Console preferences

Use the Console preference panel to customize the appearance of messages that appear in the Console view.

Console Preferences Panel

Console Preference Options
Option Description
Always clear console before building Select this option to clear the contents of the Console view every time you perform a build.
Open console when building Select this option to open the Console view when you perform a build.
Bring console to top when building (if present) Select this option to make the Console view the active window when you perform a build.
Limit console output (#lines) Specify the maximum number of lines that can display in the Console view.
Display tab width Specify the number of spaces for a tab.
Output text color Customize the color of text in the Console view.
Information message text color Customize the color of information text messages in the Console view.
Error message text color Customize the color of error messages in the Console view.
Background color Customize the background color in the Console view.
Background color for build problems Customize the background color of build problems in the Console view.
Highlighting color for build problems Customize the highlighting color of build problems in the Console view.

Related concepts
Build overview

Related tasks
Defining Project Build settings
Building projects

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