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Note that, if nothing is selected in the editor, Eclipse applies formatting for the whole file: Ctrl + I: Corrects indentation for current line or a selected code block. This is useful as it helps you avoid manually using Tab key to correct the indentation. On the Eclipse toolbar, select Window → Preferences. Drill down to: ( General → Appearance → Colors and Fonts → Basic → Text Font) (at the bottom) Click Edit and select the font, style and size. Click OK in the Font dialog. Click Apply in the Preferences dialog to check it.

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Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190590] Mon, 29 January 2007 18:31 Charlie Kelly Messages: 276 Registered: July 2009 Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be changed? If yes, how? Thanks Charlie

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190616 is a reply to message #190590] Mon, 29 January 2007 18:38 Eclipse User Originally posted by: wayne.beaton._NOSPAM_eclipse.org Charle Kelly wrote: > Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be changed? > If yes, how? > > Thanks > > Charlie Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Java > Java Editor Text Font HTH, Wayne

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190621 is a reply to message #190616] Mon, 29 January 2007 18:50 Charlie Kelly Messages: 276 Registered: July 2009 Hi Wayne, Worked perfectly. Thanks Charlie Wayne Beaton wrote: > Charle Kelly wrote: > >> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be changed? >> If yes, how? >> >> Thanks >> >> Charlie > > > Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Java > > Java Editor Text Font > > HTH, > > Wayne

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190782 is a reply to message #190621] Tue, 30 January 2007 14:31 Lorenzo Bettini Messages: 1784 Registered: July 2009 Location: Firenze, Italy > Wayne Beaton wrote: > >> Charle Kelly wrote: >> >>> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be changed? >>> If yes, how? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Charlie >> >> >> Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Java >> > Java Editor Text Font >> is there a way to change all the fonts? In particular I'd like them to be smaller (e.g., in linux fonts are much bigger than in windows). -- Lorenzo Bettini, PhD in Computer Science, DSI, Univ. di Firenze ICQ# lbetto, 16080134 (GNU/Linux User # 158233) HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it MUSIC: http://www.purplesucker.com BLOGS: http://tronprog.blogspot.comhttp://longlivemusic.blogspot.com http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite http://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt http://www.gnu.org/software/gengenhttp://doublecpp.sourceforge.net HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it TDD Book: https://leanpub.com/tdd-buildautomation-ci Xtext Book: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/implementing-domain-specific-languages-xtext-and-xtend-second-edition

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190843 is a reply to message #190782] Tue, 30 January 2007 18:05 Eclipse User Originally posted by: jacekp.siat.pl Hi! most of the fonts used in eclipse user interface are taken from OS. In linux this means, you can change all fonts by modifying gtk configuration. Search the internet for .gtkrc, it's quite often topic. cheers Jacek Lorenzo Bettini napisał(a): >> Wayne Beaton wrote: >> >>> Charle Kelly wrote: >>> >>>> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be >>>> changed? >>>> If yes, how? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Charlie >>> >>> >>> Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Java >>> > Java Editor Text Font >>> > > is there a way to change all the fonts? In particular I'd like them to > be smaller (e.g., in linux fonts are much bigger than in windows). >

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190875 is a reply to message #190843] Tue, 30 January 2007 18:38 Charlie Kelly Messages: 276 Registered: July 2009 Hi Jacek, Thanks for your reply. The reply that Wayne Beaton posted to my question yesterday, solved the problem for me. Charlie Jacek Pospychala wrote: > Hi! > most of the fonts used in eclipse user interface are taken from OS. In > linux this means, you can change all fonts by modifying gtk > configuration. Search the internet for .gtkrc, it's quite often topic. > > cheers > Jacek > > Lorenzo Bettini napisał(a): > >>> Wayne Beaton wrote: >>> >>>> Charle Kelly wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be >>>>> changed? >>>>> If yes, how? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Charlie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > >>>> Java > Java Editor Text Font >>>> >> >> is there a way to change all the fonts? In particular I'd like them >> to be smaller (e.g., in linux fonts are much bigger than in windows). >>

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190968 is a reply to message #190843] Wed, 31 January 2007 13:14 Lorenzo Bettini Messages: 1784 Registered: July 2009 Location: Firenze, Italy Jacek Pospychala wrote: > Hi! > most of the fonts used in eclipse user interface are taken from OS. In > linux this means, you can change all fonts by modifying gtk > configuration. Search the internet for .gtkrc, it's quite often topic. > > cheers > Jacek > > Lorenzo Bettini napisał(a): >>> Wayne Beaton wrote: >>> >>>> Charle Kelly wrote: >>>> >>>>> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be >>>>> changed? >>>>> If yes, how? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Charlie >>>> >>>> >>>> Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > >>>> Java > Java Editor Text Font >>>> >> >> is there a way to change all the fonts? In particular I'd like them >> to be smaller (e.g., in linux fonts are much bigger than in windows). >> I'm using kde and not gnome, and I don't have such a file... so it's not possible to change the overall font size from eclipse? -- Lorenzo Bettini, PhD in Computer Science, DSI, Univ. di Firenze ICQ# lbetto, 16080134 (GNU/Linux User # 158233) HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it MUSIC: http://www.purplesucker.com BLOGS: http://tronprog.blogspot.comhttp://longlivemusic.blogspot.com http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite http://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt http://www.gnu.org/software/gengenhttp://doublecpp.sourceforge.net HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it TDD Book: https://leanpub.com/tdd-buildautomation-ci Xtext Book: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/implementing-domain-specific-languages-xtext-and-xtend-second-edition

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #190985 is a reply to message #190968] Wed, 31 January 2007 13:29 Eclipse User Originally posted by: jacekp.siat.pl Lorenzo Bettini napisał(a): > Jacek Pospychala wrote: >> Hi! >> most of the fonts used in eclipse user interface are taken from OS. In >> linux this means, you can change all fonts by modifying gtk >> configuration. Search the internet for .gtkrc, it's quite often topic. >> >> cheers >> Jacek >> >> Lorenzo Bettini napisał(a): >>>> Wayne Beaton wrote: >>>> >>>>> Charle Kelly wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be >>>>>> changed? >>>>>> If yes, how? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Charlie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > >>>>> Java > Java Editor Text Font >>>>> >>> >>> is there a way to change all the fonts? In particular I'd like them >>> to be smaller (e.g., in linux fonts are much bigger than in windows). >>> > > I'm using kde and not gnome, and I don't have such a file... > > so it's not possible to change the overall font size from eclipse? > Eclipse is compiled with gtk, so it requires gtk libs to run. That doesn't mean you should switch to gnome :) Essentially work that you have to do is to find, where the .gtkrc file should be located and what should be inside. Have a look at here, for similar problem, but with buttons: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-16083.html And here an example gtkrc file: http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.tools/msg37977 .html let me know if you have any further questions Jacek

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #191076 is a reply to message #190968] Wed, 31 January 2007 15:25 Charlie Kelly Messages: 276 Registered: July 2009 Hi Lorenzo, What happens when you change Preferences as described below: Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Java > Java Editor Text Font Lorenzo Bettini wrote: > Jacek Pospychala wrote: > >> Hi! >> most of the fonts used in eclipse user interface are taken from OS. In >> linux this means, you can change all fonts by modifying gtk >> configuration. Search the internet for .gtkrc, it's quite often topic. >> >> cheers >> Jacek >> >> Lorenzo Bettini napisał(a): >> >>>> Wayne Beaton wrote: >>>> >>>>> Charle Kelly wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can the size of the font used in the Java source code editor be >>>>>> changed? >>>>>> If yes, how? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Charlie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > >>>>> Java > Java Editor Text Font >>>>> >>> >>> is there a way to change all the fonts? In particular I'd like them >>> to be smaller (e.g., in linux fonts are much bigger than in windows). >>> > > I'm using kde and not gnome, and I don't have such a file... > > so it's not possible to change the overall font size from eclipse? >

Re: Change font size in Java (source code) editor ?[message #191294 is a reply to message #191076] Thu, 01 February 2007 11:14 Lorenzo Bettini Messages: 1784 Registered: July 2009 Location: Firenze, Italy Charle Kelly wrote: > Hi Lorenzo, > > What happens when you change Preferences as described below: > Window > Preferences > General > Appearance > Colors and Fonts > Java > > Java Editor Text Font > it only changes the size of the font of the text editor... -- Lorenzo Bettini, PhD in Computer Science, DSI, Univ. di Firenze ICQ# lbetto, 16080134 (GNU/Linux User # 158233) HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it MUSIC: http://www.purplesucker.com BLOGS: http://tronprog.blogspot.comhttp://longlivemusic.blogspot.com http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite http://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt http://www.gnu.org/software/gengenhttp://doublecpp.sourceforge.net HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it TDD Book: https://leanpub.com/tdd-buildautomation-ci Xtext Book: https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/implementing-domain-specific-languages-xtext-and-xtend-second-edition

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Sometimes we need to change font style for Java code in Eclipse, e.g. increasing font size for more readability. This can be done easily in Eclipse, by going to menu Window > Preferences… In the Preferences dialog:

• Select General > Appearance > Colorsand Fonts (1) in the left pane.
• Select Java Editor Text Font (2) in the center.
• Click Edit… button in the right.

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Now, in the Font dialog you can change font name, font style and font size:Click OK, the Preview pane in the

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Preferences dialog lets you see the changes before applying it:When the preview suits your need, click OK to close the Preferences dialog, and then the changes take effect immediately. Here’s an example screenshot shows text in a Java code editor has bigger font than usual:When you want to go back to the default setting, go to the Preferences dialog again, and click Reset button for Java Editor Text Font in Colors and Fonts setting:

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