Colour coding your code helps you to locate errors.
Sample of coloured code for the HoverFrog height:
method, as can be seen in the class browser, using the colour
option.
- Notice how the argument, aNumber, coloured
green is easier to spot in its 3 locations, in the Code Window
- You can tell by the colour it is the argument. Such information
is invaluable when entering or trying to correct your code
after errors have been found.
- If a part of your code comes up in the wrong colour, would
indicate your code is wrong
- You can customize the colours used in the M206 version of
LearningWorks. You can make items bold and/or in italics
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How to add colour
These instructions are for the M206 version of LearningWorks.
Start the program
In the Launcher window
- Click on the Resourses Menu
- Select Customise Class Browser Syntax Colours...
option
In the Class Browser Syntax Colours Window see Diagram
- Make sure you "Check the Use colour check box widget"
for each Syntactic element, you wish to colour. There should
be a X in it when checked. The default
state for most elements is checked. If unchecked the colour
is black.
- Make your colour choices, or you may decide to leave the
colours at the default colours. Note that the same colour
is used for more than 1 syntactic elements, in the default
mode
- You can make any Syntactic element(s) bold to make
them stand out
- aYou can make any Syntactic element(s) italic
if you wish.
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IMPORTANT: The browsers will
NOT be coloured unless there is a cross in the Affect browsers check box.
Unfortunatly you have to do this step EVERY
time you start LW, to obtain a coloured browser.
If any student finds a way of automatically saving the checking
of this box, please let me know.
- If you have made changes, and wish to save them click save.
- Click Exit
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Print this table to plan out your colour scheme
The bold items in the Syntactic element
column, are my choice for particular attention. I.e.
Choose easily recognised colour/bold/italic combinations.
My Colour Scheme
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| Syntax type |
Syntactic element |
Default colour |
Your colour |
Use Bold |
Use Colour |
Use Italic |
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argument |
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temporary |
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instance |
Default colour, etc is same.
I recommend a Change for 1 of them. |
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class |
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global |
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undeclared |
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number |
Default colour,etc is same
Change if you wish |
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array |
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string |
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symbol |
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string |
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character |
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constant |
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| Misc |
comment |
Default colour is same .
This isOK |
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Default Yes |
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Default Yes |
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methodComment |
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Default Yes |
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selector |
Black |
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Default Yes |
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primitive |
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