# Editing Modes Distributed with jedit

A number of mode files for the `jedit` editor are distributed as part of the jstools package. The mode files allow `jedit` to support different editing modes, depending (typically) on what kind of file you're editing.

The mods currently distributed with `jedit` are:

`code` - generic mode for editing source code

`exmh` - mode for composing mail from within `exmh`(l)

`hook` - test mode

`html` - mode for composing HTML documents for the World Wide Web

`jdoc` - mode for composing hypertext documentation

`mail` - generic mode for composing mail messages

`mh` - mode for composing mail messages using MH

`note` - obsolete; use `richtext` mode instead.

`richtext` - generic mode for editing multifont text

`tcl` - mode for editing Tcl code

The files that define `jedit` modes are named mode-mode.tcl, and they're normally located in the jeditmodes subdirectory of the jstools library directory (typically /usr/local/lib/jstools). If you want to change or enhance the behaviour of any of these modes, you can make a directory called ~/.tk/jeditmodes (i.e., jeditmodes in the subdirectory .tk of your home directory), copy the mode file for the mode you want to change to that directory, and edit it to your liking. You can also create completely new modes for yourself by creating new files in ~/.tk/jeditmodes. Information about writing and modifying editing modes is available in Programming with jedit under Writing Editing Modes.

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