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Editor Settings

2,561 bytes added, 19:03, 22 February 2012
The appearance of the PowerLanguage Editor work area can be customized.
 
Navigator panel, Output panel, Toolbar, and Status bar can be hidden and redisplayed.
 
Study Window font, font size, and background color can be selected.
 
The color of each type of the EasyLanguage(R) code elements and line numbers can be individually selected.
 
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== Hiding and Redisplaying Toolbars and Panels ==
 
To hide or redisplay a toolbar or panel, select '''View''' in the main menu and clear or select the check box next to the name of the toolbar or panel.
 
Toolbars can also be hidden or redisplayed form the '''Editor Options''' window:
 
# Open the '''Editor Options''' window.
#: To open the '''Editor Options''' window, select '''Tools''' in the main menu and click '''Editor Options'''.
# Select the '''General''' tab.
# In the '''Display''' section, clear or select the check box next to the name of the toolbar or panel to hide or redisplay that toolbar or panel.
 
 
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Panels can also be hidden by clicking the '''Close''' button in the corner of the toolbar.</div>
 
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== Setting Font and Font Size ==
 
Font type and size can be set form the '''Editor Options''' window:
 
# Open the '''Editor Options''' window.
#: To open the '''Editor Options''' window, select '''Tools''' in the main menu and click '''Editor Options'''.
# Select the '''General''' tab.
# In the '''Editor''' section, select the font name from the drop-down list
# Select the font size from the drop-down list.
 
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== Setting Colors ==
 
Study Window background color, and colors of each type of the EasyLanguage(R) code elements and line numbers can be selected individually.
 
The colors can be set from form the '''Editor Options''' window:
 
# Open the '''Editor Options''' window.
#: To open the '''Editor Options''' window, select '''Tools''' in the main menu and click '''Editor Options'''.
# Select the '''Colors''' tab.
# In the '''Display Items''' list, select an EasyLanguage(R) code element (item).
# In the '''Item Color''' palette box, select one of the standard 40 colors, or click the '''More Colors''' button to create custom colors; repeat for steps 3 and 4 for any additional items.
# In the '''Background Color''' palette box, select one of the standard 40 colors for the background, or click the '''More Colors''' button to create custom colors.
# In the '''Line Numbers Color''' palette box, select one of the standard 40 colors for the line numbers, or click the '''More Colors''' button to create custom colors.
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[[Category:PowerLanguage Editor]]

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