Customizing the Type Designer environment

Use the Type Designer preferences to configure the default type tree settings for the Transformation Extender Development perspective.

The Type Designer preferences include customization options for saving, comparing, entering text, and setting the default root name.

To access user preferences:
  1. Select Window > Preferences > Transformation Extender > Type Tree.
Auto-Save
Specifies the time interval in minutes for automatically saving open type trees. (The default setting is 0 minutes.)
Backup on save
Creates a backup copy of the type tree using file extension .bak when a type tree file is saved. (This option is enabled by default.)
Commit changes with
Method for committing changes, such as when entering restrictions in component rules.
For example, when Enter is the chosen method, you would press Enter to enter restriction text in a component rule. As a result, the text is entered in the rule cell and the next component cell is selected.
  • Enter & Tab

    This is the default setting. Either Enter or Tab can be used to commit the changes.

  • Enter
    Use the Enter key to commit changes.
    Tip: You can create a hard return in any component rule or edit area by pressing Ctrl+Enter.
  • Tab
    Use the Tab key to commit changes.
    Tip: When Tab is the chosen method, you can create a hard return in any rule or edit area by pressing Tab.
Rule differences
  • Ignore white spaces and tabs

    Enable this option to ignore white spaces and tabs when comparing component rules.

Default Root
A default type name for the root type when creating new type trees in the Type Designer. (The default name is Root.)
Type tree differences
Specifies node colors when comparing type trees.
  • New Node Color (The default setting is blue.)
  • Different Node Color (The default setting is red.)