5.11. General options
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### 5.11. General options

Use a unique instance of XMLmind XML Editor

  If this toggle is checked, a unique instance of XMLmind XML Editor is used to open all your XML documents. For example, if you double-click on the icon of an XML document in the file ``explorer'', the running instance is used to open this XML document. When this toggle is not checked, a new instance of XXE is started in order to load the document clicked upon.

  If there is no running instance of XXE, a new instance is started. If the running instance is hidden by other windows or is iconified, it is made visible before opening the requested document.

  This feature also works fine from the command line. For example, on Linux, if this toggle is checked, executing "`xxe mydoc.xml &`" will cause the running instance to be used to open `mydoc.xml`.

  If you need to change this option, make sure to close all running instances expect one. Then change the option in the last instance and close it. Then restart XXE.

  Default: not checked.

Port

  Specifies the TCP/IP port used by different instances of XXE to communicate with each other. It is highly recommended to use a port in the dynamic/private range: 49152 to 65535.

  Default: 49987

Automatically reopen last opened document

  This option is examined just after XXE is started, when no documents to be opened have been explicitly specified (e.g. by double-clicking on an XML file or by using command line options). When turned on, this option forces XXE to reopen the last document opened during the preceding editing session.

  See also the -last command line option for a handy alternative.

Font size

  May be used to change the base font size of XXE menus and dialog boxes.

  Default: default base font size of Java™ applications.

Locale

  May be used to force the language used in XXE menus and dialog boxes. For example, may be used to force the use of English on a machine where the default locale is German.

  Default: default locale of the machine running XXE.

Style

  May be used to change the look and feel of XXE user interface.

  Default: the system look and feel, except on Linux/Unix, where the cross-platform look and feel (Metal) is used.

#### 5.11.1. Features Options

### Tip

Most features are preselected by default. If you don't need a feature, it's strongly recommended to uncheck the corresponding toggle and then restart XXE. Doing this simplifies the user interface and slightly improves XXE startup time.

Enable the "File|Document Set" Submenu

  Check this toggle to enable the File → Document Set submenu and the Options → Preferences, Open|Document Set group of options.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you author modular documents.

  Feature name: `OpenDocumentSet`.

Enable the "File|Folder" Submenu

  Check this toggle to enable the File → Folder submenu.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you routinely have to manipulate many files or if you need to search files by their names and/or by their XML contents or if your files are stored on remote servers.

  Feature name: `OpenFolder`.

Enable the Include Tool

  Check this toggle to enable Edit → Reference → Replace By Reference, Edit → Reference → Insert Reference Before, Edit → Reference → Insert Reference, Edit → Reference → Insert Reference After and the Include tool.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you need to insert boilerplate content in your documents.

  Feature name: `IncludeTool`.

Enable the "View|Display Images" Submenu

  Check this toggle to enable the View → Display Images submenu.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if your documents include many high-resolution images.

  Feature name: `ImageViewportMode`.

Enable the "Tools|Remark" Submenu

  Check this toggle to enable the Tools → Remark submenu.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you need to comment documents written by others.

  Feature name: `Remark`.

Enable the "Tools|Changes" Submenu

  Check this toggle to enable the Tools → Changes submenu and the Options → Preferences, Tools|Changes group of options.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you need to review the changes made to your documents by others.

  Feature name: `Changes`.

Enable the Integrated Spreadsheet Engine

  Check this toggle to enable Tools → Spreadsheet and the Options → Preferences, Tools|Spreadsheet group of options.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you need to insert computed content in your documents.

  Feature name: `Spreadsheet`.

Enable the "Tools|Record Macro" Submenu

  Check this toggle to enable the Tools → Record Macro submenu and the Tools → Execute Command menu item.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you are a power user who wants to automate sequences of actions.

  Feature name: `Macro`.

Enable the Developer Tools

  Check this toggle to enable Options → Reload All Configurations and Help → Mouse and Key Bindings.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you are developing an XXE configuration and want to reload it without having to restart the application.

  Feature name: `DeveloperTools`.

Enable the Document Cache Indicator

  Check this toggle to display in the status bar an indicator allowing to monitor the activity of the document cache of XMLmind XML Editor. More information about this indicator in Document cache.

  Enabling this feature is recommended if you author modular documents and experience some unexplained slowness during validation.

  Feature name: `DocumentCacheTool`.

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