SlickEdit User Guide

SETTING FONTS AND COLORS
SBCS/DBCS Source Window Fonts
This is the element used for all non-Unicode source windows. Choose Terminal for the most attractive
visual display.
Unicode Source Window Fonts
Default Unicode Font is the default font for the Unicode Source Windows element. When this font is
selected, the Arial Unicode MS font is used if it is installed. Otherwise, the ANSI Fixed Font is used,
which only supports the English character set. Arial Unicode MS is a fairly complete font which is included
with Microsoft Office. Currently, no version of Windows ships with a complete Unicode font. For more
information on Unicode support, see Using Unicode.
Setting Editor Window Fonts
In addition to setting the fonts for screen elements, you can specify the fonts and font styles for editor
windows. To change editor window fonts, from the main menu, click Window > Font, or use the wfont
command. The Window Font dialog will be displayed. Font, size, and style options are the same as those
on the Font Options screen.
From the Window Font dialog, choose the Scope that you wish to affect. Select the Current window
option if you only want to change the current window’s font. Select the All windows and Default option to
set the font for all editor windows that are open as well as newly-created windows.
For a complete list of the options on the Window Font dialog, see Window Font Dialog.
Colors
Use the Colors option screen (Tools > Options > Appearance > Colors or color command) to set the
color for different screen elements in SlickEdit®. This includes syntactic elements in the editor window, like
keywords, comments, strings, etc. as well as other user interface elements like the message area or the
status line. Window colors and backgrounds are set using the facilities provided by the operating system.
Color and Color Coding are different. Color Coding is a feature that combines current line coloring,
modified line coloring, and language-specific coloring. SlickEdit recognizes and automatically displays
color support for many languages. See Color Coding for more information.
Setting Colors for Screen Elements
Colors can be customized in the user interface. Colors can be set either individually or by editing a
scheme. To change the default colors, complete the following steps:
1. From the main menu, click Tools > Options > Appearance > Colors (or use the color
command). The Colors option screen is displayed.
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