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old rinkly
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Posted: 7th Jan 2012 22:53
Hi,Need some help with "Tools".
I wanted to change the colour of the "Rems" font, as it was too faint for me.
After I changed it for another colour, the whole lot of my fonts are in black and I can't seem to do anything about it.
Please, WHY.
Oldwrinkly

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Chris Tate
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Posted: 8th Jan 2012 11:56
Which editor is it? The old one?

nonZero
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Posted: 8th Jan 2012 20:39
Attached an illustration of both editors (I know of). Excuse my beautifully drawn arrows using mspaint and a touchpad
Should make answering Chris's question easier. I'll throw in a suggestion while I'm here. You could always edit the settings file directly:

New Editor is [etc]\editor\editor.ini. Default colours should be these, I think:


The old one's stored in [etc]\Editor\frontend\IDEprefs.cfg. Dunno the original colours as I was going through a "phase" when I set mine but here's the set:


You need to search for it for the new editor as the config file's quite large. I dunno why this happened or if this'll fix the problem (it could be something internal) so it's just my two cents worth.

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old rinkly
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Posted: 8th Jan 2012 22:12
Thanks for your advice and help.
I'll try the sujestions.NonZero
I hadn't been using DB Pro for a while, so I tried to update on line and I think I mucked it up a bit as a lot of my old work, wouldn't run.
I just went on the toolbar, clicked on Tools which brought up System option with two pages, Colours and Styles and, as I said, I ended up with all black.
Cheers Oldwrinkly

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nonZero
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Posted: 9th Jan 2012 09:42
Quote: " a lot of my old work, wouldn't run. "

Things to try:

1. Go through your old work and check for compatibility issues. For me, I can no longer use #INCLUDE but must add extra files through the project manager. Someone else reported a bug with the included functions being added twice in the source dump file but my problem may well be my hardware-level DEP (Which my stupid laptop's BIOS won't let me access). Anyhow, there could also be incompatible commands too. Haven't had the new editor for long but my old one wouldn't let me use "obselete" commands from the even older ver. I hear this is corrected in the latest ver though. But perhaps do a "code trace" just to make sure.

2. You may also have a DirectX problem. Make sure you have the latest DirectX 9c. You can get this from microsoft's website or Filehippo.

3.If you do think you've messed up the install, backup your "Projects" folder - and any other folders within your install path you don't want to lose, eg your certificates, media, etc. Then completely uninstall, restart, reinstall, restart and try again.

Advice: It's always better to download the full install package or get the install disc. Installing and updating online isn't such a good idea with a large program as a problematic connection can wreak mayhem (even in this era). I always download the install package first or get the DVD/CD. TBH I didn't even know DBPro could be updated online, I just searched the site for the full install file of the latest ver. But that's just my paranoia, lol.

old rinkly
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Posted: 10th Jan 2012 14:09
I found the files for the new editor and they were OK.
I found the file for the old editor and changed them for the ones in the code snippet.
I have the latest directX.
But nothing seems to help, it is still all black. I suppose I will have to get used to it
Thanks everyone for your help. Cheers Oldwrinkly

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