Answers Database M1.x: EPIC: How do I change the default display colors and fonts? Record #2187 Product Family: Software Product Line: FPGA Implementation Product Part: Epic Problem Title: M1.x: EPIC: How do I change the default display colors and fonts? Problem Description: Urgency: Standard General Description: Is there a way to change the default color display in the Epic Design Editor? Can I change the font selection of the displayed text? Solution 1: Some colors such as the nets and foreground colors in the EDIT BLOCK window are hard coded and cannot be changed. Solution 2: You can customize the display properties of Epic including the display colors and fonts by editing the display initialization file. To do this from a workstation: 1. Copy the Epic intitialization file to your home directory.       cp $XILINX/bin/<platform>/Epic ~       Note: Replace <platform> with the platform you are       operating on (sun, sol, hp, etc.). Be sure to copy the       text file Epic (capitalized) and not the binary epic       (lowercase). 2. Edit the file copied into your home directory to reflect the colors/fonts you wish displayed.       For Example : change: epic*buttonwin*background: light blue to: epic*buttonwin*background: white       If you wish the button window background to be white       instead of light blue. Similar changes may be made to       other color properties as well as the font selections. To do this on a PC:       You need to modify The Display Properties of windows for the system. 1. Open Display Properties by right clicking on the      desktop and selecting the "Properties" tab from the      menu. 2. Select the "Apearance" tab from the Diplay Properties      window. 3. Modify the window colors until a desired display is      reached. 4. Press OK. Note: This will modify the colors of all system windows End of Record #2187 - Last Modified: 05/25/99 14:03

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