Setting Fonts and Colors

The following options control the look and feel of all LDL+ logic editors including Profile conditional logic, Value-checking logic, and Method logic:

To set the font and color for LDL+ display items, perform the following:

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Options.

    The Options dialog box appears.

  2. In the left pane, expand Environment and select Fonts and Colors.

  3. From the Show settings for list, select Text Editor.

  4. From the Display items list, select a logic element type.

    Logic Element

    Description

    LDL+ Commands

    LDL+ Logic commands

    For example, Move, Lookup

    LDL+ Commands Options

    Options for LDL+ logic commands

    For example, Giving , in

    LDL+ Comment

    Phrases in the text that are not part of the LDL+ logic

    For example, logic preceded by colon (:)

    LDL+ Keyword

    LDL+ logic keywords

    For example, If, End, Loop

    LDL+ Number

    LDL+ number literals

    For example, 123.45

    LDL+ Operator

    LDL+ logic operators

    For example, (), +, :=

    LDL+ Read Only Region

    Read only region in the editor

    LDL+ String/Literal

    String literals

    For example, ”First Name”

    LDL+ System Items

    Built-in segment, ispec, and event attributes

    For example, MAINT, ISPEC, GLB

    Text

    Names of AB Suite modeled elements.

    For example, variables (myCustomer) and methods(GetName())

  5. Select the Font, Size, Bold, and the Item foreground, and Item background colors for the selected display item.