@node meditrc
@chapter Preferences files
@helpsection{PREFS_FILE}

@medit{} preferences are stored in @file{$HOME/.config/@medit{}rc} file.
It is an XML file which may be edited to set preferences which have not found
their place in the @uilabel{Preferences} dialog.

NOTE: @medit{} reads the preferences file on startup and writes it whenever @uilabel{OK}
or @uilabel{Apply} button is clicked in the @uilabel{Preferences} dialog. Therefore, if you
modify the preferences file, your changes may be overwritten, and they not take
effect until you restart @medit{}.

The following "hidden" settings are available:
@itemize @bullet
@item
@var{Editor/window_title}: Format of the window title. It is a string which may
contain format sequences, which are percent sign followed by a character:
@itemize @minus
@item @code{%a}: application name;
@item @code{%b}: current document basename;
@item @code{%f}: full path of the current document;
@item @code{%u}: URI of the current document;
@item @code{%s}: the status of the current document, e.g. "@code{ [modified]}". It is prefixed
with a space, so that "@code{%b%s}" produces a nice string;
@item @code{%%}: the percent character.
@end itemize
Default value is "@code{%a - %f%s}" which produces something like "@code{@medit{} - /home/user/file [modified]}".
@item
@var{Editor/window_title_no_doc}: same as @code{Editor/window_title}, used when no document is open.
Default value is "@code{%a}".
@end itemize