diff --git a/ifm.php b/ifm.php
index 590d76c..b88ce4f 100644
--- a/ifm.php
+++ b/ifm.php
@@ -597,14 +597,38 @@ function IFM() {
 	this.showFileForm = function () {
 		var filename = arguments.length > 0 ? arguments[0] : "newfile.txt";
 		var content = arguments.length > 1 ? arguments[1] : "";
-		var overlay = '<form id="showFile">';
-		overlay += '<div class="modal-body"><fieldset><label>Filename:</label><input onkeypress="return ifm.preventEnter(event);" type="text" class="form-control" name="filename" value="'+filename+'" /><br>';
-		overlay += '<div id="content" name="content"></div><input type="checkbox" id="aceWordWrap"> word wrap</input></fieldset></div>';
-		overlay += '<div class="modal-footer"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.saveFile();ifm.hideModal();return false;">Save';
-		overlay += '</button><button type="button" onclick="ifm.saveFile();return false;" class="btn btn-default">Save without closing</button>';
-		overlay += '<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.hideModal();return false;">Close</button></div></form>';
+		var overlay = '<form id="showFile">' +
+			'<div class="modal-body"><fieldset><label>Filename:</label><input onkeypress="return ifm.preventEnter(event);" type="text" class="form-control" name="filename" value="'+filename+'" /><br>' +
+			'<div id="content" name="content"></div>' +
+			'<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" id="editoroptions">editor options</button><div class="hide" id="editoroptions-head">options</div><div class="hide" id="editoroptions-content">' +
+			'<input type="checkbox" id="editor-wordwrap"> word wrap</input><br>' +
+			'<input type="checkbox" id="editor-softtabs"> use soft tabs</input>' +
+			'<div class="input-group"><span class="input-group-addon">tabsize</span><input class="form-control" type="text" size="2" id="editor-tabsize"title="tabsize"></div>' +
+			'</div></fieldset></div>' +
+			'<div class="modal-footer"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.saveFile();ifm.hideModal();return false;">Save' +
+			'</button><button type="button" onclick="ifm.saveFile();return false;" class="btn btn-default">Save without closing</button>' +
+			'<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.hideModal();return false;">Close</button></div></form>';
 		self.showModal( overlay, { large: true } );
-		$('#ifmmodal').on('remove', function () { self.editor = null; self.fileChanged = false; });
+		$('#editoroptions').popover({
+			html: true,
+			title: function() { return $('#editoroptions-head').html(); },
+			content: function() {
+				var content = $('#editoroptions-content').clone()
+				var aceSession = self.editor.getSession();
+				content.removeClass( 'hide' );
+				content.find( '#editor-wordwrap' )
+					.prop( 'checked', ( aceSession.getOption( 'wrap' ) == 'off' ? false : true ) )
+					.on( 'change', function() { self.editor.setOption( 'wrap', $( this ).is( ':checked' ) ); });
+				content.find( '#editor-softtabs' )
+					.prop( 'checked', aceSession.getOption( 'useSoftTabs' ) )
+					.on( 'change', function() { self.editor.setOption( 'useSoftTabs', $( this ).is( ':checked' ) ); });
+				content.find( '#editor-tabsize' )
+					.val( aceSession.getOption( 'tabSize' ) )
+					.on( 'keydown', function( e ) { if( e.key == 'Enter' ) { self.editor.setOption( 'tabSize', $( this ).val() ); } });
+				return content;
+			}
+		});
+		$('#ifmmodal').on( 'remove', function () { self.editor = null; self.fileChanged = false; });
 		// Start ACE
 		self.editor = ace.edit("content");
 		self.editor.$blockScrolling = 'Infinity';
diff --git a/src/ifm.js b/src/ifm.js
index 8f11544..b7dcf16 100644
--- a/src/ifm.js
+++ b/src/ifm.js
@@ -162,14 +162,38 @@ function IFM() {
 	this.showFileForm = function () {
 		var filename = arguments.length > 0 ? arguments[0] : "newfile.txt";
 		var content = arguments.length > 1 ? arguments[1] : "";
-		var overlay = '<form id="showFile">';
-		overlay += '<div class="modal-body"><fieldset><label>Filename:</label><input onkeypress="return ifm.preventEnter(event);" type="text" class="form-control" name="filename" value="'+filename+'" /><br>';
-		overlay += '<div id="content" name="content"></div><input type="checkbox" id="aceWordWrap"> word wrap</input></fieldset></div>';
-		overlay += '<div class="modal-footer"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.saveFile();ifm.hideModal();return false;">Save';
-		overlay += '</button><button type="button" onclick="ifm.saveFile();return false;" class="btn btn-default">Save without closing</button>';
-		overlay += '<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.hideModal();return false;">Close</button></div></form>';
+		var overlay = '<form id="showFile">' +
+			'<div class="modal-body"><fieldset><label>Filename:</label><input onkeypress="return ifm.preventEnter(event);" type="text" class="form-control" name="filename" value="'+filename+'" /><br>' +
+			'<div id="content" name="content"></div>' +
+			'<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" id="editoroptions">editor options</button><div class="hide" id="editoroptions-head">options</div><div class="hide" id="editoroptions-content">' +
+			'<input type="checkbox" id="editor-wordwrap"> word wrap</input><br>' +
+			'<input type="checkbox" id="editor-softtabs"> use soft tabs</input>' +
+			'<div class="input-group"><span class="input-group-addon">tabsize</span><input class="form-control" type="text" size="2" id="editor-tabsize"title="tabsize"></div>' +
+			'</div></fieldset></div>' +
+			'<div class="modal-footer"><button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.saveFile();ifm.hideModal();return false;">Save' +
+			'</button><button type="button" onclick="ifm.saveFile();return false;" class="btn btn-default">Save without closing</button>' +
+			'<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" onclick="ifm.hideModal();return false;">Close</button></div></form>';
 		self.showModal( overlay, { large: true } );
-		$('#ifmmodal').on('remove', function () { self.editor = null; self.fileChanged = false; });
+		$('#editoroptions').popover({
+			html: true,
+			title: function() { return $('#editoroptions-head').html(); },
+			content: function() {
+				var content = $('#editoroptions-content').clone()
+				var aceSession = self.editor.getSession();
+				content.removeClass( 'hide' );
+				content.find( '#editor-wordwrap' )
+					.prop( 'checked', ( aceSession.getOption( 'wrap' ) == 'off' ? false : true ) )
+					.on( 'change', function() { self.editor.setOption( 'wrap', $( this ).is( ':checked' ) ); });
+				content.find( '#editor-softtabs' )
+					.prop( 'checked', aceSession.getOption( 'useSoftTabs' ) )
+					.on( 'change', function() { self.editor.setOption( 'useSoftTabs', $( this ).is( ':checked' ) ); });
+				content.find( '#editor-tabsize' )
+					.val( aceSession.getOption( 'tabSize' ) )
+					.on( 'keydown', function( e ) { if( e.key == 'Enter' ) { self.editor.setOption( 'tabSize', $( this ).val() ); } });
+				return content;
+			}
+		});
+		$('#ifmmodal').on( 'remove', function () { self.editor = null; self.fileChanged = false; });
 		// Start ACE
 		self.editor = ace.edit("content");
 		self.editor.$blockScrolling = 'Infinity';