The MetaEd IDE has a few system settings and preferences. This section covers the following:

Detail on each follows.

Optimizing Editor Performance

The MetaEd standard installation is configured to perform syntax and semantic validation as you type. This ensures that the code you type is validated as you go, which can significantly reduce errors at build time. However, once you become familiar with MetaEd, the overhead of validation may cause lagging while you type — which most humans find annoying. 

You can optimize the MetaEd-IDE editor performances following the steps below. Errors will, of course, continue to be caught at build time — this just suppresses the check-as-you-type feature.

Step 1. Launch Settings Tab

In the File menu, choose Settings. The settings tab opens.

Step 2. Open Linter Package Settings

In the Packages menu, click Settings for the "linter-ui-default" package.

Step 3. Configure

For optimal performance, configure the package settings for the linter-ui-default package as shown below.

Autosave

By default, file saving only occurs when the you elect to save a file. However, an "autosave" feature is available.

To enable autosave:

Step 1. Open Autosave Package Settings.

Select File > Settings to open the settings tab. Then, click Packages and click on the "autosave" core package.

Step 2. Enable Autosave

Check the Enabled box under the Settings header.