We explored just a couple ways of customizing the colors in Visual Studio. If you open another file type, such as a C++ or C# code file, you'll see that the line numbers also appear in the olive color. The line numbers are now an olive color, and the XML attributes are a bright, lime green. Choose OK to save our selections and close the dialog box. In the Display items list, scroll down to XML Attribute and select it. If you are a C++ developer and you want to change the color used for functions, for example, you can look for C++ Functions in the Display items list.īefore we exit out of the dialog box, let's also change the color of XML attributes.

Some languages have their own specific fonts and colors settings. In the Item foreground box, choose Olive. To change the color of the line numbers text, in the Display items list, choose Line Number. Expand the drop-down list just to see the extensive list of places where you can customize fonts and text color. Notice that the text under Show settings for says Text Editor-this is what we want. Under Environment, choose the Fonts and Colors category. To open the Options dialog box, choose Tools > Options from the menu bar.

We're going to change the text color for these items. Notice that the line numbers are a turquoise-blue color, and the XML attributes (such as id='bk101') are a light blue color. Sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen of the world. Īn in-depth look at creating applications with XML.Ī former architect battles corporate zombies, an evil Paste the following XML below the line that contains. In the New File dialog box, under the General category, choose XML File, and then choose Open.

First, let's create a new XML file to see the default colors.įrom the menu bar, choose File > New > File. Now we'll customize some text colors for the editor. You can create your own themes by installing the Visual Studio Color Theme Designer from the Visual Studio Marketplace.

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