Structured Text Settings

Define the default display setting for Structured Text (ST) elements and text that displays in ST language containers. Choose the font used when displaying comments, editor text, identifiers, numbers, operators, POUs, punctuation, reserved words, and strings. Choose to display these in bold, italic, strike-through, or underlined text and define their text color and size.
Options available for customization are:
Option
Description
Comment
Comment Font
The font definition used for comment text. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Comment text Color
The color of the font for comments. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Editor
Editor Font
The font definition used for the ST editor. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Editor Text Area Background Color
The color of the ST editor background. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Identifier
Identifier Font
The font definition used for identifiers. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Identifier Text Color
The color of the font for identifiers. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Number
Number Font
The font definition used for numbers. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Number Text Color
The color of the font for numbers. The possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Operator
Operator Font
The font definition used for operators. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Operator Text Color
The color of the font for operators. The possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
POU
POU Font
The font definition used for POUs. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
POU Text Color
The color of the font for POUs. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Punctuation
Punctuation Font
The font definition used for punctuation. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Punctuation Text Color
The color of the font for punctuation. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
Reserved
Word
Reserved Word Font
The font definition used for reserved words. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
Reserved Word Text Color
The color of the font for reserved words. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
String
String Font
The font definition used for strings. The definition includes the font name, size, unit of measure, and the indication of whether to apply bold, italic, strikeout, and underline styles. The GDI Character Set and GDI Vertical Font properties are not editable.
String Text Color
The color of the font for strings. Possible colors are custom, web, and system colors.
To customize the display settings for ST programs
  1. From the
    Tools
     menu, click
    Options
    .
  2. From the
    Options
     dialog box, expand
    IEC
    Languages
    , then click
    Structured
    Text
    (ST)
    .
  3. Expand the respective category, customize the required settings, then click
    OK
    .
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