Code colors

These are the display items for which you can modify the foreground and background colours in the "COBOL Code colors" tab of the personal options.

Display item	Description
Default	This item covers everything not covered by the other items
Comment	Code comments.
Directive	Compiler directive statements.
Number	Numeric Literals.
Operator	Operators such as +, -, /, , *, <=, =, NOT, AND, OR, etc.
String	Alphanumeric Literals.
Type identifier	Usage clause, for example: BINARY, COMP, DISPLAY, etc.
Variable identifier	User-defined words.
Whitespace	Background colour of spaces and tabs. The foreground colour is not relevant for this item.
Identification division header	The identification division header.
Identification division content	Identification division paragraphs.
Program identifier	The program name.
Function definition header or terminator	FUNCTION-ID and END FUNCTION statements.
Environment division header	The environment division header.
Environment division content	Environment division entry words.
Environment division section header	Environment division sections.
Environment division paragraph header	Environment division paragraphs.
Data division header	The data division header.
Data division content	Data division entry words.
Data division section header	Data division sections.
Data division paragraph header	Data division paragraphs.
Procedure division header	The procedure division header.
Procedure division content	Procedure division statement words.
Procedure division section header	Procedure division sections.
Intrinsic function name	COBOL Intrinsic function names.
Verb	COBOL verbs.
Flow control statement	Conditional and Loop expressions, such as IF/END-IF, EVALUATE, PERFORM.
Special register	Special register words, such as RETURN-CODE, WHEN-COMPILED.
Other keyword	Remaining COBOL keywords that do not fall under any of the above items.
END PROGRAM	The end program statement.

Note: The foreground colour of Line numbers and Revision info along with the background colour of the editor itself, can be changed on the General tab of the personal options.