Setting preferences for the EGL editor

To specify the EGL editor preferences, do as follows:

1. Click Window > Preferences.

2. When a list is displayed, expand EGL and click Editor.

3. To display line numbers when you review an EGL file, select the Show line numbers check box. To clear the line numbers, clear the check box. The file itself is not affected.

4. To show red underlines wherever errors are found in the source code, select the Annotate errors in text check box. To clear those underlines, clear the check box. The file itself is not affected.

5. To show a red error indicator in the right margin of the editor (overview ruler) whenever an error is found in the source code, select the Annotate errors in overview ruler check box. Clicking on the error indicator will take you to the location of the error in the source code. To clear the error indicator, clear the check box. The file itself is not affected.

6. To specify source styles, follow the process described in Setting preferences for source styles.

7. To add, remove, and customize templates for use in content assist, follow the process described in Setting preferences for templates.

8. To change how text is displayed, follow the process described in Setting preferences for text.

Related tasks
Setting preferences for source styles
Setting preferences for templates
Setting preferences for text

Related reference
Content assist