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Settings of SVG Text Editor

Ariel Montes edited this page Feb 23, 2021 · 2 revisions

Settings

General overview of the configuration options available in the SVG Text Editor.

The font and size of the previewed text.

Through this menu option, it is possible to change the font and the size img 1 of the letters to suit the needs of each user.


img 1: Settings Font

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The SVG rendering engine.

In the preview option of the menu it is possible to activate or deactivate the use of the Direct 2D engine img 2, alternating it in this way with the rendering engine used by default in the program. Both engines have pros and cons that you can consult in the performance comparison exposed in SVGIconImageList.


img 2: Settings Preview

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The highlight colors of text syntax.

The Text Colors img 3 option allows to set the highlighting preference in the text syntax. For example, in attributes it is possible to color their name in one color and their value in another, or even apply a background color to them.


img 3: Settings Text Colors

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Theme styles.

By default, the program recognizes whether the Windows theme is light or dark to apply a theme based on this information. But through this menu option img 4 it is possible to force the desired theme regardless of the configuration in the operating system and choose between 10 different themes.


img 4: Settings Theme

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Apply changes.

To apply the changes made to any of the menu items it is necessary to click the "back" button before closing the menu.

Supplementary information.

The SVG Text Editor settings is very similar to the Preview Panel settings, but they are not related to each other.

The settings file is located in the directory:
%username%\AppData\Roaming\SVGTextEditor\Settings.ini