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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : Preferences page : Editor preferences
 
Editor preferences
The AppBuilder Editor preferences page provides options to control the display behavior of AppBuilder-generated code in the ABL Editor.
Note: You can make the sections of the AppBuilder-generated code read-only in the ABL Editor. Thereby, you can ensure that the AppBuilder-generated code is not overwritten. Editing the AppBuilder-generated code might make the AppBuilder procedure (.w) file corrupt, and display errors when trying to open with the ABL UI Designer.
This page includes the following options:
Option
Description
Make AppBuilder generated code read-only
Select this check-box to mark the AppBuilder-generated code as read-only in the ABL Editor.
Note: By default, the Make AppBuilder-generated code read-only check-box is selected.
Read-only code background color
Display the Color dialog, which allows you to select a display color for the read-only code blocks in the ABL Editor. The default display color is gray.
Note: This option is enabled when the Make AppBuilder generated code read-only check-box is selected.
Restore Defaults
Restore the preferences to the default values.
Apply
Apply the changes you made to the current workspace configuration.