<!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>C/C++ preferences</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css"> </head> <body> <h1>C/C++ preferences</h1> <p>The C/C++ Preference dialog box allows you to make changes to your C/C++ environment.</p> <p><img src="../images/c_cpp_preferences.png" alt="C/C++ Main Preferences Window"></p> <dl> <dt>Link view selection to active editor</dt> <dd>Select this checkbox to open an item selected in the Projects view, in the Editor view.</dd> <dt>Show file members in Project View</dt> <dd>Select this checkbox to browse your C and C++ file members in the Projects view.</dd> <dt>Follow #include's when producing the outline view.</dt> <dd>Select this checkbox to follow all defined #includes when you produce the Outline view.<br> <b>Note: </b>This is not recommended for large projects or large files.</dd> </dl> <h2>C/C++ Submenu Items</h2> <p><dl> <dt>Build Console</dt> <dd>Preferences for customize the appearance of the Build Console view.</dd> <dt>Editor</dt> <dd>Preferences for customizing the C/C++ editor.</dd> <dt>Code Templates</dt> <dd>Manipulate any of the common code templates that are predefined within the CDT.</dd> <dt>Debug</dt> <dd>Preferences for customizing the Debugger.</dd> <dt>GDB MI</dt> <dd>Preferences for customizing the GDB MI.</dd> <dt>Source Code Locations</dt> <dd>Modify, add or remove source code locations</dd> <dt>Editor</dt> <dd>Set preferences for the C/C++ editor</dd> <dt>File Types</dt> <dd>Define which file extensions are linked to specific languages</dd> <dt>Make Targets</dt> <dd>Set preferences for make target build settings</dd> <dt>New Make Projects</dt> <dd>Set preferences for customizing Make Builder settings</dd> <dt>Search</dt> <dd>Set preferences for customizing the Search configuration</dd> </dl></p> <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> <br> <a href="cdt_o_views.htm">Views</a></p> <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" > </body> </html>