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<div role="main"><h1>Syntax Coloring preferences</h1>
<p>Use the <img src="../images/command_link.png" alt="" > <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.cdt.ui.preferences.CodeColoringPreferencePage)")'>Syntax Coloring</a> preference panel to specify how C/C++ source code is rendered. Each element category (Code, Comments, and Preprocessor) contains a list of language elements that may be rendered with its own color and style.</p>
<p>Note that general text editor settings such as the background color can be configured on the general <strong>Text Editors</strong> preference pages. Fonts may be configured on the general <strong>Colors and Fonts</strong> preference page</p>
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<caption><strong>Syntax Coloring Preference Options</strong></caption>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Enable semantic highlighting</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Checkmark to activate semantic highlighting of specific structures in the elements listed.</td>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Enable</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Makes the selected element active for syntax coloring.</td>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Color</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Specifies the color in which to display the selected element.</td>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Bold</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Makes the selected element <strong>bold</strong>.</td>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Italic</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Makes the selected element <em>italic</em>.</td>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Strikethrough</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Makes the selected element <span class="linethrough">strikethrough</span>.</td>
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<td headers="option"><strong>Underline</strong></td>
<td headers="description">Makes the selected element <span class="underline">underlined</span>.</td>
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