Color and font preferences

Set preferences for the behavior and display aspects of the Code Editor.

You can specify how specific styles of your Editor code appear.

Global Style - applies to all languages

Theme - quickly configure the display using predefined color combinations
Font family - specify the font family; when this is changed it applies to all languages, except those for which custom settings have been created.
Font size - specify font size, when this is changed it applies to all languages, except those for which custom settings have been created.

Style Specific Settings (custom settings) for all Languages

Language - the default selection All Languages in the combobox displays the default styles and properties applicable to all languages. As a default, specific language pages inherit the settings defined for All languages.

Style - list of styles. Select a style to display these properties:

Color - specifies the color for the Foreground and Background of the style, when this is changed it applies to all languages.
Font - specifies the font selected from the available screen fonts installed on your system. Use custom font for the selected style must be checked in order to make changes in:
- Family - font family associated with your selected font; changes will override the global setting.
- Size - font sizes associated with your selected font. changes will override the global setting.
Bold - specifies whether the selected font is Bold. Inherits the global family and size.
Italic - specifies whether the selected font is Italic. Inherits the global family and size.

Style Specific Settings (custom settings) for a specific Language

Language - list of languages. Select the language from the dropdown list, to display the language-specific styles and properties.

Use custom settings - this checkbox displays when you select a specific language in the list. This box must be checked in order for you to make any changes in the settings for the selected language. When this box is checked, the settings for the selected language become specific, and it does not inherit the All languages settings any longer.

To change the Color (Background, Foreground) or the font properties Bold or Italic for a specific style, you must first select the Style from the Style list. Use custom settings must be checked.
To change the Font Family and Size properties for a specific style, you must check Use custom font for the selected style. This overrides the Global Font family and Font size settings.