Autocomplete highlight and background

[Marks, Jim]

Is there any way to set the autocomplete highlight colour?

 

My preferred colour setting for syntax commands is matched by the
highlight bar in the autocomplete dialog.

 

There does not appear to be an choice on the options menu.

TIA

 

 

 

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[SPSS Support]

No, the color coding for the autocomplete dropdowns was purposefully tied to the syntax color coding. This was done in order to help make the context clear, since some commands have keywords and parameters that are the same. Without the autocomplete color coding being tied to the syntax color coding, you could have dropdown lists with the same term listed twice with nothing to differentiate it. This was deemed undesirable.

David Nichols

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Marks, Jim
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:45 AM
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Subject: [SPSSX-L] Autocomplete highlight and background

Is there any way to set the autocomplete highlight colour?



My preferred colour setting for syntax commands is matched by the highlight bar in the autocomplete dialog.



There does not appear to be an choice on the options menu.

TIA







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[Marks, Jim]

David:

What is your recommended colour for Command text to maximize readability
in the autocomplete dialog?

--jim


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Subject: Re: Autocomplete highlight and background

No, the color coding for the autocomplete dropdowns was purposefully
tied to the syntax color coding. This was done in order to help make the
context clear, since some commands have keywords and parameters that are
the same. Without the autocomplete color coding being tied to the syntax
color coding, you could have dropdown lists with the same term listed
twice with nothing to differentiate it. This was deemed undesirable.

David Nichols

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Marks, Jim
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:45 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [SPSSX-L] Autocomplete highlight and background

Is there any way to set the autocomplete highlight colour?



My preferred colour setting for syntax commands is matched by the
highlight bar in the autocomplete dialog.



There does not appear to be an choice on the options menu.

TIA







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[SPSS Support]

Jim,

I don't have major objections to the defaults (blue for commands, green for subcommands, maroon for keywords and orange for recognized keyword values), but this is the kind of preference that can vary a great deal by individual, which is why we went to the trouble of allowing the user to change them.

David Nichols

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Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [SPSSX-L] Autocomplete highlight and background

David:

What is your recommended colour for Command text to maximize readability in the autocomplete dialog?

--jim


-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of SPSS Support
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:39 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: Autocomplete highlight and background

No, the color coding for the autocomplete dropdowns was purposefully tied to the syntax color coding. This was done in order to help make the context clear, since some commands have keywords and parameters that are the same. Without the autocomplete color coding being tied to the syntax color coding, you could have dropdown lists with the same term listed twice with nothing to differentiate it. This was deemed undesirable.

David Nichols

-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Marks, Jim
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:45 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [SPSSX-L] Autocomplete highlight and background

Is there any way to set the autocomplete highlight colour?



My preferred colour setting for syntax commands is matched by the highlight bar in the autocomplete dialog.



There does not appear to be an choice on the options menu.

TIA







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