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<h1 class="Head">Accessibility preference page</h1>
<p>You can change the following preferences on the
<a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.editors.preferencePages.Accessibility)")'><img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.png"><strong>General &gt; Editors &gt; Text Editors &gt; Accessibility</strong></a> preference page:
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<th>Option</th>
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<td><b>Use custom caret</b></td>
<td>Replaces the original <i>caret</i> (the marker that indicates where the next character will appear)
with a custom caret and shows a different caret for Overwrite and Insert modes.</td>
<td>On</td>
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<td><b>Enable thick caret</b></td>
<td>Replaces the original caret with a more visible, thicker caret.</td>
<td>On</td>
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<td><b>Use characters to show changes on line number bar</b></td>
<td>Quick Diff shows the changes in a vertical ruler using colors.
Color-blind persons can enable this option to show differences with different characters
in the line number ruler.</td>
<td>Off</td>
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<p>The <b>Accessibility</b> preference page:
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