Some of the functions of the HILITE dialog are provided through the
action bar. The action bar choices on the HILITE Initial panel are:
- File
- Restart application
- Resets all settings on all panels back to the point that HILITE
was invoked.
- Default All Settings
- Resets all settings on this panel back to the point that HILITE
was invoked.
- Save and Exit
- Saves changes and exits application.
- Cancel
- Ends application and discards changes.
- Languages
- This pull-down menu allows you to change the way that specific
supported languages are highlighted, including the symbols that are
highlighted and the colors that are used for the various language
elements.
- Select a language to change the highlighting options for that
language.
- Select All to change the highlighting options for all supported
languages.
- Select Other to change the highlighting options for languages
similar to PL/I.
- Select Default to specify the language to be used when AUTO is
specified, but the language cannot be determined.
- Colors
- Overtype Color
- Changes the color used for typed data.
- Find String Color
- Changes the color used to find strings.
- Cursor Phrase Color
- Changes the color of the phrase which contains the cursor.
Note: On a PC, the terminal emulator can affect the color.
Some terminals do not support features such as "blink"; if this is
selected with a color, another color might display.
- Help
- Immediately enters help panels, which include these choices:
- Overview
- HILITE command
- Supported Languages
- Automatic Language Determination
- Additional Functions
- Supported Comment Types
- FIND and CURSOR highlighting
- Logic Highlighting
- Notes relating to specific languages