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+1  Q: 

eclipse coloring : what is the pref item for background color of all occurances of selection

In Eclipse, when a identifier ( function name or variable etc ) is clicked, the background of that identifier and all other occurrences of that identifier are given a different background color.

Can anybody tell me, what is the preference item for changing background color for this.

( last this remaning in my dark eclipse settings ).

TIA, --Vardhan

+3  A: 

There is a section titled Annotations that allows you to configure the background color for Occurrences. You can find it in Preferences under General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Annotations.

I had to restart Eclipse to see my changes--a simple Apply on the Preferences window wasn't enough (using Eclipse SDK 3.4.1).

cowgod  2009-03-22 16:31:38
Great, thanx.It worked for me without restart.
Vardhan Varma  2009-03-22 16:37:56
For me too, without restart. But I would never find out this is inside Annotations -- it does not make much sense... +1 for the "discovery".
Paulo Guedes  2009-11-27 12:59:42
+1 This also worked for me, and though I was specifically looking for "JavaScript Occurrences", it was still in Preferences under General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Annotations. I didn't have to restart for it to take effect.
Zoot  2010-10-21 15:43:34

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