When you open an ESQL file in the editor view, you can tailor the
editor appearance by changing editor settings.
To change ESQL editor settings:
- Switch to the Broker Application Development
perspective.
Click . The Preferences
dialog is displayed.
Expand the item for ESQL on the left and
click ESQL Editor.
- Update the settings available for
tab width
and colors: - Click the General tab to change the
displayed tab width within the ESQL editor.
- Click the Colors tab to change the color of the editor view background,
and of the entities displayed in the editor view. These include comments and
keywords within your ESQL code.
- When you have completed your changes, click Apply to
close the Preferences dialog, apply your changes and leave the Preferences
dialog open. Click OK to apply your changes and close
the dialog. Click Cancel to close the dialog and discard
your changes.
- If you want to return your ESQL editor settings to the initial
values, click Restore Defaults. All
values are reset to the original settings.
If you change the editor settings when you have an editor session
active, the changes are implemented immediately. If you do not have an editor
session open, you see the changes when you next edit an ESQL file.

To change font settings for the ESQL
editor:
- Click . The Preferences dialog is displayed.
- Expand the item for Workbench on the left of the Preferences dialog, and
click Colors and Fonts.
- Expand Basic in the Colors and Fonts tab
- Select a font or text color option and click on Change .
The Font dialog will be displayed.
- When you have completed your changes, click Apply to
close the Preferences dialog, apply your changes and leave the Preferences
dialog open. Click OK to apply your changes and close
the dialog. Click Cancel to close the dialog and discard
your changes.
- If you want to return your ESQL editor settings to the initial values,
click Restore Defaults.
