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Line is commented out - what font to change ? [message #1859670]

Wed, 21 June 2023 19:07

Eclipse User

I painted myself into a corer - I did commented out a file line text and now it is very hard to see it
to get it back.

I know how and where to change fonts, but I do not know WHAT font to change.

When the line is commented out it is "grayed" and hard to see .

It is file editing when the line is commented out.

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Re: Line is commented out - what font to change ? [message #1859671 is a reply to message #1859670]

Thu, 22 June 2023 00:19

Eclipse User

This isn't a font-related issue; within the Eclipse UI it's usually referred to as "syntax coloring", and often the editor has either a preference page
explicitly to let you control that (with "syntax coloring" in the name of the page), or a theming engine controllable from the editor's own context
menu.

[Updated on: Thu, 22 June 2023 01:39] by Moderator

Re: Line is commented out - what font to change ? [message #1859674 is a reply to message #1859671]

Thu, 22 June 2023 04:10

Eclipse User

It sounds like you're trying to adjust the color of your commented out lines in Eclipse, not the font. This can be done through 'syntax coloring'. Here's how:

1. Go to Window -> Preferences
2. Expand the 'Java' option and click on 'Editor'
3. Under 'Editor', you'll find 'Syntax Coloring'
4. Expand 'Java' under 'Syntax Coloring', and you'll see a 'Comments' section
5. Click on 'Single-line comments' or 'Multi-line comments', and adjust the color to your liking.

Hope this helps you out!

Re: Line is commented out - what font to change ? [message #1859680 is a reply to message #1859674]

Thu, 22 June 2023 04:39

Eclipse User

I suspect from the picture that it's not Java that's involved. Probably Python based on previous posts. In any case, similar instructions will apply for the editor actually being used...

Re: Line is commented out - what font to change ? [message #1859687 is a reply to message #1859674]

Thu, 22 June 2023 10:08

Eclipse User

Thanks - however, found it here
The correct way is to do "search" ( I guess coders never heard of "tooltips" ) but still need to have an idea what to search for ....

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