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| <h1>Editor preferences</h1> |
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| Use the <a class="command-link" |
| href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.cdt.ui.preferences.CEditorPreferencePage)")'><img |
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| alt="command link" />Editor</a> preference panel to control the |
| appearance of text highlighting in C/C++ editors. |
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| <th id="option"><strong>Option</strong></th> |
| <th id="description"><strong>Description</strong></th> |
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| <tr> |
| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Smart caret |
| positioning in identifiers</td> |
| <td headers="description">Treats CamelCase identifiers as |
| being made up of separate words.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Report problems as |
| you type</td> |
| <td headers="description">Problems found will be immediately |
| highlighted in the editor.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Highlight matching |
| brackets</td> |
| <td headers="description">When the cursor is beside a bracket, |
| the matching bracket is highlighted.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Highlight inactive |
| code</td> |
| <td headers="description">Highlights inactive code when the |
| cursor is positioned inside it.</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Appearance color |
| options</td> |
| <td headers="description">Lists the items for which you can |
| specify a color.</td> |
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| <tr> |
| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Color</td> |
| <td headers="description">Specifies the color in which to |
| display the selected item.</td> |
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| <td class="option_name" headers="option">Documentation tool |
| comments</td> |
| <td headers="description">Specifies which documentation tool |
| should be used to determine editor presentation and behaviors. |
| This enables editor features such as content-assist, documentation |
| comment generation and syntax highlighting. The particular tool |
| selected here will be used for files that are not associated with |
| a project, or where no project level preference has been set.</td> |
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| width="143" height="21"> <br> <a |
| href="../concepts/cdt_o_code_entry.htm">Coding aids</a> |
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| height="21"> <br> <a |
| href="../tasks/cdt_t_cust_cpp_editor.htm">Customizing the C/C++ |
| editor</a> |
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| <img src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" |
| height="21"> <br> <a href="cdt_o_ceditor_pref.htm">C/C++ |
| editor preferences</a> |
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