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When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Hello,

The data items with strikethrough are those that are not referenced or used in the program. I'm not sure if it's possible to disable it.

Cheers,


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

YES. It's possible todisable it. !!!


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Instruction please?

Thank you, Pedro

-Jack


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Instruction please?

Thank you, Pedro

-Jack


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you,  MF_Fano.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you,  MF_Fano.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

community.microfocus.com/.../543.eclipse-editor-features-for-eclipse.aspx


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

I saw this:

6.       You will notice that some data items in data division are crossed out. That is because they are not referenced directly in procedure division. Be careful though. Don't be tempted to remove these data items from your code without being sure. If the data item is inside a copy file, then other program may be using them.

But it did not tell me how to disable it.  -- Maybe I should just leave there as it is.

Anyway , thank you for the hyperlink.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

I saw this:

6.       You will notice that some data items in data division are crossed out. That is because they are not referenced directly in procedure division. Be careful though. Don't be tempted to remove these data items from your code without being sure. If the data item is inside a copy file, then other program may be using them.

But it did not tell me how to disable it.  -- Maybe I should just leave there as it is.

Anyway , thank you for the hyperlink.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

You can change this in the Eclipse settings. From the Eclipse menu, navigate to:

Window > Preferences > Micro Focus > COBOL > Editor > Syntax Coloring

In the "Elements" box you will find an entry for Unreferenced Items. Select it and you can adjust the color and style that will be applied.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Hi Jack

Chuck's answer is perfect. Just in case a video would help, you can check the following link for some basics about the Eclipse Editor:

Visual COBOL for Eclipse in a Nutshell:Editor Basics

At about 3:35, the video shows a shortcut to get to Editor preferences, and at about 4:20, there is discussion of choosing and customizing the colorization options used in the Visual COBOL for Eclipse editor.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Corrected video link in previous post


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you, Chuck.   That is exactly what I was looking for.  Perfect answer!

I unchecked strike-through font , instead,  using dark yellow color. it looks much better and consistent!

Thank you again,

-Jack


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you, Chuck.   That is exactly what I was looking for.  Perfect answer!

I unchecked strike-through font , instead,  using dark yellow color. it looks much better and consistent!

Thank you again,

-Jack


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you Blair for the confirmation.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

For anyone else viewing this thread, I highly recommend the video that Blair linked to above. He has several other videos in the same series that are invaluable in gaining a good working knowledge of Visual COBOL for Eclipse.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you, Blair

I watched through your YouTube video. very informative.

I think I will watch it again while I am using Visual COBOL.

Yes, I would recommend it to everyone I know.


When I use Visual COBOL to open tutorial projects, I saw strikethrough fonts (cross line fonts) occasionally appearing somewhere. Both on Windows and REDHAT:

on REDHAT:

I really want to know how to eliminate those annoying appearance.
Really appreciated for any hints.


#Cross-Linefont
#Windows
#Strike-ThroughFont
#Linux

Thank you, Blair

I watched through your YouTube video. very informative.

I think I will watch it again while I am using Visual COBOL.

Yes, I would recommend it to everyone I know.