Highlighter Options
Item Properties The syntax highlighter tab lets you change the colour and attributes (for example, bold and italic) of the following items: -
Comment Device Name Identifier Keyword (Asm) Keyword (Declare) Keyword (Important) Keyword (Macro Parameter) Keyword (Positron16) Keyword (User) Number Number (Binary) Number (Hex) SFR SFR (Bitname) String Symbol Preprocessor
The point size is ranged between 6pt to 16pt and is global. That is, you cannot have different point sizes for individual items.
Reserved Word Formatting
This option enables you to set how The IDE displays keywords. Options include: -
Database Default - the IDE will display the keyword as declared in the applications keyword database.
Uppercase - the IDE will display the keyword in uppercase.
Lowercase - the IDE will display the keyword in lowercase.
As Typed - the IDE will display the keyword as you have typed it.
Please note that the actual keyword text is not physically changed, it just changes the way it is displayed in the editor window. For example, if you save your document and load it into wordpad or another text editor, the keyword text will be displayed as you typed it. If you print the document, the keyword will be formatted. If you copy and paste into another document, the keyword will be formatted, if the target application supports formatted text (for example Microsoft Word).
Header options allows you to change the author and copyright name that is placed in a header when a new document is created. For example: -
*****************************************************************
'* Name : Untitled.bas *
'* Author : J.R Hartley *
'* Notice : Copyright (c) 2013 MyCompany *
'* : All Rights Reserved *
'* Date : 19/01/13 *
'* Version : 1.0 *
'* Notes : *
'* : *
'****************************************************************If you do not want to use this feature, simply deselect the enable check box.
