SDFUG

If you haven’t heard of FlashDevelop, you may want to check your pulse, then head on over to flashdevelop.org and download the latest Release. FlashDevelop has become the editor of choice for many Actionscript programmers, offering many great features including code hinting, sytanx high-lighting, firefox style search functionality just to name a few. And to make things even better, it’s FREE!

One issue that many users have run into with this application is changing the color and formatting of their code. Well if you’re one of the people who’ve been banging your head against the wall trying to figure out how to change the color settings to something other than the default white background, then it’s your lucky day! The first thing you need to do is fire up FlashDevelop. Next go to Tools -> Application Files, and look for a directory called “settings” inside the FlashDevelop directory. The two files that you are going to be concerned with are ScintillaNET.xml languages/as3.xml (or as2.xml if you are working in AS2 still). Inside these files you will find all of the properties you will need in order to customize the appearance of your code. I’m including a .zip file which contains the color scheme that I am using, along with some comments explaining which properties do what. Enjoy!

Example Files

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