Use the Default encoding combo box to specify the default text encoding used when a file is created or opened.
Use the Line ending combo box to specify the characters used to break a line. TextFlow can manipulate both types of line break, LF and CR LF, but some editors can’t, then you should use this option to keep a text file work correctly in many editors. Often Linux editors use LF to break a line and Windows editors use CR LF.
Select the Save all files when program lost focus to save all files when the TextFlow window lost its focus, in other words, when the TextFlow window is minimized or when other window is selected.
Select the Create a backup copy of file before saving option to create a backup copy of a file each time you save it. The backup copy contais a ~ at the end of the filename.
Select the Autosave files every ... minutes option to automatically save the current file at regular intervals. Use the spin box to specify how often you want to save the file.
Select Reopen tabs on program initialization to open all tabs, that was opened when TextFlow was closed for the last time, when TextFlow starts again.