diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a7be0098..f981b5de 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Version 0.6.4
  - fix: code completion popup not show after '->' inputted
  - fix: font styles in the color scheme settings not in effect
  - fix: editor's font style shouldn't affect gutter's font style
+ - change: enable copy as HTML by default
+ - fix: unneeded empty lines when copy as HTML
 
 Version 0.6.3
  - fix: should use c++ syntax to check ".h" files
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synexporter.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synexporter.cpp
index 83bfc713..03df90f8 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synexporter.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synexporter.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ void SynExporter::ExportRange(PSynEditStringList ALines, BufferCoord Start, Buff
             FormatToken(Token);
             mHighlighter->next();
         }
-        FormatNewLine();
+        if (i!=Stop.Line)
+            FormatNewLine();
     }
     if (!mFirstAttribute)
         FormatAfterLastAttribute();
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synhtmlexporter.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synhtmlexporter.cpp
index 2f1d5f75..e39bf1ea 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synhtmlexporter.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/exporter/synhtmlexporter.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void SynHTMLExporter::FormatNewLine()
 QString SynHTMLExporter::GetFooter()
 {
     QString Result = "";
-    Result = "</span>" + lineBreak() + "</code></pre>" + lineBreak();
+    Result = "</span></code></pre>" + lineBreak();
     if (mCreateHTMLFragment)
         Result += "<!--EndFragment-->";
     Result += "</body>"+lineBreak()+ "</html>";
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ QString SynHTMLExporter::GetHeader()
     if (mCreateHTMLFragment) {
         Result += "<!--StartFragment-->";
     }
-    Result += QString("<pre>"+lineBreak()+"<code><span style=\"font: %1pt %2;\">")
+    Result += QString("<pre><code><span style=\"font: %1pt %2;\">")
             .arg(mFont.pointSize())
             .arg(mFont.family());
 
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
index f73fb0d1..4ceb9781 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
@@ -1108,12 +1108,12 @@ void Settings::Editor::doLoad()
     mCopySizeLimit = boolValue("copy_limit",true);
     mCopyCharLimits = intValue("copy_char_limits",100);
     mCopyLineLimits = intValue("copy_line_limits",100000);
-    mCopyWithFormatAs = intValue("copy_with_format_as",0);
+    mCopyWithFormatAs = intValue("copy_with_format_as",1);
     mCopyRTFUseBackground = boolValue("copy_rtf_use_background",false);
-    mCopyRTFUseEditorColor = boolValue("copy_rtf_use_editor_color_scheme",true);
+    mCopyRTFUseEditorColor = boolValue("copy_rtf_use_editor_color_scheme",false);
     mCopyRTFColorScheme = stringValue("copy_rtf_color_scheme","Intellij Classic");
     mCopyHTMLUseBackground = boolValue("copy_html_use_background",false);
-    mCopyHTMLUseEditorColor = boolValue("copy_html_use_editor_color_scheme",true);
+    mCopyHTMLUseEditorColor = boolValue("copy_html_use_editor_color_scheme",false);
     mCopyHTMLColorScheme = stringValue("copy_html_color_scheme","Intellij Classic");
 
     //color
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
index e6ca42bc..bfd002cf 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/utils.cpp
@@ -820,3 +820,12 @@ void executeFile(const QString &fileName, const QString &params, const QString &
                   SW_SHOW
                   );
 }
+
+void StringToFile(const QString &str, const QString &fileName)
+{
+    QFile file(fileName);
+    if (file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate)) {
+        QTextStream stream(&file);
+        stream<<str;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/utils.h b/RedPandaIDE/utils.h
index df8c6b16..2ceed232 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/utils.h
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/utils.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ QStringList ReadFileToLines(const QString& fileName, QTextCodec* codec);
 QStringList ReadFileToLines(const QString& fileName);
 void ReadFileToLines(const QString& fileName, QTextCodec* codec, LineProcessFunc lineFunc);
 void StringsToFile(const QStringList& list, const QString& fileName);
+void StringToFile(const QString& str, const QString& fileName);
 
 void decodeKey(int combinedKey, int& key, Qt::KeyboardModifiers& modifiers);
 void inflateRect(QRect& rect, int delta);