<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Build Console preferences</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Build Console preferences</h1> <p>You can customize the appearance of the <b>Build Console</b> view.</p> <p><img src="../images/cdt_pref_build_console.png" alt="Build Console Preferences Dialog Box"></p> <table width="700px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1" > <caption><b>Build Console Preference Options</b></caption> <colgroup> <col width="30%" valign="top" > <col width="70%" valign="top" > </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td><b>Always clear console before building</b></td> <td>Select this option to clear the contents of the Console view every time you perform a build.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Open console when building</b></td> <td>Select this option to open the Console view when you perform a build.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Bring console to top when building (if present)</b></td> <td>Select this option to make the Console view the active window when you perform a build.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Limit console output (#lines)</b></td> <td>Specify the maximum number of lines that can display in the Console view.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Display tab width</b></td> <td>Specify the number of spaces for a tab.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Output text color</b></td> <td>Customize the color of text in the Console view.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Information message text color</b></td> <td>Customize the color of information text messages in the Console view.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><b>Error message text color</b></td> <td>Customize the color of error messages in the Console view.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_build_over.htm">Build overview</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_t_proj_build_set.htm">Defining Project Build settings</a><br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_o_build_task.htm">Building projects</a></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="../reference/cdt_o_views.htm">Views</a></p> <hr> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>