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<h1 class="Head">Accessibility preferences</h1>
<p>The following preferences can be changed 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.svg" alt="command link" /><strong>General &gt; Editors &gt; Text
Editors &gt; Accessibility</strong></a> preference page:</p>
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<th>Option</th>
<th>Description</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 in vertical ruler</b></td>
<td>Quick Diff shows line changes in the vertical ruler on the left hand side using colors. Enable this option
to show differences additionally with characters.</td>
<td>Off</td>
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<td><b>Use saturated colors in overview ruler</b></td>
<td>Uses saturated colors for annotations in the overview ruler on the right hand side.</td>
<td>Off</td>
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<h3 class="related">Related reference</h3><a href="../concepts/accessibility/text_editor.htm">Accessibility features
in textual editors</a>
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