Set color and text attributes for each type of code element for easy readability and faster editing. Changes are displayed in a sample viewer at the bottom of the dialog box. Colors you set here apply to both the Source editor and the Command window.

Dialog box options

 

Color Speed Setting

Drop-down list from which you can choose a preset color scheme. Selecting a scheme here overrides any custom settings you may have selected.

Reset

Restore all default color settings for the currently selected Appearance Speed Setting.

Elements

A scrolling list of code element types. Select a code element, then choose colors and text attributes for that element

Color

A palette from which you can apply color to a selected text element. First choose an element, then left-click for a foreground color and right-click for a background color.

Text Attributes

Chose Bold, Italic, or Underline for the selected code element.

System Color

Click these check boxes to use the default foreground or background colors for text elements.

Sample

Shows how the different colored code elements will appear in text editors, reflecting the settings on this page.

In each page of the dialog box, click the Apply button to apply the new setting in the current page without closing the dialog box. Click OK to apply the changes in all pages and close the dialog box.

 

NOTE: each element can change it's background or foreground color. Left-Click will change the foreground (or text). Right-Click will change the background.

How to get there: From the Source editor, choose Properties|Source editor Properties. Or from the Command window, choose Properties|Command Window Properties.