UltraEdit Setup

PCGen UltraEdit Syntax Highlight File

Once you have UltraEdit installed, get "PCGen_LST_syntax.uew" (link above) to be copied into the "UltraEdit/wordfiles" directory.

All of our settings will be done from the configuration panel which can be reached uner the "Advanced" menu item.

1) Editor -> Word Wrap/Tab Set - Set "Tab Stop Value" and "Indent Spaces" to 6

2) File Types - Enter *.pcc, *.lst, *.pcg in the "File Names" section and enter "PCgen Files" in the "File Descriptions" Section and click "Insert"

3) File Associations - Enter the associations for our favorite three file types:

       *.pcc PCGen Campaign File
       *.lst PCGen Data File
       *.pcg PCGen Character File

4 Editor Display -> Formatting - deselect "Auto Indent New Lines"

5) Editor Display -> Syntax Highlighting -

    a) Put the path to your PCGen.uew file in the "Full Directory path for wordfiles" section (if you change this you need to shut down and restart UltraEdit so it will read the directory) 
    b) Check "Enable Syntax Highlighting" box 
    c) Select "PCGen Data File" from the drop down box (if it's not there, you pointed the program to the wrong directory)
    d) If you want to use this by default when you create a new file, select "PCGen Data File" from the drop down box under "Highlight New File as"
    e) Click "Apply"

There are many other settings you may change to customize UltraEdit to suit your preferences. The above steps will get you started and make PCGen data files that you open up look presentable.