Colors

Use colors

Select this option to use color highlighting.

Use colors in blocks

Check this field to use color highlighting inside a selected block. When this field is unchecked, the default color for Text in blocks is used.

Use modal colors

Check this field to use 'modal' colors. When this option is selected, blocks containing rapid moves, linear moves, and arcs will be assigned different colors.

List of defined colors

By clicking the button or double-clicking on the desired label, you can set the color for the selected item.

• Text color
  The color used for text, when Use colors is not checked.

• Background color
  The background color used for editor windows.

• Block color
  The background color within a selection.

• Comments color
  The color used for comments, as defined by the Comment start and Comment end, or Block Skip character on the Machine template configuration tab.

• Text in blocks
  The color used in one or more selected program blocks when the field Use color in blocks is not checked.

• Rapid moves
  The color used for rapid moves.

• Linear moves
  The color used for linear moves.

• Clockwise arcs (G2)
  The color used for clockwise arcs.

• Counter clockwise arcs (G3)
  The color used for counter clockwise arcs.

• File compare background for different lines
  The color used for the background for different lines.

• File compare background for different text
  The color used for the background for different text.

• File compare color for missing lines
  The color used for the background for missing lines.

Select color

Select a new color. To select a new color, highlight a color in the list and click on this button (you can also double-click in the list).

Add new color

Click this button to add a new color. Enter the text that triggers the new color in the field Text, and select the desired options to define what applies the new color to.

Remove selected color

Click this button to remove the selected color.

Up/Down arrows

Use these buttons to move the selected color up and/or down on the list. Entries higher on the list have higher priority.

Text

Use this field to specify a string that will be highlighted using the selected color.

Apply color to trailing digits

If this option is checked, the selected color will be applied to any digits following the selected letter.

Apply color to trailing letters

If this option is used, the selected color will be applied to any letters following the selected letter.

Apply color to the entire line

Check this field if the selected color should be applied to the entire line.

Letter Colors

Click this button to create a different color for each letter. This will set the coloring similar to the default in CIMCO Edit V4.