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| <h1> Console Preferences </h1> |
| <p> The following preferences can be set using the <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.debug.ui.ConsolePreferencePage)")'> <img src="../../PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png" alt="Opens the Console preference page"> <b>Run/Debug > Console</b></a> preference page. </p> |
| <p>The console displays output from running applications, and allows keyboard input to be read by |
| running applications. </p> |
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| <th rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p> Option </p></th> |
| <th rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p> Description </p></th> |
| <th rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p> Default </p></th> |
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| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Fixed width console </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> This preference controls whether the console has a fixed character width. |
| When on, a maximum character width must also be specified. Some applications |
| write long lines to the console which require horizontal scrolling to |
| read. This can be avoided by setting the console to use a fixed width, |
| automatically wrapping console output. </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Off </p></td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Limit console output</td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">This preference limits the number |
| of characters buffered in the console. When on, a maximum buffer size must |
| also be specified. When console output surpasses the specified maximum, |
| output is truncated from the beginning of the buffer.</td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">On</td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Displayed Tab Width </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Allows the default width, in characters, of a tab to be specified </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">8</td> |
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| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Show When Program Writes to Standard Out </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">This preference will force the console to show when something is written to the system out stream. A forced-show can mean that a console will be opened, or that the console will be brought to the top if it is already open. </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">On</td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Show When Program Writes to Standard Error </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">This preference will force the console to show when something is written to the system err stream. A forced-show can mean that a console will be opened, or that the console will be brought to the top if it is already open. </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">On</td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Standard Out Text Color </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> This preference controls the colour of text written to the standard output |
| stream by an application. </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Black </p></td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Standard Error Text Color </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> This preference controls the colour of text written to the standard error |
| stream by an application. </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Red </p></td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Standard In Text Color </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> This preference controls the colour of text typed into the console to |
| be read by an application. </p></td> |
| <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" valign="top" align="left"><p> Green </p></td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">Background Colour </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">This preference controls the colour of the background of the console </td> |
| <td colspan="1" valign="top" align="left">White</td> |
| </tr> |
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| </table> |
| <p> You can also click the <strong>Change</strong> button to set the font for the Console. </p> |
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