Color page (Editor Options dialog box)

Use the Color page of the Editor Options dialog box to specify how the different elements of your code appear in the editor.

You can specify foreground and background colors for anything listed in the Screen Element list. The sample code at the bottom of the dialog box shows how your settings will appear in the editor.

To open the Color page, choose Tools|Editor Options, then click the Color tab.

Editor Color Scheme

Quickly configures the editor display using predefined color combinations.

Defaults

Displays reserved words in bold. Background is white.

Classic

Displays reserved words in white and code in yellow. Background is dark blue.

Twilight

Displays reserved words in light blue and code in white. Background is black.

Ocean

Displays reserved words in black and code in dark blue. Background is light blue.

Screen Element

Specifies syntax highlighting for a particular code element. You can choose from the Screen Element list or click the element in the sample box.

Attributes

Specifies format attributes for some of the code elements selected in the Screen Elements list. JBuilder supports the following text attributes: bold and italic.

Foreground

Sets the foreground color for the selected code element. To set the color, choose a color from the standard palette or right-click the palette to the right of the standard palette to create a custom color. The selected color is displayed above the Foreground palette.

Use Default

Restores the code element selected in the Screen Element list to its default background system color.

Background

Sets the background default system color for the selected code element. To set the color, choose a color from the standard palette or right-click the palette to the right of the standard palette to create a custom color. The selected color is displayed above the Background palette.

Use Default

Restores the code element selected in the Screen Element list to its default background system color.

Sample Code

Displays selected settings.

Reset

Resets everything to the state they were in when the dialog box was displayed.