Options: Misc

Re-sync on startup after exit without saving

Determines whether the system should automatically re-sync on restart or not after "Exit Without Saving". Make sure to save your workspace after setting this option for it to take effect permanently.

Always re-enable tasks

Determines whether tasks are re-enabled whenever the current workspace owner changes or whenever a new workspace is put into use.

Sort inspector/debugger fields

Determines whether fields within the inspector and debugger are sorted.

Format generated code

When VisualAge generates methods via the VCE, the Accessor Generator, etc., it does not apply the users global code formatting options to the generated code. This option causes all generated code to be formatted according to the user's specifications.

Ignore whitespace when comparing source

Ignore whitespace when comparing method definitions or class declarations. If two methods are different only in their formatting, they will compare as being the same when this option is enabled.

Use checkbox list for changing workspace owner

Determines whether checkbox lists are used for changing the workspace owner (the default is to use a simple list dialog). The checkbox list allows you to type a few characters to match a name.

Generate "is" getter methods for beaninfo boolean properties

Determines whether the beaninfo property wizard generates "is" methods or "get" getter methods for Boolean properties.

Use qualified type names in error messages

Determines whether fully qualified (verbose) type names in error messages.

Closing workbench exits VisualAge

Determines whether closing the workbench is treated as a signal to exit VisualAge (rather than simply triggering on the last window).

Type Prompters

Sort types by package

Determines whether types are sorted by package name in any type selection dialog.

Show package names first

Determines whether types are shown with their package names first any type selection dialog.

Selection Options

Show multiple definitions

Allows the developer to specify what happens when multiple items (methods, classes, etc.) are selected simultaneously. Normally, the text area will be blank. With this setting enabled, all of the selected items will be shown in the text pane (one after another). 

Always show selected definition

Allows the developer to force VisualAge to always show the definition of the last selected item in the text pane. This means that clicking on a class will show the class definition (and deselect any method selection). 

Only when already selected

When switching between classes, the system will continue to attempt to select the same method name in the new class, if this check box is checked.