<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//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 Build Console view.</p> <p><img src="../images/cdt_pref_build_console.png" alt="Build Console Preferences Dialog Box"></p> <dl> <dt>Always clear console before building</dt> <dd>Select this checkbox to clear the console whenever you perform a build.</dd> <dt>Open console when building</dt> <dd>Select this checkbox to open the console build when you perform a build.</dd> <dt>Bring console to top when building (if present)</dt> <dd>Select this checkbox to bring the build console to the front when you perform a build.</dd> <dt>Limit console output (#lines)</dt> <dd>You specify the maximum number of lines that appear in the build console view.</dd> <dt>Display tab width</dt> <dd>You can specify the number of spaces for a tab.</dd> <dt>Output text color</dt> <dd>You can customize the color of text in the build console.</dd> <dt>Information message text color</dt> <dd>You can customize the color of information text messages in the build console.</dd> <dt>Error message text color</dt> <dd>You can customize the color of error text messages in the build console.</dd> </dl> <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 Build Settings</a><br> <a href="../tasks/cdt_o_build_task.htm">Building</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> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>