Development Tools

[General - Font and Color] category

Use this category to configure general settings relating to fonts and colors on each panel.

Figure A.39

Option Dialog Box ([General - Font and Color] Category)

The following items are explained here.

-	[How to open]

-	[Description of each area]

-	[Function buttons]

[How to open]

-	From the [Tool] menu, select [Options...].

[Description of each area]

(1)	Color options area

Use this area to configure the colors.

(a)	[Setting place] area

Select a location from the list for which the color will be specified.

The relationships between the list items and default color settings are as follows.

Item	Example			Description
Default(for text editor)		Font color	Black	The standard display color in the text editor.
		Background color	White
DefaultNote 1		Font color	Black	The standard display color in all windows and panelsNote 2.
		Background color	White
Warning(for text editor)		Font color	Blue	This color indicates that the contents of a load module are older than those of the source file in the text editor.
		Background color	Default color
Warning		Font color	Blue	Warning messages are displayed in this color in the Output panel, file names with warnings are displayed in this color in the Project Tree panel, and this color indicates that the contents of a load module are older than those of the source file in the Editor panelNote 2.
		Background color	Default color
Error		Font color	Red	Error messages are displayed in this color in the Output panel, and file names with errors are displayed in this color in the Project Tree panel.
		Background color	LightGray
Reserved word(for text editor)		Font color	Brown	The reserved words of your compiler/assembler are displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	Default color
Reserved word		Font color	Brown	The reserved words of your compiler/assembler are displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel.
		Background color	Default color
Comment(for text editor)		Font color	Green	Comments (in the case of a C source file, "/* ... */") are displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	Default color
Comment		Font color	Green	Comments (in the case of a C source file, "/* ... */") are displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel.
		Background color	Default color
String literal(for text editor)		Font color	Gray	String literals are displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	Default color
String literal		Font color	Gray	String literals are displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel.
		Background color	Default color
Control code(for text editor)		Font color	Teal	Control characters are displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	Default color
Control code		Font color	Teal	Control characters are displayed in this color in the Output panel and Editor panelNote 2.
		Background color	Default color
Highlight(for text editor)		Font color	Not defined (the default color, and the colors for reserved words, comments, and string literals will be applied)	The outer frame of the background color for highlighting the current line in the text editor. The current line is highlighted when the [Enable line highlight for current] check box is selected for the [General - Text Editor] category in the Option dialog box.
		Background color	Magenta
Highlight		Font color	White	Highlighted areas in plug-in products and the like are displayed in this color and the outer frame of the background color for highlighting the current line in the Editor panelNote 2.
		Background color	Magenta
Changed value		Font color	Tan	Values changed via the execution of a user program are displayed in this color in the Memory panel, CPU Register panel, Local Variables panel, SFR panel, Watch panel.
		Background color	Cream
Edit value(for text editor)		Font color	Blue	Operators are displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	Default color
Edit value		Font color	Blue	Values forcibly modified by the user are displayed in this color in the Memory panel, CPU Register panel, Local Variables panel, SFR panel, Watch panel and operators are displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2.
		Background color	Default color
Current PC(for text editor)		Font color	Black	The row with the current PC position is displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	LightOrange
Current PC		Font color	Black	The row with the current PC position is displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel. Only the background color is used in the Editor panel.
		Background color	LightOrange
Breakpoint(for text editor)		Font color	Not defined (the default color, and the colors for reserved words, comments, and string literals will be applied)	The line at which a break point is set is displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	SalmonPink
Breakpoint		Font color	Black	The line at which a break point is set is displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel. Only the background color is used in the Editor panel.
		Background color	SalmonPink
Update periodic		Font color	Pink	Areas configured for real-time display updates are shown in this color in the Memory panel and Watch panel.
		Background color	Default color
Read or fetch		Font color	Default color	Locations that have been read or fetched are displayed in this color in the Trace panel [IECUBE] [Simulator].
		Background color	LightGreen
Write		Font color	Default color	Locations that have been written are displayed in this color in the Trace panel [IECUBE] [Simulator].
		Background color	Orange
Read and write		Font color	Default color	Locations that have been read and written are displayed in this color in the Trace panel [IECUBE] [Simulator].
		Background color	LightSkyBlue
Lost		Font color	White	Locations that the value has been got from the debug tool is not correct in the Memory panel.
		Background color	LightGray
Coverage 100%(for text editor)		Font color	Not defined (the default color, and the colors for reserved words, comments, and string literals will be applied)	The line for which code coverage is at 100% is displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	LightGreen
Coverage 100%		Font color	Default color	The line for which code coverage is at 100% is displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel.
		Background color	LightGreen
Coverage 1 - 99%(for text editor)		Font color	Not defined (the default color, and the colors for reserved words, comments, and string literals will be applied)	The line for which code coverage is at 1 to 99% is displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	LightPink
Coverage 1 - 99%		Font color	Default color	The line for which code coverage is at 1 to 99% is displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel.
		Background color	LightPink
Coverage 0%(for text editor)		Font color	Not defined (the default color, and the colors for reserved words, comments, and string literals will be applied)	The line for which code coverage is at 0% (not yet executed) is displayed in this color in the text editor.
		Background color	LightGray
Coverage 0%		Font color	Default color	The line for which code coverage is at 0% (not yet executed) is displayed in this color in the Editor panelNote 2 and Disassemble panel.
		Background color	LightGray
Invalid		Font color	Gray	Non memory-mapped areas in the Memory panel and filenames in the Project Tree panel that do not actually exist are displayed in this color.
		Background color	Default color

Note 1.

The [Default] text and background colors depend on the Windows settings of the host computer. Here, we use the Windows defaults, which are black text and white background.

Note 2.

This setting does not apply to the text editor when the [Enable color settings for text editor] check box is selected.

(b)	[Use default color]

Displays items selected via the [Setting place] area using the standard text color.

Displays items selected via the [Setting place] area with a user-defined text color.

The [Font color...] button is enabled.

(c)	[Use default background color]

Displays items selected via the [Setting place] area using the standard background color.

Displays items selected via the [Setting place] area with a user-defined background color.

The [Background Color...] button is enabled.

(d)	[Enable color settings for text editor]

Enables items for the text editor in the [Setting place] area.

This allows you to make individual settings for colors in the text editor regardless of the general settings for panels in CS+.

Disables items for the text editor in the [Setting place] area (default).

(e)

Buttons

Font Color...

The Edit Colors Dialog Box opens. Specify the text color of the item selected via the [Setting place] area.

Note, however, that this button will be disabled if the [Use default color] check box is selected.

Background Color...

The Edit Colors Dialog Box opens. Specify the background color of the item selected via the [Setting place] area.

Note, however, that this button will be disabled if the [Use default background color] check box is selected.

Reset Selected Item Colors

Resets the color information for the item selected via the [Setting place] area to the defaults.

Figure A.40

Edit Colors Dialog Box

(2)	[Display example] area

Display sample text using the color and font settings from the Color options area.

By default the string "AaBbCc" is shown, but you can type an arbitrary string directly into the text box.

(3)	[Font settings for text editor] area

Click the [Font...] button to open the Font Dialog Box and configure the fonts for your text editor.

Figure A.41

Font Dialog Box

(4)

Buttons

Import...	Opens the Open Option Setting File dialog box to refer the settings saved in the file to this category.
Export...	Opens the Save Option Setting File dialog box to save the settings of this category to a file.
Initialize Settings	Returns all currently displayed setting to their default values.

[Function buttons]

Button	Function
Initialize All Settings	Restores all settings on this dialog box to their default values. Note, however, that newly added items in the [General - External Tools] category will not be removed.
OK	Applies all setting and closes this dialog box.
Cancel	Ignores the setting and closes this dialog box.
Apply	Applies all setting (does not close this dialog box).
Help	Displays the help of this dialog box.