set prefshelp(HTML,simpleColoring) {Simple coloring? }
set prefshelp(Tcl,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,menuDirectionsColour) {The colour of "Menu Name > Menu Item" strings. }
set prefshelp(HTML,homePages) {Home pages. }
set prefshelp(HTML,commonChars) {List of commonly used character entities }
set prefshelp(Java,javaLangHelpLocation) {Look up words you control-command-double-click on here. }
set prefshelp(Bib,fieldColor) {The color of all defined fields }
set prefshelp(Wiki,selectParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Select Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(C,leftFillColumn) {C Preferences ------------- }
set prefshelp(Perl,recycleOutput) {Turn this item on to overwrite any previous output window||Turn this item off to disable the automatic overwriting of any previous output window }
set prefshelp(Mf,wordBreak) {Metafont mode's notion of what is a word. }
set prefshelp(Perl,clickSearchesOnline) {Turn this item on to always send commands from command double-clicking to the "Perl5 Help Url"||Turn this item off to always send commands from command double-clicking to the local "Perl 5 Help Docs Folder", opening a local file in Alpha. }
set prefshelp(Setx,symbols) {Additional characters to be colorized by the "Symbol Color".  The "-" and "=" symbols will always be included. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuMail,mailWindowMenu) {Includes items to manipulate fields in "New Message" windows }
set prefshelp(TeXC,sendConsoleToBackWhileViewing) {Check this to automatically send the console to back while vieweing, so that when you return to Alpha the tex source window is frontmost. }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark Bib mode files when they are first opened, and after any sorting procedure||Turn this item off to only mark Bib mode files when the menu item is selected }
set prefshelp(M2,autoMark) {To automatically mark Modula-2 files on open, turn this item on.  Automatic marking takes place only if the file is not already marked|| To avoid any changes to Modula-2 files you open, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tcl/TkHelpLocalFolder) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this local help directory. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,orderDirsAlphabetically) {To listed recent directories alphabetically, turn this item on||To list directories in the order that they were most recently accessed, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentColor) {The color of the defined comment character(s) }
set prefshelp(Setx,keyword1Color) {The colors of user defined keywords. }
set prefshelp(TeX,dvipsOptions) {(CMacTeX only) dvips options }
set prefshelp(Bib,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(C#,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,relatedFilesMenu) {Includes files residing in the same folder as the active window, or  possibly some mode-specific listing of related files }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,pageBackItem) {Open the previous item in your browsing history list }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tcl/TkHelpUrlDir) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this location if the 'Tcl Help Local Folder' doesn't exist. }
set prefshelp(Setx,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,wrappedFields) {Turn this item on to break all field values into separate lines when formatting, respecting the 'fillColumn' preference||Turn this item off to keep all field values in a single line when formatting, ignoring the 'fillColumn' preference }
set prefshelp(Diff,killWindowsWhenDone) {If the document windows were not already open before the diff, automatically close them when finished. }
set prefshelp(Scm,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(f90,autoMark) {To automatically mark new windows (if none have been previously saved) turn this item on||To never automatically mark new windows, turn this item off }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibEntry Menu)} {Allows you to add a new entry into the active window }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl1) {Command double-clicking will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(MPW,funcExpr) {Regular expression used in the Functions pop-up menu  (above the M pop-up menu, top right of the current window). }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl2) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "option" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(addTemplateManipulators) {To add a couple of menu items to let you create or delete new templates, click this box||To remove the menu items to create/delete templates, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl3) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "control" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(JScr,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl4) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "shift" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(Bib,fullPathnames) {Turn this item on to include the full pathnames of files in dialogs and the BibTeX Files menu||Turn this item on to include only the tails of files in dialogs and the BibTeX Files menu. }
set prefshelp(WWW,linksOpenNewWindow) {To only open one WWW browser window at a time, turn this item on.  (Navigating bookmarks or history items will kill the current window)||To create a new window for every WWW browser page, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(openAllFiles) {To list all file types (as opposed to just 'TEXT') in open/save dialog  boxes, click this box||To display only 'TEXT' files in open/save dialog  boxes, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Fort,markTag) {When this string appears in a commented line just behind the comment character, it will be recognized during File Marking routines. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_P1CompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'P1' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,gzipDestination) {To use the "Gzip Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use gzip's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Lisp,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,auxFileExtensions) {Extensions of auxiliary files which are removed when the "Process --> Remove Auxiliary Files" menu item is used. }
set prefshelp(Bib,latexCompletions) {Turn this item on to enable some select LaTeX commands as electric completions||Turn this item on disable LaTeX electric completions }
set prefshelp(Mf,prefixString) {Prefix for comments in Metafont source files. }
set prefshelp(Stta,stataSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local Stata application. }
set prefshelp(wordBreak) {Regular expression used to defines words for all internal operations.  Most modes have their own definition of this variable. }
set prefshelp(Mail,colorNewMailQuotedText) {To color quoted text in New Mail windows, turn this item on||To disable the coloring of quoted text in New Mail windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,submitBugInternally) {Turn this preference on to submit bugs internally.  Otherwise, the information in the Report Window will be sent to an "Enter Bug" web page at the Alpha-Bugzilla web site. }
set prefshelp(SAS,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,showFirstTimeTypesettingMessage) {Turn this item on to give an explanatory message when typesetting the first time, after which this preference is turned off||Turn this item off to give an explanatory message the next time a file is typeset }
set prefshelp(printerFont) {The font to use for printing documents }
set prefshelp(Perl,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(C++,leftFillColumn) {C++ Preferences --------------- }
set prefshelp(S,useMassLibrary) {Check this preference to use Venable and Ripley's MASS library for keyword colorizing and completions }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwShellWindowSize) {These are the default parameters of the "Go To Url" window. }
set prefshelp(speech,pause) {The "Edit > Speech > Pause" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(terminal,takeOverPuts) {To have the terminal package handle [puts stdout] and [puts stderr], click this box. || To restore the default definition of [puts stdout] and [puts stderr], click this box. }
set prefshelp(Scm,schemeHelp) {Command double-clicking on a Scheme keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,swapClipboardShortcut) {The keyboard shortcut for the "Edit > Swap Clipboard" command, which swaps the current selection and the Clipboard contents }
set prefshelp(f90,operatorColor) {The color for all "operator" keywords such as "eq" "ne" "lt" "le" etc. }
set prefshelp(PHP,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the keywords }
set prefshelp(Setx,magicCharacter) {Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, using the "symbol" color.  Only one Magic Character can be defined. }
set prefshelp(Scm,schemeSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local Scheme application. }
set prefshelp(showFullPathsInWindowTitles) {To use complete path names as the titles of windows, click this box.||To use just the file name for window titles, click this box. }
set prefshelp(C++,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,useLowerCase) {Should elements be lower case? }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,openItemInFinder) {By default, the 'Recent Dirs' menu items open an OS 'Find File' dialog, but if any modifier key is held then the directory is opened in the OS Finder.  Turn this item on to reverse these behaviors||Turn this item off to restore the default behavior of modifier keys in the 'Recent Dirs' menu item }
set prefshelp(copyRing,stringLimit) {Clipboard Cache strings will be truncated to this many characters. Longer lengths might burden Alpha's memory parameters. }
set prefshelp(Fort,commandColor) {The color for all basic Fortran keywords. }
set prefshelp(Mp,userEndfig) {Customize the name of the endfig macro. }
set prefshelp(make,keywordColor) {Default colors for the make keywords }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref stuff)} {To include "stuff" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "stuff" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(S,rHomePage) {The "R Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentPair1) {Select the opening character(s) of a bracketed comment. }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentPair2) {Select the ending character(s) of a bracketed comment.  These cannot be the same as the opening characters. }
set prefshelp(Bib,zapEmptyFields) {Turn this item on to remove optional fields if they're empty when reformatting||Turn this item off to never remove optional fields if they're empty when reformatting }
set prefshelp(TeX,autoAdjustFormat) {Turn this item on to automatically synchronize the TeX Format variable with the format found in the first line in a file when it is brought to the front|| Turn this item off to never change the TeX Format variable without some explicit user action }
set prefshelp(Fort,colorInlineComments) {This is a hacky attempt to color !  comments that do not appear in column 1 for Alpha8/X. Unfortunately, the colorizing will end as soon as a keyword appears in the comment.  Press Control-(Option)-L to refresh the window. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,italics) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Text > Italics" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(Ada,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(indentationAmount) {Alpha will visually indent code by this many characters to indicate its structure.  The whitespace used for indentation may be composed of spaces and/or tabs depending on the window's tab size. }
set prefshelp(vcs,cvsGlobalFlags) {Any flags you wish to pass the CVS application, which are valid for any cvs action. }
set prefshelp(TeX,fillColumn) {The width of a line before automatic carriage returns are issued, and the length used when filling paragraphs. }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,orderRecentFilesBy) {The ordering scheme for items in the recent files menu. }
set prefshelp(HTML,openNonTextFile) {Cmd-double-click on non text file link opens file? }
set prefshelp(WWW,rememberWindowGeometry) {To always remember the geometry of a rendered window when opening a new one, turn this item on|| To always use default 'global' window geometry, rather than remember the geometry of the last WWW window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on a Stata keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,docTemplatesModeSpecific) {To only be prompted with a list of document templates relevant to the current mode when you create a new document, turn this item on.  This can be useful if you have lots of templates||To always be prompted with all possible templates when creating a new document, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(synchroniseInternetPrefsWithSystem) {Re-read internet preferences from your system settings at each startup }
set prefshelp(Help,alphaCommandsColour) {The colour of Alpha core commands in the 'Alpha Commands' file, and in 'command: <coreCommand>' hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,headerDividerCharacter) {This character will be repeated to create divider lines in headers. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,saveInBrowser) {The "Wiki Menu > Save In Browser" menu shortcut.  Unlike the other  shortcuts, this will not appear in the menu. }
set prefshelp(Fron,autoLaunch) {Preferences }
set prefshelp(HTML,JavaScriptColor) {Color of JavaScript keywords }
set prefshelp(Inst,separateAlpha1DistributionFolder) {Disk location of first separate Alpha distribution (alpha-lite). }
set prefshelp(PS,PrintpsSig) {Signature of printps }
set prefshelp(Bib,useOpenWindows) {Turn this item on to use all open windows to create the list of bibliographies||Turn this item off to not use all open windows to create the list of bibliographies }
set prefshelp(M2,listMainStructuralMarks) {To make M-button recognize main structural marks, turn this item on. Such structural marks are created by selecting some text and pressing CTRL-3. The M-button resembles a paper clip and can be found near the top right border of a window|| To make M-button ignore main structural marks, turn this item off }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibFields Menu)} {Allows you to add a new field into the current entry }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,numberOfRecentFiles) {The number of files to list in the 'Files->Recent' menu. }
set prefshelp(macMenu,chunksSize) {When there are many files to move or copy, there is a risk of memory overflow with Apple Events. So the files are processed by chunks. Choose here the number of files to process at a time. }
set prefshelp(Mf,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the keywords }
set prefshelp(tags,funcPar) {The parenthesised regexp block to use for the func name }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenTarDestination) {To automatically open the "Tar Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(smarterSourceFolder) {location in which smarterSource looks for extension files }
set prefshelp(Diff,diffFlags) {Other diff flags you want to send to the Diff application, -B -q -r etc. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwFont) {Default font to use for new WWW windows }
set prefshelp(HTML,interarchyMirrorWarn) {Warn before mirroring with Interarchy }
set prefshelp(Tcl,indentSlashEndLines) {Indentation scheme for lines following one ending in a backslash }
set prefshelp(HTML,electricGreater) {Auto-indent when typing > }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref gzip)} {To include "gzip" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "gzip" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(emacLastWordIfTouching) {To make the capitalisation commands effect the previous word if the cursor is at its end, click this box.||To leave capitalisation commands unaltered, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Perl,retrieveOutput) {Turn this item on to automatically retrieve any output written to the Perl output window, displaying it in a new window under Alpha||Turn this item off to disable the automatic retrieval of any Perl output window }
set prefshelp(sh,shScriptsHomePage) {The "sh Scripts Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(manipCols,prefixBindingChar) {Character to use for prefix bindings }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartQuoteStyle) {Choose your smart quote style here, depending on the language you write your documents in.  You currently need to restart after changing this preference (to be fixed). }
set prefshelp(TeX,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,semicolonSwitchesWindows) {To toggle amongst open Mailbox/Mail windows by using the semi-colon key, turn this item on||To never use the semi-colon key to toggle amongst open Mailbox/Mail windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,createHyperlinkMenu) {Includes items to create hyperlinks (i.e. for urls and e-mails) in the active window }
set prefshelp(Perl,magicColor) {In Perl mode, the colour of words started by '$'.  Perl considers such  words to be variables. }
set prefshelp(PS,EpstopdfSig) {Signature of epstopdf }
set prefshelp(macMenu,additionalTypes) {Specify additional application signatures for the "Creator" popup in  the Change Creator dialog window. }
set prefshelp(Setx,usePairedComments) {Turn this item on to use the defined paired comment characters in 'Comment Line / Box / Paragraph' menu items||Turn this item off to use only a single comment character for the 'Comment Line / Box / Paragraph' menu items }
set prefshelp(TeX,accentSmartEscape) {If set, allows the TeX accents to be deleted at once with the delete key. }
set prefshelp(Bib,entryBraces) {Turn this item on to use curly braces to delimit entries (otherwise parentheses are used)||Turn this item on to use parentheses to delimit entries (otherwise curly braces are used) }
set prefshelp(PHP,leftFillColumn) {Preferences ----------- }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,numberOfRecentDirs) {The number of recent directories to remember when building the menu. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,structuralMarks) {To mark files structurally, recognising the special comments entered by 'ctrl-3', turn this item on||To mark files alphabetically, placing unindexed ('hidden') procs at the end of the list, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,commandColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,starColor) {The color of the asterisk. }
set prefshelp(sh,addFlags) {Enter additional command flags to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_TargetPlatform) {Target platform for which code is to be edited. Every code fragment is commented or uncommented accordingly to the conditional compiler flags listed for the  given target platform.  Ex.: Any code fragment between the comments (* IF VERSION_BDM *)  and (* ENDIF VERSION_BDM *) is uncommented if the flag 'BDM' is listed  in 'm2_SunCompFlagList' and the current target platform is 'Sun'. Conversely,  in this example, any code fragment between the comments (* IF VERSION_MAC *)  and (* ENDIF VERSION_MAC *) is commented if the flag 'MAC' is not listed  in 'm2_SunCompFlagList' }
set prefshelp(Mf,pathToPlainMfFile) {Access path to file plain.mf defining Metafont's basic macros. }
set prefshelp(PS,wordBreak) {PostScript mode's notion of what is a word. }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentCharacter) {Everything from the Comment Character(s) to the end of the current line will be colorized according to the "Comment Color".  This should agree with the Prefix String below. }
set prefshelp(S,s+Sig) {Click on "Set" to find the local S+ application.  (As of this writing there are no such applications for the Macintosh.) }
set prefshelp(moveInsertion) {To force the insertion point to move with 'pageBack' and 'pageForward'  commands, click this box||To leave the insertion point in place (usually  offscreen) after 'pageBack' and 'pageForward' commands, click this box }
set prefshelp(HTML,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,citeCommands) {Commands used by your citation package.  The items in this list are colorized, and are command-double-clickable to find the location of the citation in your .bib file. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,autoView) {Control to what extent viewing takes place automatically after a tex run. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,pageForwardItem) {Open the next item in your browsing history list }
set prefshelp(Fort,commentCharacter) {This comment character will be used for all "Comment" menu items. }
set prefshelp(TIP,tipFormat) {The url of the TIP formatting guidelines }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,editLastUsedFile) {Use this key binding to edit the most recently used file. }
set prefshelp(TIP,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,texableFileExtensions) {Files with these suffixes are considered TeXable. }
set prefshelp(WWW,historyDays) {The number of days to remember history items.  If this preference is empty, history items will be remembered until deleted by exceeding the "History Limit" preference. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,defaultCommand) {TeX commands and formats  The tendency seems to be that pdflatex is default in OSX: }
set prefshelp(Mail,newerMessagesListedFirst) {To list messages in the order they were received, turn this item on||To list messages with the most recent ones first, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Plc,useFasterButWorseIndentation) {required for use of C++::correctIndentation }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreSpaceChanges) {Ignore changes in amount of white space }
set prefshelp(HTML,optionalClosing) {Use the optional closing tag of these elements }
set prefshelp(Mail,renderHtmlFormattedText) {To attempt to render html formatted text when viewing received mail, turn this item on.  Any plain text alternatives will then be ignored||To never render html formatted text when viewing received mail, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SAS,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,CSSColoring) {Color CSS keywords? }
set prefshelp(Caml,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(MPW,echoFromMenu) {Echo in the worksheet the "get" commands sent from the menu. }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,showDistinctDuplicates) {Show each copy of files with the same name by identifying them with their disk location }
set prefshelp(SPSS,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(::embrace::trigger) {The letter B such that Ctrl-B triggers the embrace functions }
set prefshelp(WWW,electricUrlCompletions) {To enable electric url completions in the "Go To Url" window, turn this item on||To disable electric url completions in the "Go To Url" window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,PsselectSig) {Signature of psselect }
set prefshelp(tags,tagFile) {File to use for Tag searches. }
set prefshelp(TeX,buildPkgsSubmenu) {Turn this item on to build the submenu of all known packages, based on those found in the TeX mode search paths as well as those in the folder of your TeX application.  Selecting these packages will insert a '\usepackage' line in the window||Turn this item off to never build the submenu of all known packages.  This will build the TeX menu faster when it is first inserted in the menu bar }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,maxNumbErr) {Max number of errors allowed when checking filter's syntax. Will stop checking if more. }
set prefshelp(fileset,includeNonTextFiles) {To allow filesets to contain files not marked as text (which Alpha will ask the system to open, when selected from any menu), turn this item on||To disallow filesets from containing non-text files, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,stuffSig) {The signature of your "DropStuff" application }
set prefshelp(Mf,screenstrokes) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,textUtilsMenu) {Includes items from the "Edit" menu for sorting lines, commenting text,  filling paragraphs, etc.  }
set prefshelp(Setx,SetextHomePage) {The "Setext Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(CSS,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Dico,fontSize) {This pref should have value 9 since console geometries assume this. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlSig) {The location of the local Perl application. }
set prefshelp(HTML,checkAnchors) {Check anchors in links? }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoCapForceLower) {These words will only be capitalized in Auto Cap Field texts if they appear at the start of a clause. }
set prefshelp(Diff,compareDirectoriesRecursively) {When comparing directories, recursively compare any subdirectories found }
set prefshelp(Wiki,useWWWMenuForViewing) {To always use Alpha's WWW Menu to view wiki pages via the Wiki Menu, turn this item on||To always use your "View URL" setting to view wiki  pages via the Wiki Menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Pyth,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToPlainMfFile) {Set the path to the plain.mf file on your installation. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recogniseTclX) {Colour TclX commands }
set prefshelp(Fort,commentColor) {The color for all comments. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,prefixString) {Set up the mode specific preferences }
set prefshelp(SAS,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ***), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(lineNumbers) {To display line numbers and other information in the left margin of each new window, click this box||To make maximum use of window space and not use a left margin, click this box. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_errListDOK) {Path and name of the file, which contains the explanations of compiler errors. This file is needed to display error explanations after having compiled erroneous source code. Normally this preference is automatically defined while configuring the launching  of a Modula-2 shell. See menu "M2 -> Configure Launching". }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,clipboardMenu) {Includes items to Cut, Copy, and Paste into the active window }
set prefshelp(Tcl,stringColor) {Colour for strings }
set prefshelp(Setx,keypadFindsMark) {When the numeric keypad is NOT locked, 1 and 3 can search for either the next file mark or the next paragraph, placing the new insertion point in the center of the window.  Turn this item on to search for file marks||Turn this item off to search for the next paragraph rather than the next file mark }
set prefshelp(HTML,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scil,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(versionControlAware) {Respect a file's ckid "version-control" resources when it is opened.  This preference also changes the default "Version-Control Aware" checkbox value in the "File > Open" dialog. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,augmentContext) {Set this flag if you want your script to be compiled in augmentation to a specific context script. The context script can be selected  in the Scripts submenu with the Control key down. }
set prefshelp(f90,fortranHomePage) {This url will be opened by the "f90 > Fortran Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(cutPasteWhitespace) {To adjust the whitespace when cutting or pasting a word in the current window, turn this item on||To disable the adjustment of whitespace when cutting or pasting a word in the current window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scm,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,lispSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local Lisp application. }
set prefshelp(Mp,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on. The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(topMargin) {Margin size for printing }
set prefshelp(backupAgeRequirementInHours) {If the previous backup is more recent than this number of hours, then don't make a new backup.  If greater than zero, this means the  backups Alpha has tend to be significantly different to the current file. }
set prefshelp(statusWindowAlwaysOnTop) {The status bar at the bottom of the screen can float above all other windows. }
set prefshelp(sh,unixManPageUrl) {Command double-clicking on shell keywords can alternatively send them to this url for an on-line man page.  See the "sh Scripts Help" file for details. }
set prefshelp(execSearchPath) {Extra filesystem locations to search for executables }
set prefshelp(HTML,attrDialogAfterCompleting) {Open attribute dialog after completing? }
set prefshelp(BibToHtml,bblFile) {Used to set the default location for finding a .bbl file via a dialog. }
set prefshelp(GPLT,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,underlineMarks) {To always underline marks when using 'Mark Text' menu items, turn this item on||to never underline marks when using 'Mark Text' menu items, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Fort,functionColor) {The color for "bit" keywords such as "bit_size" "btest" "iand" etc. }
set prefshelp(nonInteractiveApps) {Alpha tries to capture stdout/stderr when it spawns off processes.  For some processes this isn't really useful, and it's best if Alpha just sets the thing running and then ignores it.  Set this variable to a list of those items in the helpers dialog which Alpha should ignore in this way }
set prefshelp(copyRing,menuStringLength) {Items in the "Clip Recorder" and "Window Clips" menus will be truncated to this length (although the full text of the history item will always be inserted.) }
set prefshelp(mailSig) {Use this preference to locate your mail application. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,lookUpInDictionaryItem) {Sends the current word (beneath the cursor) to "Dictionary.app" }
set prefshelp(M2,prefixString) {Text inserted at begin of every line in current selection }
set prefshelp(openPackages) {To allow for opening packages in the Get File dialog. }
set prefshelp(TeX,warnIfPackageNotIncluded) {Turn this item on to warn if a particular template requires a certain package and it's not there||Turn this item off to never warn when a particular template requires a certain package and it's not there }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,saveInMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will save the active window in that location }
set prefshelp(M2,backup) {To back up any Modula-2 source file when saving it, turn this item on|| To overwrite the older file when saving the newly edited content,  turn this item off. It is highly recommended to turn this item off when programing in Modula-2. See also menu  "Config -> Preferences -> Electric Completions". }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,alphaTclCvsMenu) {Includes items to view cvs changes to the active window, browse the AlphaTcl cvs repository, and update your AlphaTcl library. }
set prefshelp(Ada,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(printHeaderFullPath) {To include a file's full path in the printed header, click this box ||To place just a file's name in the printed header, click this box }
set prefshelp(sh,navigateParagraphs) {To navigate blocks of commands, separated by empty lines, turn this item on|| To navigate by indentation, where a command starts in the first column, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlHelpDocsFolder) {The location of the local version of the Perl 5 Commands Help folder. }
set prefshelp(WWW,markHeadingsToLevel) {The "Marks" menu will include header items up to this level. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_shellName) {Path and name of Modula-2 shell which compiles and loads your programs }
set prefshelp(showCompletionsInElectricMenu) {To show mode-dependent electric completions in menu; i.e. include in the menu all items which when typed, followed by cmd-Tab, will complete into some command, click this box||To remove all mode-dependent completions from the electric menu, once you've learnt everything that's available, click this box. }
set prefshelp(showAllPopupModes) {To show all options in the "Mode" pop-up menu, turn this item on||To only show the items included in the "Popup Menu Modes" preference in the "Mode" pop-up menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,useCurrentPath) {Turn this item on to use the path of the current window to list all bibliographies when building databases and indices, or to "Search All Bib Files"||Turn this item off to not use the path of the current window when listing bibliographies for databases, indices, or to "Search All Bib Files" }
set prefshelp(M2,defaultFont) {Default font to use in new windows }
set prefshelp(Calc,includeFunctionHyperlinks) {To always include Function hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item on||To never include Function hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(twiddleAdjusts) {The 'twiddle' and 'twiddle words' operations can follow a variety of user preferences.  Select your preferred mode of operation here. }
set {prefshelp(TeXC;#,defaultProgName)} {And also with the choice of -progname... }
set prefshelp(Mf,imagerules) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(warningForObsoleteProcedures) {To display a warning when an obsolete command/proc is called in AlphaTcl, turn this item on||To disable the warning when obsolete commands/procs are called in AlphaTcl, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,formatMenu) {Allows you to change line endings, tabsize, etc,; this is a duplicate of the status bar "File Info" menu }
set prefshelp(Scrp,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,saveInMenu) {To insert a 'Save In' submenu in the File menu, turn this item on. Selecting any menu item will save the current window into the chosen directory or volume||To remove the 'Save In' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,LaTeXHomePage) {The "LaTeX Help --> LaTeX Home Page" menu item will open this url. }
set prefshelp(forceDocumentOnReopen) {When Alpha is reopened (launched again when already running) and has no documents open already, create a new untitled document. This is required by the HIG but can be irritating. }
set prefshelp(lockStatus) {To fix the position of the status bar, click this box.||To allow dragging of the status bar (usually at the bottom of the screen), click this box. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_savedState) {Saving files with, e.g. MPW, resources }
set prefshelp(Bib,bibAutoIndex) {Bibliography Indices and Databases can be very useful for command double clicking and searching, but must occasionally be rebuilt.  This preference allows you to cancel rebuilding. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,wwwDictionary Menu)} {Includes items to look up words in a variety of web-based dictionaries, displaying them either in ALPHA or your local browser as specified by your "View Html" preference }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,recentDirsMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will trigger an "Open File" dialog using that directory as the default location. }
set prefshelp(Setx,magicColor) {Color of the user defined magic character. }
set prefshelp(TeX,funcExpr) {This regular expression is used for the {} 'Parse Funcs' menu on the side of the window, and for folding (sub)sections in Alphatk }
set prefshelp(Java,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,contenttypes) {A list of content types }
set prefshelp(notes,notesFolder) {The location of the "Notes" folder. }
set prefshelp(Diff,resizeWindowsWhenDone) {Adjust each document window's geometry to original size when  closing the diff window. }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToPlainMpFile) {Set the path to the mfplain.mp file on your installation. }
set prefshelp(Caml,lineWrap) {============================================================================= Set up package-specific mode variables  }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,zipDestination) {To use the "Zip Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use zip's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scrp,launchToGetTerminology) {Set this flag if you want AppleScript mode to take care of dynamic scripting terminology (i-e when an 'scsz'  resource is present) when trying to open a dictionary. This is useful mostly for applications with scriptable plug-ins. }
set prefshelp(HTML,attributeColor) {Attribute color }
set prefshelp(Objc,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Lisp,lispHelp) {Command double-clicking on a Lisp keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,updateFileVersion) {Menu Shortcut to update the version number in a file's header.  These version numbers can be inserted by some of the standard document templates. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,macWindowMenu) {Includes items to display and/or change information about  the active window or its file resources }
set prefshelp(pixelOffsetFromBottomOfWindow) {The status bar at the bottom of the screen can be placed  according to your preferences for OS-dependent taskbars. If your taskbar automatically hides itself, then there is no need to have any pixel offset.  Otherwise an offset of 18-48 may be useful.  If the status bar is under the menus, this setting is ignored. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,usedvipdfm) {When using pdf viewer for dvi, we must first distill the pdf. This can be done using dvipdfm which is faster, or dvips-ghostscript which understands all postscript specials.  (dvipdf isn't good at ps rotation specials, for example). }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTeX,relatedTeXCommandsMenu) {Includes items that are related to the current LaTeX command, allowing you to replace the current command }
set prefshelp(PS,PstopsSig) {Signature of pstops }
set prefshelp(sh,suffixColor) {Color of file suffixes }
set prefshelp(Mf,notransforms) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(newDocument,newDocumentHandler) {The handler of new documents.  'Alpha' simply creates a new window, other packages (such as Document Projects) have more sophisticated options. }
set prefshelp(HTML,homeOpenNonTextFile) {Return on non text file in home page window opens file? }
set prefshelp(TeX,leftFillColumn) {How far lines should be indented after an automatic carriage return.  This feature is somewhat buggy -- best to leave it at 0. }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,typoModes) {Electric corrections only take place for the modes listed here.  If the list is empty, corrections take place for all modes. }
set prefshelp(SAS,addCommands) {Enter additional SAS proc commands to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(Bib,symbolColor) {The color of special LaTeX symbols, such as $, &, etc. }
set prefshelp(browserSig) {The application signature of your internet browser }
set prefshelp(Fort,continueCharacters) {These characters are the "Continue Character" options.  (You'll need to save this preference, close the dialog (with OK) and then re-open it in order to choose it from the above pop-up menu.) }
set prefshelp(Stta,addOptions) {Enter additional options or abbreviations to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(TIP,tipEditor) {The email address of the current TIP editor }
set prefshelp(M2,commentColor) {Color used for Modula-2 comments (* *) }
set prefshelp(C++,tcl/TkHelpLocalFolder) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this local help directory. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,unlockFilesDuringBatchReplacements) {Unlock locked files when necessary to perform batch replacements||Unlock locked files when necessary to perform batch replacements }
set prefshelp(Java,classSearchPath) {Your Java class path. }
set prefshelp(M2,standardProcColor) {Color used for Modula-2 standard procedures, such as ABS, INC etc. }
set prefshelp(backupFolder) {Folder in which to store backups.  A null value tells Alpha to use the file's current directory. }
set prefshelp(S,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace or parenthesis, turn this item on||To have the brace and parenthesis keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,bookmarksMenu) {Provides easy access to all of your saved bookmarks }
set prefshelp(TeXC,autoSaveTopWinOnTypeset) {Check this flag to automatically save when invoking Typeset, instead of asking.  Or instead of first pressing Cmd-S and then Typeset. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlLibFolder) {The location of any local Perl library, used to find 'require'd files while command double-clicking, and to create the "Perl Lib Scripts" submenu. }
set prefshelp(Fltr,commentColor) {Default color for the comments in the filters: }
set prefshelp(fileset,sortFilesetItems) {A type can have the option of being unsorted (e.g. tex-filesets) }
set prefshelp(M2,suffixString) {Text appended at end of every line in current selection }
set prefshelp(neverWrapOnOpen) {To open files as-is, without prompting the user to wrap them, click this box.||To prompt the user when opening files with very long lines, click this box. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,saveACopyInMenu) {To insert a 'Save A Copy In' submenu in the File menu, turn this item on. Selecting any menu item will save a copy of the current window into the chosen directory or volume||To remove the 'Save A Copy In' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,titleColour) {The colour of the title (first alpha-numeric line) in Help files.  This string is always underlined as well. }
set prefshelp(Fort,indentComments) {Comments can be automatically indented to column 3, column 7, or left alone (retaining any original indentation.) }
set prefshelp(M2,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a  semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a mere semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off.  'Electric Semicolon' is not recommended in Modula-2 programming }
set prefshelp(notes,openNotesOnStartup) {All files in the "Notes" folder can be opened with Alpha is first started, or opened but iconified. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,commentsContinuation) {How to handle comments continuation }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl1) {This is the url for search engine number 1.  Search terms will be appended to the end, so it must include the special cgi pointers. }
set prefshelp(HTML,adjustIndentation) {Adjust indentation when inserting a template in the beginning of a line? }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl2) {This is the url for search engine number 2. }
set prefshelp(WWW,prevWwwWindow) {The key binding to switch among open WWW windows. }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl3) {This is the url for search engine number 3. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenStuffDestination) {To automatically open the "Stuff Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(PS,autoMark) {Set this flag if you want your source file to be marked automatically when it is opened. }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,searchUrl4) {This is the url for search engine number 4. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,${alpha::application}HelpMenu)} {Includes a list of Help files, such as those items in the main Help menu }
set prefshelp(Caml,leftFillColumn) {Number of blanks left at beginning of lines by 'fill' routines. }
set prefshelp(maxTemplateNesting) {If the level of nesting of template stops exceeds this value, we clear all template stops. }
set prefshelp(::Dico::backgroundConsole) {To have the Dictionary Console frontmost when a word is looked up,  click this box||To keep the Dictionary Console in the background,  even when a word is looked up, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Mf,funcExpr) {Regular expression used in the Functions pop-up menu  (above the M pop-up menu, top right of the current window). }
set prefshelp(Fort,autoMark) {To automatically mark new windows (if none have been previously saved) turn this item on||To never automatically mark new windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,useBigBrother) {Check links with Big Brother? }
set prefshelp(macMenu,defaultHome) {This specifies where [pwd] should start from and where [cd] lead to }
set prefshelp(macMenu,predefExtensions) {List here the extensions which will have a checkbox of their own in the predefined Extensions dialog window. You can also specify additional extensions in the "Other Extensions" field of this same window. }
set prefshelp(PHP,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(f90,stringColor) {The color for all strings that are contained in double quotes. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Calc,includeHistorySection) {To always include a History section at the bottom of the Calculator window, turn this item on||To never include a History section at the bottom of the Calculator window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,stuffDestinationFolder) {This is the "Stuff" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,pastePreviousShortcut) {The keyboard shortcut for the "Edit > Paste Previous" command }
set prefshelp(Bib,fieldBraces) {Turn this item on to use curly braces to delimit field values (otherwise quotation marks are used)||Turn this item on to use quotation marks to delimit field values (otherwise curly braces are used) }
set prefshelp(HTML,neveraskforAttributes) {Attributes globally never asked about }
set prefshelp(Bib,alignEquals) {Turn this item on to line up the = signs for all fields when reformatting||Turn this item off to leave = signs alone when reformatting }
set prefshelp(copyRing,uniqueHistory) {Only include one copy of an item in the Clipboard Cache, even if it is cut or copied multiple times }
set prefshelp(Bib,ignoreExtraFields) {Turn this item on to ignore the presence of "extra" fields when validating entries||Turn this item off to report the presence of "extra" fields when validating entries. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,clipRecorder Menu)} {Inserts items from the current Clip Recorder History cache into the  active window }
set prefshelp(Tcl,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark Tcl files when first opened if there are no marks currently saved||Turn this item off to never automatically mark Tcl files when they are first opened }
set prefshelp(C,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Chng,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(forceMainScreen) {To force newly opened windows onto the main screen, click this box||To allow new windows to be opened anywhere, including off screen, click this box. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,wwwWindowMenu) {Includes items to reload, refresh, copy the source url (etc.)  of the active WWW window; this is a duplicate of the "WWW Menu > WWW Window" menu }
set prefshelp(sh,unixHelpUrl) {Command double-clicking on shell keywords will send them to this url for on-lin help.  See the "sh Scripts Help" file for details. }
set prefshelp(autoHScroll) {To scroll the horizontal scrollbar automatically to follow your typing,  click this box||To enforce manual use of the horizontal scroll bar, click this box. }
set prefshelp(TeX,availableTeXPrograms) {This preference contains the list of available TeX programs.  The selected program will be used by any "Typeset" menu item in the "Process" submenu. }
set prefshelp(Mf,pathToModesMfFile) {Access path to file modes.mf defining the parameters for all possible Metafont modes. }
set prefshelp(Perl,applyToBuffer) {Turn this item on to apply the filter to the entire current text window||Turn this item off to use only the selected text when applying the filter }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXglossaryStyle) {(CMacTeX only) This is the default glossary style used by MakeGlossary. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,useCacheOnStartup) {To use a cache of the Recent Dirs items when restarting Alpha (which is quicker but might not accurately reflect missing dirs) turn this item on||To always check the list of Recent Dirs items to see if they exist when restarting Alpha (which might take a little longer) turn this item off }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,emailLinkColor) {The color to use for e-mail hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartSubscripts) {Pressing this key will insert a subscript _{} if the context is relevant }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,openRecentMenu) {Includes the names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a name will open that file in ALPHA for editing }
set prefshelp(Stta,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,templateFolders) {Template folders. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwSearch1) {These bindings are for the "WWW Menu --> Search Engines" submenu. }
set prefshelp(MPW,histBufferSize) {Size of the commands history buffer. Option-click on the title bar of the current window to see the commands history }
set prefshelp(printerFontSize) {The font-size to use for printing documents. }
set prefshelp(Mail,killWindowAfterSend) {To automaticallly kill the active Mail window after it has been sent via your mailer client, turn this item on||To never automaticallly kill the active Mail window after it has been sent via your mailer client, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileset,indentFilesetItems) {Visual formatting may be of relevance to some types }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXindexStyles) {(CMacTeX only) This is the saved list of index styles to choose from. }
set prefshelp(Mf,mfModeForPrinter) {Name of the printer mode for Metafont: for instance cx at 300dpi,  canonex at 600dpi etc. Default is canonex. }
set prefshelp(vcs,addNameOfSystemToPopup) {To always include the name of the version control system associated with the current window in the pop-up menu, turn this item on||To never include the name of the version control system associated with the current window in the pop-up menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,accountName) {The account name registered with Alpha-Bugzilla. }
set prefshelp(windowGeometry) {If set, then this geometry will over-ride the normal window shape which is calculated on the fly based on your screen resolution, status-bar position, theme, etc. }
set prefshelp(SAS,argumentColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(Setx,fancyMarks) {To further highlight section marks, including the mark line above the section as well as below it, turn this item on.  This only works with the "Section Marks" key bindings||To only include the section mark below the section name, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(elecStopMarker) {The character inserted into the text to indicate 'stop marks': useful positions which you can jump between very quickly }
set prefshelp(tabSize) {The default size for a tab character for new windows (not necessarily the same as the amount of space used for visual indentation of code). Alpha can be configured to remember tab sizes for previously edited documents -- see 'savedState' for details. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,saveIn) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to save the current window into. }
set prefshelp(M2,electricNumKeypad_1) {To use key 1 on the numeric keypad to trigger electric completions, turn this item on.  This key is particularly convenient on PowerBook keyboards (fn-J where fn = function key).  It works only if NLCK (NumLoCK) in the status bar is turned off (white)|| For ordinary use of the numeric keypad key 1, turn this item off.  For turning this feature temporarily off or on, you can also simply toggle button NLCK in the status bar (grey = ordinary numeric key pad) }
set prefshelp(TeX,standardTeXLabelDelimiter) {The delimiter to use by default in labels inserted into the text.  For instance the default is a colon, so labels are written \label{fig:...} or \label{eq:...}.  You may prefer a hyphen '-' or  ... }
set prefshelp(TemplateWrappers) {Visual appearance of templates in the text }
set prefshelp(Mail,confirmBeforeSending) {To always ask for confirmation before sending new mail messages, turn this item on||To never ask for confirmation before sending new mail messages, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,magicColor) {Color of the magic character $.  Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, up to the next empty space. }
set prefshelp(WWW,alwaysOpenFrames) {To always open 'frameset' url sites with all available frames, turn this item on||To always be asked about opening 'frameset' url sites before fetching and rendering them, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,alphaDevHelpMenu) {Includes a list of Help files that provide more information about how AlphaTcl works and how to modify ALPHA's behavior }
set prefshelp(C#,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Inst,defaultAlphaUploadSite) {Default internet location to which we upload stuffed, binhexed packages. }
set prefshelp(preferedHelpFormat) {Some Help files are available in multiple formats, such as html, pdf, etc.  This preference sets a default format to open, if available. }
set prefshelp(MPW,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,markLinkColor) {The color to use for section mark hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(M2,boxedSectionMarks) {To format subsection structural marks with a box, turn this item on|| To format subsection structural marks without a box, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(blockCursor) {To use a solid rectangular cursor, click this box||To use a thin vertical  cursor, click this box. }
set prefshelp(searchPaths,openSelection) {key-binding to find and open file with selected name }
set prefshelp(man,funcExpr) {These are used by the ::parseFuncs procedure when the user clicks on the {} button in man mode. Troff definitions look like this: .de UL \\$1\l'|0\(ul'\\$2 .. }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToModesMfFile) {Set the path to the modes.mf file on your installation. }
set prefshelp(addChosenEncodingsToPreferred) {To always add the encoding selected in the "Encodings" pop-up  menu as a preferred option, turn this item on||To only add  encodings to the preferred list "manually," turn this item off }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,saveACopyIn) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to save a copy of the current window into. }
set prefshelp(SQL,upcaseCommands) {Set this preference to automatically upcase command names as you type. }
set prefshelp(TeX,scanBibFilesInFilesets) {To scan .bib files for '\input' commands when building TeX filesets, turn  this item on||To never scan .bib files for '\input' commands when building  TeX filesets, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(templateStopColor) {The colour used for template stops inserted into the text. }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailViewWindowGeometry) {The geometry for all new Mail viewing windows. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,macSystemMenu) {Includes items to display and/or change information about your System's file structure, including locking, trashing, renaming, copying (etc.) files and directories }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,tarDestinationFolder) {This is the "Tar" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(TeX,nameOfTeXProgram) {Name of the current TeX program to use when typesetting. }
set prefshelp(timeStampStyle) {Time-stamps are in ISO or a shorter, more readable format. }
set prefshelp(Diff,synchroniseMoveAndView) {Up/Down arrows both scroll the diff window and synchronise the viewed portion of text in the document windows }
set prefshelp(TeX,bibtexOptions) {(CMacTeX only) BibTeX options }
set prefshelp(putTemplatesInMainMenu) {To put all the templates into the main electric menu rather than in a  submenu, click this box||To place all templates in a sub-menu of the  electric menu, click this box. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_maxLineLength) {Maximum length of lines beyond which automatical wrapping occurs while typing }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,filteringDepth) {Sets the depth of nested subfolders to visit when applying a filter to  a folder. 0 means don't recurse in subfolders, -1 means unlimited depth. }
set prefshelp(S,s+HomePage) {The "S+ Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Stta,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(MATL,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Fort,cPreprocessColor) {The color for all keywords that start with a hash mark. }
set prefshelp(C,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Diff,translatePathDelimiters) {If you've imported a diff file from a Unix/Windows system and wish to view or use it on MacOS Classic, this option allows you to use it with Alpha on MacOS Classic too.  It also works the other way round (import a diff file from MacOS onto Unix/Windows system). }
set prefshelp(WWW,ignoreForms) {To ignore all forms while rendering, turn this item on||To insert 'form begins/end' markers when rendering forms, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,autoAdjustWidth) {To automatically adjust the text in a rendered window to fit its width, turn this item on||To always use the value of the WWW mode preference 'Fill Column' when rendering windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(cw,generateLinkMap) {Linking options }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTeX,ProcessMenu) {Inserts a duplicate of the "LaTeX Menu > Process" menu, giving you easy  access to all of the various typesetting and related commands. }
set prefshelp(Mf,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,addTargetsTo) {Add new target windows to this set }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findDifference) {Start a forwards search of the frontmost two windows, from the current cursor position, for the first difference between their contents }
set prefshelp(BibToHtml,count) {This won't be saved, but it's convenient to save it in the same array. }
set prefshelp(Diff,linesOfContext) {Default lines of context to generate when asking Diff to do its magic }
set prefshelp(Wiki,prevParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Prev Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_author) {First and last name of author (used in templates) }
set prefshelp(fillColumn) {When wrapping text (see 'Line Wrap' preference), wrapping occurs for any text at or beyond this column position (where column counting starts from zero at the left window edge).  Used by all 'Fill' routines }
set prefshelp(supersearch,boxHeights) {Enter the number of rows of text to make room for in the 'Search For' and  'Replace With' boxes in the search dialog }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibModeFilesMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Bib Mode Files" menu }
set prefshelp(Mf,screenchars) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useBrackets) {Turn this item on to use use '\[', '\]' for display math  environments.  Turn this item off to use a full \begin..\end{displaymath} environment. }
set prefshelp(M2,sortListedItems) {To make M-button list items in alphabetically sorted order, turn this item on|| To make M-button list items in order of occurrence, turn this item off. Since the curly braces button offers already a sorted list, it is recommended to have this item normally turned off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,bracketColor) {The color of square brackets. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,beepOnFailedSearch) {To beep on a failed search, click this box.||To remain silent on failed searches, click this box. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,tclWindowMenu) {Includes items to evaluate the active window, change the coloring scheme, and rebuild indices }
set prefshelp(HTML,activeColorSets) {Active color sets }
set prefshelp(Scrp,includeDescription) {Set this flag if you want AppleScript mode to take care of descriptive comments stored as a TEXT resource in the compiled scripts. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,alphaDevUtilsMenu) {Includes items to insert menu/binding codes, massage text strings, rebuild menus, and rebuild AlphaTcl/Tcl indices. }
set prefshelp(Help,packageHelpColour) {The colour of 'package: somePackage' help file hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(MPW,stringColor) {Default color for the strings. }
set prefshelp(WWW,homePage) {This local file or remote url will be opened by the "Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(MPW,variablesColor) {Default color for the variables names. }
set prefshelp(TIP,tipWebsite) {The url of the current TIP web site }
set prefshelp(Bib,smartQuotes) {Turn this item on to automatically turn ' or " into ` or `` or ' or '' as you type, depending upon the context||Turn this item off to never turn ' or " into ` or '' as you type }
set prefshelp(HTML,extraSpace) {Extra space in empty element tags }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref zip)} {To include "zip" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "zip" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,correctTypos) {Automatically correct misspellings/typos for the specified modes. }
set prefshelp(TeX,includeGraphicsFilesInFilesets) {To include graphics files in TeX filesets (e.g. eps files), turn this item  on||To restrict TeX filesets to textual files only, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,listSectionStructuralMarks) {To make M-button recognize subsection structural marks, turn this item on. Such structural marks are created by selecting some text and pressing CTRL-4. Subsection structural marks are shown nested within main marks. The M-button resembles a paper clip and can be found near the top right border of a window|| To make M-button ignore subsection structural marks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(sortFuncsMenu) {To sort the items in the popup function menu '{}', click this box||To leave the items in the popup function menu '{}' in the order in which they appear, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Bib,useSearchPaths) {Turn this item on to use the Bib mode's "Search Paths" to create the list of bibliographies||Turn this item off to not use the Bib mode's "Search Paths to create the list of bibliographies }
set prefshelp(CSS,commentColor) {Color of comments }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,windowClips Menu)} {Inserts items from the current Window Clips History cache into the active window, i.e. items that have recently been cut, copied, or  pasted in the active window }
set prefshelp(PS,PsbookSig) {Signature of psbook }
set prefshelp(CSS,htmlColor) {Color of HTML elements }
set prefshelp(f90,indentProgramBlocks) {To always indent the contents of PROGRAM blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of PROGRAM blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartSuperscripts) {Pressing this key will insert a superscript _{} if the context is relevant }
set prefshelp(TeX,indentLaTeXEnvironments) {Turn this item on to indent lines between \begin ...  \end pairs.  This not only works for automatic indentation but also for "Environments" menu items and electric completions/expansions Note that the 'document' environment is never indented||Turn this item off to never indent lines between \begin ...  \end pairs }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,showRecentDir) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to open in the Finder. }
set prefshelp(changeTypeAndCreatorOnSave) {To make Alpha take ownership of files when they are saved, click this box||To leave file ownership untouched when saving, click this box. }
set prefshelp(C++,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SAS,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as "/", "@", etc. }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,smartI) {Automatically convert " i " to " I ". }
set prefshelp(PS,Pfa2pfbSig) {Signature of pfa2pfb }
set prefshelp(speech,speechConsole) {The "Edit > Speech > Speech Console" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(Wiki,editWikiPage) {The "Wiki Menu > Edit Wiki Page" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(man,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,goToPageMenu) {Includes items to navigate your recent browsing history }
set prefshelp(TemplatePrompts) {The format of the template stops:  (a) just use the 'Elec Stop Marker' (b) use markers but signal the name in the status window (c) insert names into the window with the markers (d) insert names and highlight into the window with the markers (e) insert names as in (d), but delete prompt when advancing. }
set prefshelp(Mail,selectNextField) {Use this keyboard shortcut to navigate Mail window sections. }
set prefshelp(Pasc,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(undoOn) {To retain editing information to allow undo/redo operations, click this box|| To edit destructively (saving memory, and operating a little faster in, for  example global replaces), click this box. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(TeX,availableTeXFormats) {This preference contains a list of available TeX formats, which appear in the "Process --> TeX Formats" submenu.  Selecting any of these items will reset the current TeX Format, and if the format given in the first line of the base TeX file (something like %&LaTeX) is different from the format chosen you are asked if you want to include this format line. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,unverbatim) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Unverbatim" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(HTML,lastDocType) {Last doctype used in New dialog }
set prefshelp(Mf,nodisplays) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,networkedItemsShouldBe) {Networked item (on the Windows OS) are never checked to see if they exist because if you are no longer on the network this can cause a big hangup. Networked items can be ignored, included, or marked as such in the menu. }
set prefshelp(listPickIfMultExpds) {This is similar to the flag for completions. }
set prefshelp(Java,useFasterButWorseIndentation) {required for use of C++::correctIndentation }
set prefshelp(Wiki,unquote) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Text > Unquote" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(mapl,mintSig) {Click on 'Set' to locate your local Mint application. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,application) {Select the statistical application to be used. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUsingSelection) {Turn this item on to bypass the search text dialog if there is a currently highighted selection when using the "Search Engines" menu items||Turn this item off to use any currently highlighted selection as the default text in the "Search Engines" dialog }
set prefshelp(mapl,mapleHomePage) {The "Maple Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(speech,stopSpeaking) {The "Edit > Speech > Stop Speaking" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(S,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ###), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,buildFilesOnStart) {Turn this item on to automatically create the list of recognized .bib files when the BibTeX menu is first built||Turn this item off to only create the list of recognized .bib files when called by a menu item }
set prefshelp(macMenu,overwriteIfExists) {If this flag is set, you will not be warned when a copy or a move action has to overwrite an already existing file. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,autoGrep) {To add the 'Auto Grep' button to the search dialog, which allows quick switching between regexp and non-regexp patterns, click this box.||To remove the 'Auto Grep' button from the search dialog, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Bib,commentColor) {The color of all text following the % symbol. }
set prefshelp(MPW,autoMark) {Set this flag if you want your source file to be marked automatically when it is opened. }
set prefshelp(TeX,refCommands) {The commands which are used to refer to labels elsewhere in the text.  Items in this list will be colorized, and are command-double-clickable. }
set prefshelp(SAS,sasSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local SAS application. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuHTML,followLinkItem) {Opens the file indicated by the surrounding url }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,orderRecentFilesBy) {The ordering scheme for items in the recent files menu. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,addCommands) {Enter additional SPSS keywords to be colorized.  These will also be included in electric completions. }
set prefshelp(HTML,browsers) {Browser signatures }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,tclProcsMenu) {Includes utilities to obtain information about the current procedure or  the proc beneath the cursor, or to reload or reformat the surrounding text }
set prefshelp(PS,ScriptsFolder) {Set here the location of a folder containing your ps scripts. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuHTML,editTagItem) {Opens a dialog allowing you to edit the attributes of the current tag }
set prefshelp(SAS,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,upperCaseFields) {Turn this item on to use UPPER CASE field names in entry templates and reformatting|| Turn this item off to not use UPPER CASE field names in entry templates and reformatting }
set prefshelp(paraColumn) {Alpha asks the user if wrapping should be done whenever the user opens  files that have lines longer than 'paraColumn' characters }
set prefshelp(Wiki,bulletListItem) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Bullet List Item" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(defaultAlphaDownloadSite) {Usual place you use for downloading updates to Alpha and its packages. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibModeOptionsMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Bib Mode Options" menu }
set prefshelp(Mail,autoFloatMessageMarks) {To always create a floating palette containing the Mail View marks, turn this item on||To never create a floating palette for Mail View windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_maxLnLeTol) {Tolerance around m2_maxLineLength within which actual line breaks occurr }
set prefshelp(Setx,indentSetxFileAs) {Indent Setx files similar to the procedure defined for this mode.  Note: the indentation procedures of some modes may not be defined, or may not work for other modes. }
set prefshelp(wwwDictionary,currentWwwLanguage) {The Current WWW Language used as the default for Www Dictionary Utilities. }
set prefshelp(downloadFolder) {Default download location for files from the internet }
set prefshelp(HTML,linktypes) {A list of link types }
set prefshelp(C++,indentComments) {These three are pairs: }
set prefshelp(MPW,categoriesColor) {Default color for the category names. }
set prefshelp(HTML,JavaCommentColor) {Color of JavaScript comments }
set prefshelp(Tcl,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,openGoToUrlWindow) {To always open the "Go To Url" window when the first time a web page is rendered, turn this item on||To only open the "Go To Url" window when called by the menu item (or by pressing 'u' in a rendered window), turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(Bib,useTexPaths) {Turn this item on to look in the .aux file of the current TeX file window to list bibliographies.  Only used when TeX mode procedures need to create the list||Turn this item off to not look in the .aux file of the current TeX file window to list bibliographies.  Only used when TeX mode procedures need to create the list }
set prefshelp(Bib,homePage) {The "BibTeX Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser.  While the default is for Vince Darley's Macintosh port of the BibTeX application, this preference can be set to any url that you commonly use when editing .bib files. }
set prefshelp(MATL,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(lineWrap) {Line wrapping is the process of automatically inserting a carriage-return when you exceed a line length of 'Fill Column' characters.  Select your line wrap style here. }
set prefshelp(S,application) {Select the statistical application to be used. }
set prefshelp(GnuplotSig) {This mode's communication relies entirely on apple-events, so this sig just isn't relevant to Windows/Unix. }
set prefshelp(Perl,promptForArgs) {Turn this item on to have Alpha prompt you for command-line arguments to be passed to the script||Turn this item off to avoid prompts from Alpha which will then be passed to the script }
set prefshelp(Bib,stringColor) {The color of all text contained within double quotes. }
set prefshelp(Perl,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(terminal,maxPrintLine) {The default maximal line width (in characters). Programs using the terminal are allowed to override this value. }
set prefshelp(HTML,activeTargetSets) {Active window sets }
set prefshelp(Stta,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by a comment or the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by a comment or the lack of a semi-colon at the end of a line) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,reformatParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Reformat Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,defaultEntryFieldsMenu) {Allows you to modify the default entry fields in BibTeX mode }
set prefshelp(S,addCommands) {Enter additional S commands to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(Inst,separateAlpha3DistributionFolder) {Disk location of third separate Alpha distribution (experimental distribution). }
set prefshelp(Help,manualMarksColour) {The colour of Alpha Manual help file marks. }
set prefshelp(HTML,JavaScriptColoring) {Color JavaScript keywords? }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_IBMCompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'IBM' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(Mail,warnWhenMessagesExceed) {Warn before downloading message that exceed this KByte value. }
set prefshelp(PHP,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(numLock) {To use standard OS functions for the numeric keypad, turn this item on|| To allow Alpha to define special functions for the numeric keypad, turn  this item off. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local SPSS or PSPP application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local SPSS or PSPP application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,globalM2Bindings) {To always make global bindings for <command>-0/1/2 available even if M2 mode has not yet been loaded, urn this item on.   These bindings open work files and shell windows|| Tto only make these bindings global after M2 mode  has first been loaded, turn this item off }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,mode Menu)} {Allows you to change the mode of the active window }
set prefshelp(Mail,quoteColor) {The color of quoted text (as determined by the Prefix String preference. }
set prefshelp(Mp,funcExpr) {Functions syntax }
set prefshelp(Help,autoMarkHelpFiles) {Files opened via the Help Menu are always marked and colored when they are opened.  To automatically mark and color Help mode files no matter how they are opened, turn this item on||To only automatically mark and color Help mode files when they are opened from the Help menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(man,prefixString) {Stricto sensu troff's comment char is \" but, at the beginning of a line,  it is common to use .\" which will cause the line to be treated as an  undefined request and thus ignored completely. Otherwise troff will leave  a blank line. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,sortBibMarksMenu) {Allows you to sort the entry marks in the active window }
set prefshelp(Wiki,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SAS,sasHomePage) {The "SAS Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Diff,removeFilePrefix) {If you've imported a diff file from a different directory structure, you may need to remove a given prefix so Alpha can find your files correctly. }
set prefshelp(procheckSig) {Location of TclPro checker or ActiveState TclDevKit checker. }
set prefshelp(Perl,autoSwitch) {Turn this item on to automatically switch to Perl while scripts are being executed||Turn this item off to keep Alpha frontmost until the script finishes }
set prefshelp(Stta,addCommands) {Enter additional Stata commands  or abbreviations to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(VB,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Igor,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,tagColor) {Tag color }
set prefshelp(SPSS,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ***), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mp,pathToMfplainMpFile) {Set the path to the mfplain.mem file on your installation (not necessarily exists). }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXglossaryStyles) {(CMacTeX only) This is the saved list of glossary styles to choose from. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,useBindingsInMenu) {To use bindings in the 'Color' menu, turn this item on||To never include bindings in the 'Color' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,Afm2tfmSig) {Signature of afm2tfm }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibWindowMenu) {Includes items to format, validate, count (etc) entries in the active  window }
set prefshelp(M2,keywordColor) {Color used for Modula-2 reserved words (keywords) such as IF, WHILE etc. }
set prefshelp(Calc,displayPrecision) {Set display precision in Calc mode.  The maximum display precision is 16 characters. }
set prefshelp(Help,fileHyperlinksColour) {The colour of "someFile.tcl" hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perl5HelpUrl) {The url for the Perl 5 documentation site. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,hypertextColor) {The color to use for hypertext hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,closeWindowAfterPosting) {To automatically close the Wiki editing window on saving, click this  box.||To keep Wiki editing windows open after saving, allowing for repeated edits, click this box. }
set prefshelp(HTML,lastModified) {Last modified string }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,currentProject) {The name of the current project.  Every project has a unique name. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_indentAmount) {Amount of spaces inserted during indentations using TAB or CTRL-r (right shift) }
set prefshelp(showInvisibles) {To show all tabs, carriage returns, spaces etc with distinct symbols,  click this box||To display whitespace characters normally, click this box. }
set prefshelp(sh,addCommands) {Enter additional shell commands to be colorized. }
set prefshelp(Diff,treatAllFilesAsText) {Treat all files as text and compare them line-by-line, even if they  don't seem to be text }
set prefshelp(Stta,stataHomePage) {The "Stata Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(TeX,compressMathMenus) {Turn this item on to collect all 'Math' submenus and place them in a hierarchical 'Math Submenus' item||Turn this item off to include all 'Math' submenus in the main TeX menu }
set prefshelp(HTML,hideDeprecated) {Never ask about deprecated elements and attributes? }
set prefshelp(TeX,boxMacroNames) {Names of commands which insert boxed graphics.  The items in this list are command-double-clickable, and are presented as options for 'figure' templates. }
set prefshelp(M2,openP1WorkFiles) {To open Modula-2 work files which were compiled by the P1 compiler, turn this item on|| To open Modula-2 work files which were compiled by the MacMETH/RAMSES compiler, turn this item off|| Normally this preference is automatically defined while calling AlphaX via the RAMSES or MacMETH shell or while using a RASS-OSX utility like 'mk' or 'mk1'. M2 menu command "M2 -> Open Work Files" (CTRL-0) observes this preference while opening work files. }
set prefshelp(Perl,overwriteSelection) {Turn this item on to replace the input text in the original window with the output from the text filter script||Turn this item off to always write the output into a new window }
set prefshelp(sh,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,httpLinksInternal) {To fetch and parse all 'http' links using the WWW menu, turn this item on||To never send any fetch and parse all 'http' links using the WWW menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(maximumCompletionsInMenu) {To put all the templates into the main electric menu rather than in a  submenu, click this box||To place all templates in a sub-menu of the  electric menu, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,variablesColor) {In Tcl, the colour of words started by '$'.  Tcl considers such words to be variables.  A dark brown might be a good choice, distinguishable, but not too distracting.  To try that, chose 'Config:Redefine Colors:Color_9' and set it to brown (the 'raw sienna' crayon is a good choice).  Then, when you are done, come back to this dialog.  Color_9 will now be available as a choice. }
set prefshelp(M2,ElectricFillers) {Format of template stops (see "Config -> Preferences -> Electric Completions" for details) }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recognizeObsoleteProcs) {Turn this item on to colour red all obsolete Alpha procs and obsolete core commands||Turn this item off to disable coloring of obsolete Alpha procs and colour obsolete core commands using the Alpha color }
set prefshelp(secondChoiceHelpFormat) {Some Help files are available in multiple formats, such as html, pdf, etc.  This preference sets a default format to open, if available. }
set prefshelp(HTML,oldStyleCommPara) {Use old style "Comment Paragraph" }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,windowPathMenu) {Includes each directory in the active window's path.  Selecting any item in the path will open a 'Find File' dialog with that default location }
set prefshelp(Scrp,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(C#,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(powerThumb) {To make the window scroll dynamically while using vertical scrollbars,  click this box||To make the window scroll only after releasing the button  in a vertical scrollbar, click this box }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuHTML,htmlAttributesMenu) {Includes all attributes not included for the current tag, allowing you to quickly insert them }
set prefshelp(copyRing,useClipRecorderSubmenu) {Include an "Edit > Clip Recorder" submenu }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,autoUpdateHeader) {To automatically update a file's header information (time-stamp, etc.) when it is saved, turn this item on||To never automatically update header information when a file is saved, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bat,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Scm,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,additionalTeXFlags) {Could add '--src' here for embedding of src information in dvi files (e.g. for use with MikTeX). }
set prefshelp(copyRing,recordClipboard) {Enable the recording of Clipboard actions }
set prefshelp(CSS,useLowerCase) {Set HTML element names in lower case }
set prefshelp(TeX,parseExpr) {This regular expression is used in the {} 'Parse Funcs' menu on the side of the window. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,vcsMenu) {Includes items related to the Version Control status of the active window; ; this is a duplicate of the VCS pop-up menu that appears at the top of each window's scrollbar }
set prefshelp(JScr,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(localisation) {Alpha contains the infrastructure for localisation (i.e. translation) of most menu items, dialogs, alerts etc. to any language.  This is  accomplished through the use of the 'msgcat' package, part of Tcl 8.1. If a .msg file for your language exists, you can select it here. }
set prefshelp(savedState) {The amount of information to store in the resource fork of saved text files.  This can include font, tab, selection,... information.  Here, 'think'  implies font, tab information, and 'mpw' adds window position and window selection. }
set prefshelp(blinkingCursor) {To make the cursor blink, click this box||To stop the cursor blinking,  click this box }
set prefshelp(SPSS,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(Perl,structuralMarks) {Turn this item on to mark files structurally, recognising the special comments entered by 'ctrl-3'||Turn this item off to ignore special marks entered by 'ctrl-3', and to order marks alphabetically }
set prefshelp(Lisp,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,showDirInFinderMenu) {To insert a 'Show Dir In Finder' submenu in the 'File Utils' menu, turn this item on.  Selecting any menu item will save a copy of the current window into the chosen directory or volume||To remove the 'Show Dir In Finder' menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,T1disasmSig) {Signature of t1disasm }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,showDirInFinderMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will open that location in the Finder }
set prefshelp(initialWorkingDirectoryFolder) {This is the Current Working Directory that will be set when Alpha is launched if the preference for "Set Working Directory On Start" is turned on }
set prefshelp(TeXC,DVIViewer) {The next two prefs are just links to xserv settings, via a two-way trace: }
set prefshelp(recentFilesMenu,showDistinctDuplicates) {To show each copy of files with the same name, by identifying them with their disk location, click this box||To list only the most recent version of all files with the same name, click this box }
set prefshelp(SAS,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,wordBreak) {This regular expression is used to determine where words start and stop. }
set prefshelp(showAllPopupEncodings) {To show all options in the "Encodings" pop-up menu, turn this item on||To only show the items included in the "Preferred Encodings" preference in the "Encodings" pop-up menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mf,gfcorners) {Metafont particular processing option. }
set prefshelp(tags,autoSwitchTagFile) {Change tag files without asking the user. }
set prefshelp(backupExtension) {Extension to add to files when backing them up }
set prefshelp(WWW,ignoreImages) {To ignore all images while rendering, turn this item on||To insert 'image' markers when rendering files, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,psppSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local PSPP application. }
set prefshelp(Help,emailsColour) {The colour of <e-mail@someplace.com> hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Scm,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by unmatched parantheses) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,useKpsewhich) {Turn this item on to use 'kpsewhich' to find bibliographies. ||Turn this item off to not use 'kpsewhich' to find bibliographies }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_fillRightMargin) {Right fill margin for "Wrap comment" (CTRL-a) and "Wrap text" (CTRL-SHIFT-a) commands (similar to fillColumn) }
set prefshelp(Igor,variablesColor) {The colour of words started by '$'. }
set prefshelp(searchPaths,sourceHeaderToggle) {key-binding to toggle from source to header file (or vice-versa) }
set prefshelp(Help,tclProcsColour) {The colour of 'proc: someProc' hyperlinks }
set prefshelp(Tcl,commandColor) {Colour of all chosen commands. }
set prefshelp(M2,smartPaste) {To indent what you paste in a context sensitive manner, turn this item on||To  paste text exactly as it was copied into the clipboard, turn this item off.  'SmartPaste' is not smart enough to work properly while programing in Modula-2, thus it is recommended to turn 'smartPaste' off }
set prefshelp(PS,T1asmSig) {Signature of t1asm }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,maxIncludeDepth) {Max number of nested filters called with !!includefilter or !!inputfilter. }
set prefshelp(Stta,localStataHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local Stata application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local Stata application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,updateMetaDate) {Update META DATE? }
set prefshelp(turnNavigationMsgOff) {Don't bother with the basic 'hit tab to go to next stop...' message }
set prefshelp(Calc,windowGeometry) {The default window geometry for Calculator windows. }
set prefshelp(PS,Pfb2pfaSig) {Signature of pfb2pfa }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_SunCompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'Sun' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(Scm,addMacros) {Enter additional Scm macros to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tclxHelpUrl) {Command-Double-Clicking on a TclX command will provide web-based documentation from this location. }
set prefshelp(M2,funcExpr) {Regular expression used to parse Modula-2 procedures }
set prefshelp(SAS,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local SAS application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local SAS application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,allCapsColour) {The colour of ALL CAP strings in command reference manuals. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,colorStyleTextMenu) {Includes items to colorize text strings in the active window }
set prefshelp(Tcl,maximumNumberOfExternalCommandsToTrace) {When tracing in external interpreters, we don't necessarily }
set prefshelp(tileProportion) {The fraction of the screen to use for the main window when tiling two windows unequally. }
set prefshelp(TeX,accentsInComments) {If set, keeps the Mac accents in comments. }
set prefshelp(HTML,htmlMenuIcon) {Menu icons }
set prefshelp(Ada,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,searchingMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Searching" menu }
set prefshelp(sf,sourceForgeProject) {The current project }
set prefshelp(Setx,navigateParagraphs) {The Setext menu includes several file navigation items.  Turn this item on to navigate paragraphs (blocks of text separated by empty lines)||Turn this item off to navigate commands (blocks of code, where the start of a command is indicated by a character in row 1) }
set prefshelp(sh,markExpression) {See the "sh Scripts Help" file for Mark File and Parse Funcs tips.  These values will are ignored unless the 'Navigate Blocks' preference is also set. }
set prefshelp(Help,alphaTclHyperlinksColour) {The colour of <<some alpha/tcl command>> hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Scm,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local Scheme application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local Scheme application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,quotedTextShouldBe) {How quoted test should be displayed in mail viewing windows. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,zipSig) {The signature of your "DropZip" or "zip" application }
set prefshelp(mapl,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,fillColumn) {The maximum width of each line in the field value. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,historyLimit) {The "Clipboard Cache" will remember this number of recent items }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,wwwLinksMenu) {Includes items to manipulate the hyperlinks in the active window }
set prefshelp(Fort,operatorColor) {The color for all "operator" keywords such as "eq" "ne" "lt" "le" etc. }
set prefshelp(GPLT,gnuplotHomePage) {The "Gnuplot Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(PS,GhostviewSig) {Signature of ghostview }
set prefshelp(Wiki,wikiProject) {The current Wiki project }
set prefshelp(Scm,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,commandColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,displayInMenu) {Recent items can be listed with their full path names, or only their file tails.  If 'Distinct File Tails' is selected, multiple items with the same tail will be identified with parent directories, displaying an unambiguous disk location.  The first two options rebuild the menu very quickly, the last takes the most time. }
set prefshelp(supersearch,separateSearchAndCurrentFileset) {To remember the current search fileset separately to Alpha's current fileset, click this box.||To synchronise the search fileset with Alpha's current fileset each time you open the search dialog,  click this box. }
set prefshelp(dragAndDrop) {To enable drag and drop editing using the mouse, click this box||To disable  drag and drop editing using the mouse, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,makeContext) {Set this flag so that your script is compiled as a context script. This  will make it possible to compile other scripts in this context. }
set prefshelp(SQL,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,elecCompletions) {Elec Completions feature is recommended to be enabled in M2 mode }
set prefshelp(Perl,useDebugger) {Turn this item on to force the script to run under the Perl debugger. Control is automatically switched to Perl when the debugger is used||Turn this item off to avoid forcing the script to run under the Perl debugger }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailDraftsFolder) {The location of your "Mail Drafts" folder }
set prefshelp(Wiki,verbatim) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Verbatim" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(hyperText) {To enable clicking on hypertext items, click this box||To disable clicking on hypertext items, click this box }
set prefshelp(TeX,compressTextMenus) {Turn this item on to collect all 'Text' submenus and place them in a hierarchical 'Text Submenus' item||Turn this item off to include all 'Text' submenus in the main TeX menu }
set prefshelp(HTML,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(MPW,wordBreak) {What is a word in MPW mode ? Define your scheme here. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useTexturesFlashMode) {Turn this item on to use Textures flash mode||Turn this item off to not use Texture flash mode }
set prefshelp(SPSS,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as +, -, /,  etc. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ;;;), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,autoContinueComment) {Enabling this feature tells Alpha to insert at the begin of a line a comment symbol when pressing return. However, Modula-2 is a free  format syntax language and can't profit from this feature. Thus it is best to turn it off. See also menu  "Config -> Preferences -> Electric Completions". }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoCapFields) {These fields will be passed through the Capitalization routine during reformatting. }
set prefshelp(M2,parseExpr) {Regular expression used to parse Modula-2 code while searching for procedure declarations }
set prefshelp(Objc,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailboxWindowGeometry) {The geometry for all new Mailbox browsing windows. }
set prefshelp(M2,spaceBarExpansion) {To trigger electric completions upon typing a blank after a reserved word, turn this item on. Note, to make use of this feature, reserved words need to be typed with capitals. E.g. 'IF<blank>' triggers 'IF THEN ELSE END(*IF*);'|| To never trigger an electric completion by a blank, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,horizontalLine) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Horizontal Line" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recogniseItcl) {Colour [incr Tcl] commands }
set prefshelp(displayErrorsIn) {Errors can be reported in the status bar, a dialog, or a new window }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlCmdlineArgs) {If the menu flag "Prompt For Args" is checked, then the user is prompted for command-line arguments at the time the script is run. These commands are saved in this preference, and become the default arguments the next time the script is executed. }
set prefshelp(Bib,segregateStringsDuringSort) {Turn this item on to collect all @string definitions together at the top of the file in sorts (otherwise sort alphabetically)||Turn this item off to sort @string definitions alphabetically (otherwise they are collected at the top of the menu }
set prefshelp(Perl,symbolColor) {reading regular expressions. }
set prefshelp(defaultEncoding) {The default encoding to use for files for which we have no other information to suggest an encoding to use. }
set prefshelp(TeX,refreshLaTeXColorsCenter) {This keyboard shortcut will update all "LaTeX Colors" in the active window, and center the window on the cursor location. }
set prefshelp(S,argumentColor) {See the Statistical Modes Help file for an explanation of these different categories, and lists of keywords. }
set prefshelp(SAS,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(M2,docuFolder) {Path and name of folder which contains documentation files  such as the quick reference files and definition modules as contained in the RAMSES release }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,autoUpdateCopyrightYear) {To automatically update a file's header copyright year when it is saved (inserting XXXX-YYYY if the first date is not the current year), turn this item on||To never automatically update the header copyright year when a file is saved, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(beepOnError) { Just like it says  }
set prefshelp(minItemsInTitlePopup) {If we have fewer than this many items in the opt-titlebar-menu, add the contents of the current directory }
set prefshelp(Mail,autoUpdateMailElectrics) {To include all entry names as Mail Menu electrics, turn this item on. This will only create electrics for entry names which are a single word, i.e. no spaces||To never use entry names as Mail Menu electrics, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,wordBreak) {Regular expression used to delimit words }
set prefshelp(keyboard) {The type of keyboard you have.  This influences some of the keyboard shortcuts Alpha places in the menus, and is used for better setting of user-defined key-bindings. }
set prefshelp(Bib,addFields) {These will be included in "Fields" menu items, colorized by the Field Color, and used in completions. }
set prefshelp(TeX,showTeXLog) {If possible, show TeX log inside Alpha (doesn't work with all TeX apps) }
set prefshelp(cw,buildBeforeRunning) {Global prefs Building options }
set prefshelp(SAS,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized.  }
set prefshelp(Bib,entryColor) {The color of entries following the @ symbol. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,fontSize) {The font size used in the tetex console.  To fit with the size of the console, the font size should really always be 9. }
set prefshelp(showElectricKeysInMenu) {To add the list of key-bindings to the bottom of the electric menu (these are the items you may edit with 'Config->Special Keys', which are used to trigger Completions, Expansions, Template Stop movement etc), click this box||To remove the list of key-bindings from the electric menu, once  you've learnt them all, click this box. }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,quoteSearchTerms) {Turn this item on to automatically surround search terms with double quotes before passing them on to the search engine||Turn this item off to stop the automatic surrounding of search terms with double quotes }
set prefshelp(Scm,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(HTML,includeOnlyTags) {'Insert include tags' only inserts tags, and not the file? }
set prefshelp(Mp,mpModeForPrinter) {Name of the printer mode for Metafont in case you process a file with the mfplain base: for instance cx at 300dpi, canonex at 600dpi etc. }
set prefshelp(tearoffMenus) {To allow tearing off of menus, click this box||To disable tearing-off of menus, click this box }
set prefshelp(HTML,alwaysaskforAttributes) {Attributes globally always asked about }
set prefshelp(HTML,stringColor) {Color of strings }
set prefshelp(TeX,lineWrap) {Default setting for automatic line wrapping in TeX mode }
set prefshelp(projectorAware) {Respect a file's ckid "version-control" resources when it is opened.  This preference also changes the default "Version-Control Aware" checkbox value in the "File > Open" dialog. }
set prefshelp(f90,functionColor) {The color for "bit" keywords such as "bit_size" "btest" "iand" etc. }
set prefshelp(HTML,indentElements) {The content of these elements is indented }
set prefshelp(f90,indentFunctionBlocks) {To always indent the contents of FUNCTION blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of FUNCTION blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(mapl,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(::Dico::useQuickLookup) {Look up continuously while typing in the dictionary console. (Note: this makes the history mechanism less useful.) }
set prefshelp(TeX,runTeXInBack) {Turn this item on to perform a normal typeset in the background (you can always override with a different key-combination)||Turn this item off to always bring the TeX application to the front when typesetting }
set prefshelp(fileset,sortFilesetsByType) {Use the variable 'filesetSortOrder' to determine the visual structure of the fileset menu }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,saveACopyInMenu) {Includes the directory names of the most recently opened files.  Selecting a directory name will save a copy of the active window in that location }
set prefshelp(thirdChoiceHelpFormat) {Some Help files are available in multiple formats, such as html, pdf, etc.  This preference sets a default format to open, if available. }
set prefshelp(TeX,bindLatexAccents) {Bind the TeX accents to the accented keys. }
set prefshelp(HTML,wordBreak) {word breaking and word wrapping }
set prefshelp(addressBook,editEntriesUsing) {Entries can be added or edited using either a dialog or a text editing window.  This preference sets the default method. }
set prefshelp(S,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as "/", "@", etc. }
set prefshelp(setWorkingDirectoryOnStart) {Turn this item on to remember and reset the "Current Working Directory" to the value below when Alpha is restarted. }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartQuotes) {Turn this item on to automatically turn ' or " into ` or `` or ' or '' as you type, depending upon the context.  ('Delete' will first restore the single or double quote)||Turn this item off to never turn ' or " into ` or '' }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,missingItemsShouldBe) {If a directory or volume cannot be found while rebuilding the menu, the item can be ignored or dimmed in the menu.  Note that networked items are never checked for existence. }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoCapSpecialPatterns) {Any word starting with the first element of the regexp pair will be substituted for the second element during the capitalization routine. }
set prefshelp(C++,tcl/TkHelpUrlDir) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this location if the 'Tcl/Tk Help Local Folder' doesn't exist. }
set prefshelp(f90,commandColor) {The color for all basic Fortran keywords. }
set prefshelp(CSS,keywordColor) {Color of CSS keywords }
set prefshelp(TeX,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark windows when they're first opened if they don't already have marks saved||Turn this item off to never mark windows when they are first opened }
set prefshelp(\\\n,colorizableItems) {These items will be available in the pop-up menus in the "LaTeX Utilities > Color Window" menu command. }
set prefshelp(numWinsToTile) {The tiling items in the 'Arrange' menu will relocate this many windows, starting with the front window and moving back. }
set prefshelp(f90,markTag) {When this string appears in a commented line just behind the comment character, it will be recognized during File Marking routines. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,guessDocumentRoot) {Automatically figure out which is the base tex file (for multiple file  tex jobs, that have not been declared as a fileset).  (This works by scanning some log files.) }
set prefshelp(Caml,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Inst,commentColor) {The color of comments, lines starting with '#'.  The default is 'blue' to give a visual clue that we're not in "Tcl" mode. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,quoteColor) {The color of the single quotation character. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,specialCharacters Menu)} {Allows you to international letters (diacritics) and other symbols into the active window }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,useGroupsOfRecentFiles) {Use sets of recent files }
set prefshelp(supersearch,undoOffForReplaceAll) {To turn Alpha's undo-memory off when doing 'replace all' (for added speed), click this box.||To remember all changes when doing 'replace all', click this box. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenZipDestination) {To automatically open the "Zip Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailViewFontSize) {Default font size to use for Mail viewing windows }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,tarDestination) {To use the "Tar Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use tar's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,saveWithoutAsking) {Save without asking when sending file to browser? }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,numberOfRecentFiles) {The number of files to list in the "Files > Open Recent" menu. }
set prefshelp(TeX,prefixString) {This is the standard comment character string. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,windowMarksMenu) {Includes the navigation marks from each window's "Mark" pop-up menu. }
set prefshelp(MPW,prefixString) {The string prefixing comments. }
set prefshelp(Stta,symbolColor) {The color of symbols such as "+", "-", etc. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,wrapMenu) {Allows you to change the current wrap style for the active window; this is a duplicate of the status bar "Wrap" menu }
set prefshelp(MPW,bracesColor) {Default color for the braces. }
set prefshelp(sh,magicColor) {Color of the magic character $.  Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, up to the next empty space. }
set prefshelp(::Dico::commonConsole) {To have one Dictionary Console for each dictionary, click this  box||To have a single Dictionary Console common to all dictionaries,  click this box. }
set prefshelp(TeX,nameOfTeXFormat) {Name of the current TeX format.  Note that if the "Auto Adjust Format" preference is turned on then whenever a TeX file is opened or brought up front we attempt to synchronize this preference with the format name contained in the first line of the base file (i.e. %&LaTeX), and when you manually change the format it will be inserted in the base file. }
set prefshelp(Mail,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,psKeywordColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the PS keywords }
set prefshelp(CSS,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_P1AuxFileCacheFolder) {Directory where proc M2::openM2WorkFiles expects to find the auxiliary files 'err.LST' and 'ErrListP1.DOK'.  M2::openM2WorkFiles will use this directory also to write a third auxiliary file, 'err.ALPHA', to it.  Unless you should have no permission to write to the directory, which is used by default, there is little need to alter this preference. }
set prefshelp(Mf,commentsContinuation) {How to handle comments continuation }
set prefshelp(Tcl,commentColor) {Color for Tcl comments }
set prefshelp(commentsContinuation) {This controls whether every comment char is detected ('anywhere'), or if it is only detected at line start modulo whitespace ('spaces allowed'), or only at proper line start ('only at line start').  For most modes, the global default setting of 'anywhere' is adequate according to syntax, but the user may prefer to override this, according to typing habits.  Fortran syntax requires 'only at line  start'.  For Text and Mail modes, where comment characters may also appear mid sentence, it should be set to 'spaces allowed', to avoid those auto-continue-comment things like where an embedded '>' can cause strange results when pressing <return>. }
set prefshelp(Pyth,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(sh,symbolColor) {Color of symbols such as "/", "@", etc. }
set prefshelp(TeX,LaTeXHelp) {Control-Command double-clicking on a LaTeX keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page.  This is also the url used by the "LaTeX Help --> WWW LaTeX Help" menu item. }
set prefshelp(Perl,commandColor) {The color of all defined commands. }
set prefshelp(listPickIfMultCmps) {To choose from a listbox of possible completions if you try to  complete a command for which no unique suffix exists, click this box.||To abort the completion if no unique suffix exists, click this box. }
set prefshelp(CSS,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,gzipSig) {The signature for your "gzip" application }
set prefshelp(Mp,userBeginfig) {Customize the name of the beginfig macro. }
set prefshelp(sh,helpFindsManPage) {To send double-clicked commands to the cgi man pages site rather than 'Unix Help Url' search results, turn this item on|| To send double-clicked commands to the 'Unix Help Url' search results rather than the cgi man pages, this item off }
set prefshelp(Scrp,runInContext) {Set this flag if you want your script to be compiled in a specific  context. The context script must have been selected in the Scripts  submenu. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,procSearchPath) {Directories in which to search for tclIndex files pointing to procedures for quick access to those procedures (e.g. by cmd-double-clicking). }
set prefshelp(copyRing,rememberHistory) {Store the "Clipboard Cache" between ALPHA editing sessions }
set prefshelp(Tcl,structuralElectricElseBrace) {To insert a full set of braces with 'else/elseif' electric brace completions, turn this item on||To only include initial brace with 'else/elseif' electric braces completions, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Calc,includeKeypadHyperlinks) {To always include Keypad hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item on||To never include Keypad hyperlinks in the Calculator window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,fullIndent) {To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a period at the end of a line) by the full indentation amount rather than half, turn this item on|| To indent all continued commands (indicated by the lack of a period at the end of a line) by half of the indentation amount rather than the full, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,promptNoisily) {Beep when asking for attributes in the status bar? }
set prefshelp(Mail,multipleMailViewWindows) {To open each new Mail View window with a unique name that includes the  start of its subject line, turn this item on||To only have one Mail View  window open at a time, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,useDollarSigns) {Turn this item on to use '$...$' and '$$...$$' for mathematics rather than the LaTeX expressions.  This only changes the bindings in the Math Modes menu||Turn this item off to use '$...$' and '$$...$$' for the LaTeX expressions rather than mathematics }
set prefshelp(Fort,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,smartDots) {Turn this item on to automatically turn '...'  into '\ldots' as you type||Turn this item off to never turn '...'  into '\ldots' }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_leftShiftAmount) {Amount of spaces deleted while unindenting using CTRL-l (left shift) }
set prefshelp(copyRing,pasteRingDepth) {The number of recent Clipboard items retained in the Paste Ring Cache. }
set prefshelp(Mf,userBeginchar) {To customize the denomination of the beginchar macro. }
set prefshelp(manipCols,columnsColor) {Columns menu preferences # # # # #  Color for columns colorizing }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findDifferenceIgnoringSpace) {Start a forwards search of the frontmost two windows, from the current cursor position, for the first difference between their contents, ignoring any difference in whitespace }
set prefshelp(HTML,useTabMarks) {Should 's be inserted? }
set prefshelp(Mf,autoMark) {Set this flag if you want your source file to be marked automatically when it is opened. }
set prefshelp(vcSystems) {The current version control system. }
set prefshelp(Bib,fieldCompletions) {Turn this item on to enable all fields as electric completions||Turn this item off to disable electric field completions }
set prefshelp(M2,smartCutPaste) {To indent what you paste in a context sensitive manner, turn this item on||To  paste text exactly as it was copied into the clipboard, turn this item off.  Plain vanilla pasting is usually preferable while programming in Modula-2 }
set prefshelp(Java,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,hierarchicalMenu) {Turn this item on to set the Navigating, Searching, Formatting, Cite Key Lists and Databases items in their own submenus.  Otherwise some items are only available as dynamic menu items by holding down the "command" key||Turn this item off to set the Navigating, Searching, Formatting, Cite Key Lists and Dababases items in the main BibTeX menu }
set prefshelp(WWW,autoFloatMarks) {To automatically 'float' a palette containing a rendered window's marks, turn this item on|| after To disable the automatic 'floating' of a palette containing a rendered window's marks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,createWithoutAsking) {Create new file if missing without asking when cmd-double-clicking a link. }
set prefshelp(maximumBackupFileSize) {If a file is larger than this number of kilobytes, do not save a backup copy.  This allows you to avoid creating backups for extremely large files.  If this setting takes the value 0 it is ignored. }
set prefshelp(Objc,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(electricCorrections,smartIModes) {The "Smart i" correction will only take place for the modes listed here.  If the list is empty, the correction take place for all modes. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,fileLinkColor) {The color to use for file hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(M2,doubleSpaces) {To add double spaces after periods at the end of the sentence, turn this item on. This feature affects wrap text routines, e.g. CTRL-a, CTRL-SHIFT-a|| To have merely a single space at the end of the sentence, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,accountPassword) {The password associated with the Alpha-Bugzilla account name. }
set prefshelp(printHeader) {To print a header at the top of each printed page, click this box|| To print only the contents of the window, without any identifying header, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlVersion) {The version of Perl used by the local application.  If this is set to 4, then a more limited set of keywords will be colourized, and command double-clicking on any keyword will open the "Perl Commands" help file. }
set prefshelp(PS,PsnupSig) {Signature of psnup }
set prefshelp(identity) {Different identities can be useful if your projects may be sometimes for work purposes, sometimes for your own purposes etc. }
set prefshelp(MPW,commentColor) {Default color for the comments. }
set prefshelp(speech,speakText) {The "Edit > Speech > Speak Text" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,volumesShouldBe) {Technically, any file in the top level of a volume is not actually contained in a directory.  Volume names can be ignored, included, or placed in their own section in the menu. }
set prefshelp(TeX,navigateParagraphs) {Turn this item on to use <control-shift> arrow keys to navigate paragraphs||Turn this item off to navigate indented environments starting with '\begin' and ending with '\end' }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,showFilterSyntax) {To display a short description of the filters syntax in the Temporary Filter and in new filters. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,calculatorItem) {Inserts a "Calculator" menu item that allows you to perform  calculations from within ALPHA }
set prefshelp(Mail,alwaysBccTo) {Always add the following address to the "Bcc:" field in new mail composition windows. }
set prefshelp(cw,activateBrowser) {Target-specific prefs Compiling options }
set prefshelp(Mf,userEndchar) {To customize the denomination of the endchar macro. }
set prefshelp(Scrp,inheritFromParent) {Set this flag if you are compiling a context script and want it to  inherit bindings and properties from another context script. This parent script can be selected in the Scripts submenu with the Shift key down. }
set prefshelp(S,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,zipDestinationFolder) {This is the "Zip" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(m4,commentColor) {Default colors for the m4 keywords }
set prefshelp(Stta,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,wwwSearch Menu)} {Includes items to perform internet searches, sending the current  selected text to a search engine using your local browser }
set prefshelp(Stta,markHeadingsOnly) {To only mark "headings" in windows (those preceded by ***), turn this item on||To mark both commands and headings in windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findNextDifferenceIgnoringSpace) {Find the next text difference, ignoring any difference in whitespace }
set prefshelp(doubleSpaces) {To place two spaces after a '.', '!', or '?'  at the end of each sentence when filling blocks of text, click this box|| To place only a single space after a '.', '!', or '?''  at the end of each sentence when  filling blocks of text, click this box  }
set prefshelp(f90,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreBlankLines) {Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recogniseTk) {Colour Tk commands }
set prefshelp(Bib,addTeXCommands) {Extra LaTeX commands recognized by Bib mode for colorizing and completions. Do not include the leading \ backslash. }
set prefshelp(maximumLevel) { Causes 'try' scripts to abort if they are executing this many levels deep  in the execution stack (see 'info level'). A negative value allows  unlimited nesting.   }
set prefshelp(wwwSearch,useHiliteForSearch) {Turn this item on to bypass the search text dialog if there is a currently highighted selection when using the "Www Search" menu items||Turn this item off to use any currently highlighted selection as the default text in the "Www Search" menu items dialog }
set prefshelp(Wiki,bold) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Text > Bold" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,contextualMenuUtilsMenu) {Adds a menu allowing you to change all of these CM module preferences! }
set prefshelp(TIP,tclcoreArchives) {The url of the tclcore mailing list archives }
set prefshelp(Perl,includeLocalLibMenu) {Turn this item on to include a submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Local Lib Folder".  This might take a while to build||Turn this item off to remove the submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Local Lib Folder" }
set prefshelp(S,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local S+ or R application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local S+ or R application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,texMenuIcon) {The icon for the TeX menu. }
set prefshelp(Setx,symbolColor) {This preference colorizes the = and - strings which indicate that the line above is a heading or subheading, and any other symbols defined by the user in "Symbols". }
set prefshelp(Bib,markStrings) {Turn this item on to include @string definitions in the marks menu||Turn this item off to ignore @string definitions in the marks menu }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,tclVarsMenu) {Allows you to obtain information about variables currently defined in the interpreter. }
set prefshelp(TeX,takeOverNumericKeypad) {Turn this item on to take over entire numeric keypad with dummy bindings (Helps to avoid bad keypresses), and to rebind relevant keys to TeX mode specific navigation||Turn this item off to restore the numeric keypad to the generic navigation items used by Alpha }
set prefshelp(TeX,cycleLeft) {The Cycle Left/Right bindings allow you to change the current closest LaTeX command to another related item. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useAMSLaTeX) {Turn this item on to use include AMS-LaTeX specific menu items.  This will also change some of the default key bindings||Turn this item off to remove AMS-LaTeX specific menu items }
set prefshelp(Bib,smartDots) {Turn this item on to automatically turn '...'  into '\ldots' as you type||Turn this item off to never turn '...'  into '\ldots' as you type }
set prefshelp(Java,classPathSynchroniseWithEnv) {To synchronise Alpha's value for your java class path with the current value in your system environment each time Alpha starts up, click this  box||To let Alpha maintain its own value for your classpath independent of the systemwide value, click this box. }
set prefshelp(windowIcons) {The icons that Alphatk uses for each Window can be either file-specific, or use the same icon for all windows.  This preference only affects new windows. }
set prefshelp(M2,markSeesComments) {To have M-button ignore module and procedure declarations within comments, turn this item on||  To have M-button to list module and procedure declarations within comments together with all other procedures, turn this item off. In general it is recommended to turn this item off, since its success often depends on the actual comment. For instance it fails if a comment contains non-matching paranthesis }
set prefshelp(selectAfterPaste) {After pasting with, the region that was just inserted can be highlighted. }
set prefshelp(ColorMenu,urlLinkColor) {The color to use for url hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,tarSig) {The signature for your "DropTar" or "tar" application }
set prefshelp(compareWindows,findNextDifference) {Find the next text difference }
set prefshelp(supersearch,enterClearsBatch&MultiFlags) {To clear the batch, multi-file and regexp flags when using shift-cmd-E  to enter a new search selection, click this box.||To leave all flags untouched when using shift-cmd-E, click this box. }
set prefshelp(popupMenuModes) {These modes will always appear in the "Mode" pop-up menu in the status bar window.  In addition to these modes, this menu will include all modes which have been loaded during the current editing session. "Text" mode is always included. }
set prefshelp(Java,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Lisp,addMacros) {Enter additional Lisp macros to be colorized.   }
set prefshelp(MPW,sendToToolServer) {A key binding to send the buffer to Tool Server is ctrl-cmd-RETURN. You can choose an other one here. }
set prefshelp(HTML,explainTypePrefs) {Explain types prefs window. }
set prefshelp(f90,commentColor) {The color for all comments. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,formattingRules) {The "Wiki Menu > Formatting Rules" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(WWW,runJavaAppletsDirectly) {To send all 'java applets' links using the 'Java Viewer Sig', turn this item on||To never send any 'mailto' links to Alpha's Eudora menu, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(macros,beginRecording) {Key binding for the "Macro Recording > Begin Recording" menu item. }
set prefshelp(SPSS,spssHomePage) {The "SPSS Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Calc,copyStackValue) {The Keyboard Shortcut for the menu item which places the current stack/value into the Clipboard. }
set prefshelp(Fort,stringColor) {The color for all strings that are contained in double quotes. }
set prefshelp(S,addArguments) {Enter additional arguments to be colorized.  }
set prefshelp(HTML,caseSensitive) {Case sensistive link checking? }
set prefshelp(leftFillColumn) {Number of blanks left at beginning of lines by 'fill' routines. }
set prefshelp(Lisp,localHelp) {To primarily use a www site for help rather than the local Lisp application, turn this item on|| To primarily use the local Lisp application for help rather than on a www site turn this item off }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,saveUsingWindowName) {By default, the 'Save In' and 'Save A Copy In' menu items prompt the user for a new filename which will be saved in the given directory or volume, but if any modifier key is held then the name of the current window is used.  Turn this item on to reverse these behaviors||Turn this item off to restore the default behavior of modifier keys in the 'Save (A Copy) In' menus }
set prefshelp(useEmacsMenu) {To add a menu of emacs related actions to the Edit menu, click this box.|| To remove the emacs menu from the Edit menu (once you've learnt all the shortcuts), click this box. }
set prefshelp(Mail,saveCopyOfSentMail) {To always save a copy of sent mail in your "Mail Sent" folder, turn this item on||To never save a copy of sent mail in your "Mail Sent" folder, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Inst,separateAlpha2DistributionFolder) {Disk location of second separate Alpha distribution (full version). }
set prefshelp(Calc,defaultFont) {Default font to use for the Calculator window }
set prefshelp(SQL,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,overwriteBufferDuringSort) {Turn this item on to allow sorts to replace the original window contents. (Otherwise they are written to a new window.)  This also allows searches within "Search Results" windows to over-write their contents||Turn this item off to never replace the original window with the results of sorting }
set prefshelp(C#,useFasterButWorseIndentation) {required for use of C++::correctIndentation }
set prefshelp(cutAndCopyUsingPin) {To use the Window Pin for the default region when cutting and pasting should there be no current selection, turn this item on||To only peform [cut] and [copy] operations when there is a selection in the window, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibModeAcronymsMenu) {Includes all of the items in the "BibTeX > Bib Mode Acronyms" menu }
set prefshelp(Fort,fortranHomePage) {This url will be opened by the "Fortran > Fortran Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXSearchPath) {Where your TeX application searches for input files.  You should add your 'texmf' and 'localtexmf' directories to this list.  When using F6 to jump to a file, TeX mode will search recursively in these locations. }
set prefshelp(Perl,commentColor) {The color of all text following the # symbol. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,useTextFileForTclCommandHelp) {To use the "Tcl 8.4 Commands" file for help on Tcl commands (instead of opening a .html version of the help file) turn this item on||To always open .html help files for Tcl commands, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(sh,addPrograms) {Enter additional programs (such as stata, spss). }
set prefshelp(terminal,windowGeometry) {The default geometry (bounding rectangle) of the terminal window. }
set prefshelp(manipCols,columnsSeparator) {Default separator between columns }
set prefshelp(Calc,scientificNotation) {To display results in the Stack/Value field in scientific notation, turn this item on||To display results in the Stack/Value field in decimal form, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,sortByDescendingYears) {Turn this item on to sort by year in descending order (most recent to oldest)||Turn this item off to sort by year in ascending order (oldest to most recent) }
set prefshelp(backup) {Make a backup every time a file is saved, in either the active file's folder or a specified "Backup Folder" location\ }
set prefshelp(S,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(Mp,prefixString) {Comment char }
set prefshelp(TIP,mirrorWebsite) {faster link to the TIP web site }
set prefshelp(showFileInExplorer) {When Alphatk opens an explorer window for a given file or folder, should that be a standard 'Folder View' or an 'Explorer Window'. }
set prefshelp(leftMargin) {Margin size for printing }
set prefshelp(Bib,upperCaseEntries) {Turn this item on to use UPPER CASE entry names in entry templates and reformatting|| Turn this item off to not use UPPER CASE entry names in entry templates and reformatting }
set prefshelp(HTML,dontaskforAttributes) {Attributes globally not asked about at first }
set prefshelp(hideStatusBarWhenInBackground) {To hide the status bar when Alphatk is not the foreground application, click this box.||To show the status bar at all times, click this box. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,useWindowClipsSubmenu) {Include an "Edit > Window Clips" submenu whose contents are unique to the active window }
set prefshelp(Bib,stdAbbrevs) {Define standard abbreviations (which we avoid surrounding with delimiters) that do not appear in @string entries. }
set prefshelp(HTML,changeInBigWindows) {Change attributes in dialog windows or status bar? }
set prefshelp(MPW,electricSemicolon) {To send the result of a command line to a different window, turn this item on||To send the result of a command line to the same folder, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,cycleLeft) {The Cycle Left/Right bindings allow you to change either the current field name or entry type to another related item. }
set prefshelp(MPW,removeBraces) {A key binding to remove enclosing braces is ctrl-opt-(.  You can choose an other one here. }
set prefshelp(PHP,parseExpr) {newPref v parseExpr {^[ \t]*[^ \t]+[ \t]+\&?([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_]*)} PHP }
set prefshelp(PS,indentOnReturn) {This is used by the -sPAPERSIZE option with Ghostscript and by the PsToPdf command To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,mediatypes) {Media types }
set prefshelp(autoSaveOnSwitch) {To automatically save all open windows which exists as local files (i.e. not new buffers) whenever switching from Alpha to another program, turn this item on||To disable the automatic saving of all open windows when switching from Alpha to another program, turn this item off \ }
set prefshelp(TeX,mathEnvironments) {The list of known mathematical environments }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_MacCompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'Mac' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,favoritesMenu) {Includes all of your current Favorite items, allowing them to open  them using the methods specified by the Favorites Menu feature }
set prefshelp(useStatusBarForPrompts) {To prompt in the status bar if possible (rather than use a dialog), click this box.||To use dialogs in preference to the status bar for user input, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Setx,addKeywords1) {Setx allows for three levels of keywords.  Shorter lists can be entered here in the preferences.  For longer lists, see the Setext Help file for instructions on editing a SetxPrefs.tcl file. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,sortBibFileByMenu) {Allows you to sort the entries in the active window }
set prefshelp(M2,listProcedures) {To make M-button list PROCEDUREs, turn this item on|| To make the M-button ignore procedures, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(printHeaderTime) {To include the current time in printed headers, click this box ||To remove the current time from printed headers, click this box }
set prefshelp(newDocument,untitledDocsAreEmpty) {Turn this item on to open 'untitled' windows directly without asking for templates etc||Turn this item off to prompt for templates etc when opening 'untitled' windows }
set prefshelp(M2,horScrollBar) {To display a horizontal scrollbar in new windows, turn this item on|| To have no horizontal scrollbar in new windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,accentSyntax) {Set the TeX syntax for accents and ligatures. }
set prefshelp(useDynamicMenus) {To use shorter menus in which similar items are shown as a single item which changes when you hold down 'option', 'control' etc, click this box|| To display all menu items clearly, without the requirement for holding down 'option', 'control'  etc, click this box. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuTcl,coreCommandsMenu) {Provides information about ALPHA core commands }
set prefshelp(Lisp,noHelpKey) {If your keyboard does not have a "Help" key, turn this item on.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings|| If your keyboard has a "Help" key, turn this item off.  This will change some of the menu's key bindings }
set prefshelp(Caml,funcExpr) {Set to the regular expression that ALPHA uses to find function  declarations. }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlTextFiltersPath) {The location of any additional search paths used to build the "Perl Text Filters" menu. }
set prefshelp(HTML,activeURLSets) {Active URL sets }
set prefshelp(Help,sectionTargetsColour) {The colour of "# Some Window Mark" hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(Vlog,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Ruby,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Stta,semiDelimiter) {To use semicolons as a delimiter in do files, turn this item on.  This affects indentation as well as all electric completions|| To stop using semicolons as a delimiter in do files, turn this item off.  This affects indentation as well as all electric completions }
set prefshelp(copyRing,addClipboardContents) {Use this keyboard shortcut to add the contents from the Clipboard to the Clipboard Cache after you have switched back to Alphatk from another application. }
set prefshelp(SAS,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on a SAS keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(Stta,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,TeXindexStyle) {(CMacTeX only) This is the default index style used by MakeIndex preference is set. }
set prefshelp(Mail,confirmBeforeTrashing) {To always be asked for confirmation before trashing a message on the remote server, turn this item on||To never be asked for confirmation before trashing a message on the remote server, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(fileset,autoAdjustFileset) {When a file is selected from the menu, do we try and keep 'currFileSet' accurate? }
set prefshelp(TeX,useKpsewhich) {Turn this item on to use 'kpsewhich' to find files (useful if you use teTeX).  ||Turn this item off to not use 'kpsewhich' to find files. }
set prefshelp(Perl,includePerlPathMenu) {Turn this item on to include a submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Search Paths" preference||Turn this item off to remove the submenu containing all of the scripts in the "Perl Search Paths" preference }
set prefshelp(macMenu,lineSkip) {This is the interval between successive lines in the Info windows. It happens, depending on the screen size and resolution, that these windows are too high and do not fit in the screen. If this is the case, reduce this value (not less than 20 otherwise lines will overlap). }
set prefshelp(f90,cPreprocessColor) {The color for all keywords that start with a hash mark. }
set prefshelp(Perl,stringColor) {The color of all text contained within double quotes. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,autoOpenGzipDestination) {To automatically open the "Gzip Destination Folder" after archiving a window / file / folder, select one of the given options. }
set prefshelp(horScrollBar) {To display a horizontal scrollbar in new windows, click this box||To make  maximum use of window space and not use a horizontal scrollbar, click this box. }
set prefshelp(C,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,markFileAs) {Mark Setx files similar to the procedure defined for this mode.  Note: the marking procedures of some modes may not be defined, or may not work for other modes. }
set prefshelp(TeX,deleteEnvNoisily) {Turn this item on to always prompt before deleting a selection when adding a LaTeX environment via a menu item which does not take any argument (like \begin{itemize} or {figure})||Turn this item off to silently delete highlighted text when adding a LaTeX environment that won't use it }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,compress Menu)} {Includes items to archive the active window or its parent directory }
set prefshelp(useAntialiasedText) {To use Quickdraw Text Antialiasing (if possible), click this box ||To not use Quickdraw Text Antialiasing, click this box }
set prefshelp(useGlobalMenuBarOnly) {To remove the menu bar from each separate text window, and use only a global menu bar, and speed up opening of new windows (Tk is particularly  slow with respect to 'cloning' menus, which it has to do if you want a separate menu bar in each editing window), click this box.|| To place a menu bar in each editing window, and probably make the opening of new windows rather slow, click this box. }
set prefshelp(PS,funcExpr) {Used in the PS::parseFuncs for the {} popup menu. }
set prefshelp(bottomMargin) {Margin size for printing }
set prefshelp(HTML,hideExtensions) {Never ask about extensions? }
set prefshelp(speech,resume) {The "Edit > Speech > Resume" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,warnNotUndoable) {To warn, before applying a filter to a whole file, that it is a non-undoable action. }
set prefshelp(Bib,unsetAcronymList) {Turn this item on to remove the pre-defined set of Bib Acronyms||Turn this item off to include the pre-defined set of Bib Acronyms }
set {prefshelp(fileCompression,compress::archiverPref tar)} {To include "tar" as an option in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item on||To remove all "stuff" options in the "Utils > Compress" menu and the "Compression" contextual menu module, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(Objc,leftFillColumn) {ObjC Preferences ---------------- }
set prefshelp(sh,directoryColor) {Color of file directories }
set prefshelp(Mp,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the keywords }
set prefshelp(batchListWindowFraction) {The fraction of the screen the small batch-search, or diff-style  windows use up. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tclHomePage) {This is the home page url for the "Tcl Help --> Tcl Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,stuffDestination) {To use the "Stuff Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use stuff's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(HTML,lastFrameDocType) {Last doctype used in New dialog for frames }
set prefshelp(HTML,CSSColor) {Color of CSS keywords }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,registeredBugzillaAccount) {Turn this preference on if you have already created an account with Alpha-Bugzilla.  This will bypass the reminder to register. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwSendRemoteLinks) {To send all unrecognized links (or those turned off by the prefs above) to internet config, turn this item on||To never send any unrecognized link to internet config, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,notesMenu) {Includes all of the files in your Notes folder; selecting an item will open it in ALPHA for editing }
set prefshelp(Mail,headingColor) {The color of Heading: keywords (such as Subject, To, etc) }
set prefshelp(SPSS,spssSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local SPSS application. }
set prefshelp(M2,defaultFontSize) {Default size of font to use in new windows }
set prefshelp(smallMenuFont) {To use a small font for the various pop-up menus (e.g. marks menu), click this  box||To use the standard system font for the popup menus, click this box. }
set prefshelp(PS,pdfKeywordColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the PDF keywords }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,openDocumentMenu) {Includes all "Open Document" items registered by other AlphaTcl  packages, as well as utilities to quickly search directories and  pre-defined filesets to locate a file for editing }
set prefshelp(useNavServices) {To use the newer 'Navigation Services' file open/save dialogs if possible, click this box ||To use the old 'Standard File Dialogs', click this box }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreWhiteSpace) {Ignore all white space when comparing lines }
set prefshelp(mapl,mapleSig) {Click on 'Set' to locate your local Maple application. }
set prefshelp(TeX,useLabelPrefixes) {Turn this item on to add prefixes to label names when they are inserted, such as "eq" or "tab" using the "Standard TeX Label Delimiter" character(s)||Turn this item off to never add prefixes to label names when they are inserted }
set prefshelp(WWW,ftpLinksInternal) {To handle all 'ftp' links internally, turn this item on||To never handle any 'ftp' links internally, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(WWW,historyLimit) {The maximum number of items remembered in the History cache.  Once this limit is exceeded, older items are forgotten.  Items in the History cache will be remembered as "Visited Links" when rendering windows. }
set prefshelp(JScr,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,deleteObjNoisily) {Turn this item on to always prompt before deleting a selection when adding a LaTeX command via a menu item which does not take any argument (like \epsilon, or \ldots)||Turn this item off to silently delete highlighted text when adding a LaTeX command that won't use it }
set prefshelp(TeX,refreshLaTeXColors) {This keyboard shortcut will update all "LaTeX Colors" in the active window. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,displayLimit) {The "Clip Recorder" and "Window Clips" menus will display this number of recent items. }
set prefshelp(rememberLoadedPopupModes) {To always remember the modes you've used during this editing session in your set of defaults for your next session, turn this item on|| To only remember the modes you've explicitly set as defaults between editing sessions, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(defaultFont) {Default font to use for new windows }
set prefshelp(Wiki,verbatim/unverbatim) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Verbatim/Unverbatim" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(macros,macrosMenusLocation) {The location of the Macros menus in the Utils menu. }
set prefshelp(Help,urlsColour) {The colour of <http://www.someWebPage.com> hyperlinks. }
set prefshelp(S,magicColor) {Color of the magic character $.  Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, up to the next empty space. }
set prefshelp(showInvisibleFiles) {To allow for displaying the invisible files in the Get File dialog. }
set prefshelp(M2,libColor) {Color used for Modula-2 objects imported from libraries (of limited use) }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuMail,newMessageToMenu) {Contains a list of saved e-mail addresses; selecting one will open a "New Message" window addressed to the chosen recipient }
set prefshelp(recentFiles,editLastUsedFile) {Use this key binding to edit the most recently used file. }
set prefshelp(WWW,centerRefreshOnNav) {To automatically place the selected link in the center of the window when navigating up or down, turn this item on||To never automatically place the selected link in the center of the window when navigating up or down, turn this item on  }
set prefshelp(HTML,addURLsTo) {Add new URLs to this set }
set prefshelp(C++,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,codeInsertsColour) {The colour of specially indented code inserts. }
set prefshelp(Diff,ignoreCase) {Ignore changes in case; consider upper- and lowercase letters equivalent }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,newDocumentMenu) {Includes all of the options provided by the "File > New Document" menu, i.e. those new document options defined by other AlphaTcl packages to  create new windows with specific templates }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,relatedTeXCommandsMenu) {Includes items that are related to the current LaTeX command, allowing you to replace the current command }
set prefshelp(WWW,fillColumn) {This is the maximum width used before wrapping text when rendering windows. }
set prefshelp(Help,referenceMarksColour) {The colour of command reference manual marks. }
set prefshelp(Help,importantStringsColour) {The colour of "IMPORTANT:" strings. }
set prefshelp(M2,stringColor) {Color used for Modula-2 string constants (if delimited by quotes "") }
set prefshelp(filtersMenu,maxBeforeScrap) {When applying filters to a selection, it is faster to use a scrap window. But for a short selection, you could prefer the filtering to be applied directly. Define here what is a "short" selection. }
set prefshelp(macros,endRecording) {Key binding for the "Macro Recording > End Recording" menu item. }
set prefshelp(HTML,browseInForeground) {When browser is launched, should it be brought to front? }
set prefshelp(HTML,FTPservers) {FTP servers }
set prefshelp(supersearch,smartInSelectionFlag) {To set the 'in selection' flag automatically if there's a selection of at least 80 more characters than the length of the current search string, click this box.||To leave the 'in selection' flag in its original state, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Pasc,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Wiki,enableShortcutsInWikiModeOnly) {To enable the main Wiki Menu keyboard shortcuts only in Wiki mode, turn this item on||To enable the main Wiki Menu keyboard shortcuts globally, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Tcl,recognisePseudoTcl) {Recognise and colour some common procedures 'lunion' etc. }
set prefshelp(f90,indentModuleBlocks) {To always indent the contents of MODULE blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of MODULE blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the comments }
set prefshelp(numberOfChangesBeforeAutoSave) {To save files automatically (except untitled buffers) after a certain number of editing changes, set this to the number of changes after  which you would like the file to be saved.  Set to the empty string to disable auto-saving.  }
set prefshelp(Bib,indentString) {Define the indentation string for field names. }
set prefshelp(HTML,useBigWindows) {Input from dialog windows or status bar? }
set prefshelp(S,rSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local R application. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,projectHomePage) {The "Wiki Menu > Project Home Page" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(PS,PdfReaderSig) {Signature of Pdf Reader }
set prefshelp(C,indentC++Comments) {Allow C++ comments in C code, otherwise we'll actually throw error under some circumstances. }
set prefshelp(M2,listModules) {To make M-button list MODULEs, including local ones, turn this item on|| To make the M-button ignore modules, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Calc,fontSize) {Default font size to use for the Calculator windows }
set prefshelp(f90,indentInterfaceBlocks) {To always indent the contents of INTERFACE blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of INTERFACE blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,GsSig) {Signature of gs }
set prefshelp(Wiki,nextParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Next Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,gzipDestinationFolder) {This is the "Gzip" Destination Folder that is set and/or used by your archiving applications. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsBindings,openRecentDir) {Use this binding to open a dialog to select a directory to open. }
set prefshelp(MPW,encloseInBraces) {A key binding to enclose in braces is ctrl-(.  You can choose an other one here. }
set prefshelp(promptNoisily) {To make Alpha beep when it asks you for something in the status bar,  click this box.||To turn off the alert beep when using the status bar, click this box. }
set prefshelp(f90,indentSubroutineBlocks) {To always indent the contents of SUBROUTINE blocks, turn this item on||To never indent the contents of SUBROUTINE blocks, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,markCommandsNotStructure) {File with these extensions have a different marking procedure which collects a list of TeX commands rather than the structural content of the file. }
set prefshelp(coloring) {To color words according to mode and context, click this box||To display all  text more quickly, but in plain black and white, click this box. }
set prefshelp(SAS,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Caml,wordBreak) {Regular expression used to defines words for all internal operations. }
set prefshelp(fontSize) {Default font size to use for new windows }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl1) {Command double-clicking will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,useSrcSpecialsWithLatex) {Compile with dvi src specials to allow dvi synchronisation.  This should be turned off at final run since src specials may interfere with page breaking. }
set prefshelp(windowsBindingsPreferredToEmacs) {If you prefer windows bindings (particularly ctrl-v for paste) instead of emacs bindings (ctrl-v for page-down), then set this preference.  You will need to restart for this to take effect. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl2) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "option" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl3) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "control" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(WWW,searchUrl4) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "shift" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwFontSize) {Default font size to use for new WWW windows }
set prefshelp(TeX,funcExprAlt) {This regular expression is used by the 'Goto' navigation menu items, as well as Keypad navigation items to find sections. }
set {prefshelp(TeXC;#,defaultEngine)} {The following proc determines which tex command to send to unix by looking  in the first line of the file (the file is the one whose name is stored  in textRun(jobName)).  No value is returned, but the entry texRun(command)  is set.  While it is easy to read an eventual %&token indication, it is a somewhat complex algorithm to build the best tex command out of it: first we see if  the grabbed token corresponds to some wellknown command like latex or plain. Otherwise we check if the token is executable.  Finally, otherwise we give it to tex as a -fmt argument...  In that case we are faced with the choice of etex versus tex: }
set prefshelp(Lisp,lispHomePage) {The "Lisp Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,symbolColor) {Colour of symbols such as \, -, +, *, etc.  Can be useful for reading regular expressions. }
set prefshelp(Stta,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(dot,lineWrap) {Mode preferences settings, which can be edited by the user (with F12) }
set prefshelp(Setx,prefixString) {Select a Prefix String for commenting lines.  This should agree with the Comment Character above, but also have a space after the character. }
set prefshelp(HTML,fillColumn) {Line width }
set prefshelp(supersearch,numberSearcher) {To add the 'Num Search' button to the search dialog, which allows you to search for a number in any base (binary, hex, octal, etc), click this box.||To remove the 'Num Search' button from the search dialog, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Wiki,numberedItem) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Line > Numbered Item" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(useFtpEolType) {When creating files or uploading through the various ftp facilities, try to save files with this eol format.  Note that some external ftp clients may translate eols for you as they up/download. }
set prefshelp(Fort,continueCharacter) {This character will be used by the "Fortran > Continue Line" menu command. }
set prefshelp(Perl,runWithoutConfirmation) {Turn this item on to automatically run scripts selected in the "Perl ...  Filters" menus without being prompted to continue||Turn this item off to always be presented with a confirmation dialog before running scripts in the "Perl ...  Filters" menus. }
set prefshelp(macros,executeLastMacro) {Key binding for the "Macro Recording > Execute Last Macro" menu item. }
set prefshelp(addressBook,displaySearchResults) {Search results can be displayed with full field headers, or simply Search results can be displayed with full field headers, or simply the field text.  This preference sets the default method. }
set prefshelp(Inst,dropStuffFolder) {Where does dropStuff put its stuffed items. }
set prefshelp(Caml,commentColor) {Colorization setup }
set prefshelp(S,autoMark) {To automatically mark files when they are opened, turn this item on||To disable the automatic marking of files when they are opened, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(manipCols,minColumnWidth) {Minimum width allowed for text columnizing }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailViewWindowFont) {Default font to use for Mail viewing windows }
set prefshelp(positionAfterIndentation) {Where Alpha places the insertion cursor after a line has been automatically indented }
set prefshelp(HTML,indentInXHTML) {The content of these elements with optional closing tag in HTML are is indented in XHTML }
set prefshelp(preferredEncodings) {List your preferred encodings here to have them appear first in the popup encoding menu. }
set prefshelp(S,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on an S keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(Mail,prefixString) {The character to use for quoted text. }
set prefshelp(Tcl,alphaColor) {Colour to use for Alpha's built in commands. }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenu,speech Menu)} {Use Mac OS speech facilities to speak the current selection }
set prefshelp(HTML,preserveLineEndings) {Preserve line-endings when updating includes? }
set prefshelp(Perl,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,autoFloatMailboxWindowMarks) {To always create a floating palette containg the Mailbox window's subject lines, turn this item on||To never create a floating palette for Mailbox windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Mail,rememberRecipientEmail) {To automatically add a recipient's e-mail address to the "Mail Menu > New Message To" menu, turn this item on||To never automatically add a recipient's e-mail address to the "Mail Menu > New Message To" menu, turn this item off. }
set prefshelp(Clan,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(PS,Lwfn2pfaSig) {Signature of lwfn2pfa }
set prefshelp(PS,buildScriptsList) {Set this flag to build a list of scripts. You will have to set the path to the top folder with the ScriptsFolder preference. }
set prefshelp(Calc,saveHistoryCache) {To save the "History Cache" when the Calculator Window is closed, turn this item on||To always open the Calculator with a fresh "History Cache", turn this item off }
set prefshelp(composeEmailUsing) {Emails can be composed using the default composer for your OS or using Alpha's Mail menu.  This preference sets the default method for composing emails. }
set prefshelp(Setx,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark Setext files when first opened if there are no marks currently saved||Turn this item off to never automatically mark Setext files when they are first opened }
set prefshelp(Perl,perlHomePage) {The url used for the "Perl Home Page" menu item. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,openWindowsMenu) {Includes all open windows; selecting one will make it the active window }
set prefshelp(PS,Pfa2lwfnSig) {Signature of pfa2lwfn }
set prefshelp(PHP,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(speech,startSpeaking) {The "Edit > Speech > Start Speaking" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(cw,switchWhenCompiling) {CWmenu-specific prefs }
set prefshelp(HTML,ColorImmediately) {Always color immediately when typing }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,includeHeaderDescription) {To always include a "description" field in the header of new  documents, turn this item on.  You will always be prompted for the  description||To never include a "description" field in the header of  new documents, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,psppHomePage) {The "PSPP Home Page" menu item will send this url to your browser. }
set prefshelp(askDeleteSelection) {To have completion routines ask you before deleting the current selection, click this box.||To have completion routines automatically delete any existing selection when performing completions, click this box. }
set prefshelp(sh,markHeadersOnly) {To only mark 'headers', sections that start with '### ' or '#### ', rather than all commands with respect to the 'Mark Expression' preference, turn this item on||To mark all commands with respect to the 'Mark Expression' preference, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Text,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(SPSS,helpUrl) {Command double-clicking on an SPSS keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(documentProjects,confirmProjectModes) {To always confirm that the mode of a new window is associated with the current project, turn this item on||To never confirm that the mode of a new window is associated with the current project, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(M2,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context in a Modula-2 syntax specific manner||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off or use the M2 mode specific shortcut <shift>^<control>^<return> }
set prefshelp(MPW,keywordColor) {Default color for the keywords. }
set prefshelp(M2,lineWrap) {To automatically wrap lines (insert EOL) during normal text  insertion (typing), turn this item on. Wrapping occurs as soon as  a line's length exceeds 'm2_maxLineLength'||To avoid automatic  line wrapping, turn this item off.  Since strings must not be broken by an EOL, line wrapping is not  recommended in Modula-2 programming }
set prefshelp(Setx,stringColor) {Strings are any words that appear between double quotes on the same line. }
set prefshelp(TeX,versionForTextures) {(Textures only) Adjust this preference according to the version number of the Textures application you are using. }
set prefshelp(TeXC,guessFormatFromLog) {In case no magic first line is specified in the tex source file, use the same format as was used in previous compilation of this document (according to the log file). }
set prefshelp(userMenu,sortAlphabetically) {To sort the items alphabetically in the User menu. }
set prefshelp(Mail,mailSentFolder) {The location of your "Sent Mail" folder }
set prefshelp(HTML,simpleColoring) {Simple coloring? }
set prefshelp(Tcl,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Help,menuDirectionsColour) {The colour of "Menu Name > Menu Item" strings. }
set prefshelp(HTML,homePages) {Home pages. }
set prefshelp(HTML,commonChars) {List of commonly used character entities }
set prefshelp(Java,javaLangHelpLocation) {Look up words you control-command-double-click on here. }
set prefshelp(Bib,fieldColor) {The color of all defined fields }
set prefshelp(Wiki,selectParagraph) {The "Wiki Menu > Wiki Paragraph > Select Paragraph" menu shortcut. }
set prefshelp(C,leftFillColumn) {C Preferences ------------- }
set prefshelp(Perl,recycleOutput) {Turn this item on to overwrite any previous output window||Turn this item off to disable the automatic overwriting of any previous output window }
set prefshelp(Mf,wordBreak) {Metafont mode's notion of what is a word. }
set prefshelp(Perl,clickSearchesOnline) {Turn this item on to always send commands from command double-clicking to the "Perl5 Help Url"||Turn this item off to always send commands from command double-clicking to the local "Perl 5 Help Docs Folder", opening a local file in Alpha. }
set prefshelp(Setx,symbols) {Additional characters to be colorized by the "Symbol Color".  The "-" and "=" symbols will always be included. }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuMail,mailWindowMenu) {Includes items to manipulate fields in "New Message" windows }
set prefshelp(TeXC,sendConsoleToBackWhileViewing) {Check this to automatically send the console to back while vieweing, so that when you return to Alpha the tex source window is frontmost. }
set prefshelp(Bib,autoMark) {Turn this item on to automatically mark Bib mode files when they are first opened, and after any sorting procedure||Turn this item off to only mark Bib mode files when the menu item is selected }
set prefshelp(M2,autoMark) {To automatically mark Modula-2 files on open, turn this item on.  Automatic marking takes place only if the file is not already marked|| To avoid any changes to Modula-2 files you open, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tcl/TkHelpLocalFolder) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this local help directory. }
set prefshelp(recentDirsMenu,orderDirsAlphabetically) {To listed recent directories alphabetically, turn this item on||To list directories in the order that they were most recently accessed, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,commentColor) {The color of the defined comment character(s) }
set prefshelp(Setx,keyword1Color) {The colors of user defined keywords. }
set prefshelp(TeX,dvipsOptions) {(CMacTeX only) dvips options }
set prefshelp(Bib,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(C#,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(contextualMenu,relatedFilesMenu) {Includes files residing in the same folder as the active window, or  possibly some mode-specific listing of related files }
set prefshelp(contextualMenuWWW,pageBackItem) {Open the previous item in your browsing history list }
set prefshelp(Tcl,tcl/TkHelpUrlDir) {Command-Double-Clicking on a Tcl/Tk command will provide web-based documentation from this location if the 'Tcl Help Local Folder' doesn't exist. }
set prefshelp(Setx,electricBraces) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a left or right curly brace, turn this item on||To have the brace keys produce a brace without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Bib,wrappedFields) {Turn this item on to break all field values into separate lines when formatting, respecting the 'fillColumn' preference||Turn this item off to keep all field values in a single line when formatting, ignoring the 'fillColumn' preference }
set prefshelp(Diff,killWindowsWhenDone) {If the document windows were not already open before the diff, automatically close them when finished. }
set prefshelp(Scm,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(f90,autoMark) {To automatically mark new windows (if none have been previously saved) turn this item on||To never automatically mark new windows, turn this item off }
set {prefshelp(contextualMenuBib,bibEntry Menu)} {Allows you to add a new entry into the active window }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl1) {Command double-clicking will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(MPW,funcExpr) {Regular expression used in the Functions pop-up menu  (above the M pop-up menu, top right of the current window). }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl2) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "option" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(addTemplateManipulators) {To add a couple of menu items to let you create or delete new templates, click this box||To remove the menu items to create/delete templates, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl3) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "control" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(JScr,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Setx,searchUrl4) {Command double-clicking while pressing the "shift" key will send the highlighted text to this search engine. }
set prefshelp(Bib,fullPathnames) {Turn this item on to include the full pathnames of files in dialogs and the BibTeX Files menu||Turn this item on to include only the tails of files in dialogs and the BibTeX Files menu. }
set prefshelp(WWW,linksOpenNewWindow) {To only open one WWW browser window at a time, turn this item on.  (Navigating bookmarks or history items will kill the current window)||To create a new window for every WWW browser page, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(openAllFiles) {To list all file types (as opposed to just 'TEXT') in open/save dialog  boxes, click this box||To display only 'TEXT' files in open/save dialog  boxes, click this box. }
set prefshelp(Fort,markTag) {When this string appears in a commented line just behind the comment character, it will be recognized during File Marking routines. }
set prefshelp(M2,m2_P1CompFlagList) {List of conditional compiler flags recognized if m2_TargetPlatform is 'P1' (for details see 'm2_TargetPlatform') }
set prefshelp(fileCompression,gzipDestination) {To use the "Gzip Destination Folder" preference when archiving, turn this item on||To use gzip's default folder when archiving, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(Lisp,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing <return>, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the <return> key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,auxFileExtensions) {Extensions of auxiliary files which are removed when the "Process --> Remove Auxiliary Files" menu item is used. }
set prefshelp(Bib,latexCompletions) {Turn this item on to enable some select LaTeX commands as electric completions||Turn this item on disable LaTeX electric completions }
set prefshelp(Mf,prefixString) {Prefix for comments in Metafont source files. }
set prefshelp(Stta,stataSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local Stata application. }
set prefshelp(wordBreak) {Regular expression used to defines words for all internal operations.  Most modes have their own definition of this variable. }
set prefshelp(Mail,colorNewMailQuotedText) {To color quoted text in New Mail windows, turn this item on||To disable the coloring of quoted text in New Mail windows, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(bugzilla,submitBugInternally) {Turn this preference on to submit bugs internally.  Otherwise, the information in the Report Window will be sent to an "Enter Bug" web page at the Alpha-Bugzilla web site. }
set prefshelp(SAS,indentOnReturn) {To automatically indent the new line produced by pressing Return, turn this item on.  The indentation amount is determined by the context||To have the Return key produce a new line without indentation, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(TeX,showFirstTimeTypesettingMessage) {Turn this item on to give an explanatory message when typesetting the first time, after which this preference is turned off||Turn this item off to give an explanatory message the next time a file is typeset }
set prefshelp(printerFont) {The font to use for printing documents }
set prefshelp(Perl,electricSemicolon) {To automatically perform context relevant formatting after typing a semicolon, turn this item on||To have the semicolon key produce a semicolon without additional formatting, turn this item off }
set prefshelp(C++,leftFillColumn) {C++ Preferences --------------- }
set prefshelp(S,useMassLibrary) {Check this preference to use Venable and Ripley's MASS library for keyword colorizing and completions }
set prefshelp(WWW,wwwShellWindowSize) {These are the default parameters of the "Go To Url" window. }
set prefshelp(speech,pause) {The "Edit > Speech > Pause" keyboard shortcut }
set prefshelp(terminal,takeOverPuts) {To have the terminal package handle [puts stdout] and [puts stderr], click this box. || To restore the default definition of [puts stdout] and [puts stderr], click this box. }
set prefshelp(Scm,schemeHelp) {Command double-clicking on a Scheme keyword will send it to this url for a help reference page. }
set prefshelp(copyRing,swapClipboardShortcut) {The keyboard shortcut for the "Edit > Swap Clipboard" command, which swaps the current selection and the Clipboard contents }
set prefshelp(f90,operatorColor) {The color for all "operator" keywords such as "eq" "ne" "lt" "le" etc. }
set prefshelp(PHP,commentColor) {Default colo(u)rs for the keywords }
set prefshelp(Setx,magicCharacter) {Magic Characters will colorize any string which follows them, using the "symbol" color.  Only one Magic Character can be defined. }
set prefshelp(Scm,schemeSig) {Click on "Set" to find the local Scheme application. }
