Fonts Tab, Options Dialog Box

Use the Fonts tab on the Options dialog box to control the fonts used on SQL Query Analyzer elements. These elements include:

• Editor
  
• Results Text
  
  
• Results Grid/Open Table
  
  
• Showplan
  
  
• Statement Profile
  
  
• Client Statistics
  
  
• Object Browser

You can specify a font and size to be used for all components in SQL Query Analyzer. In addition, you can specify different colors for the various types of text that appear in the Editor pane.

Options

Text (Query characters)

Specify the format of alphabetic text.

Text Selection (Query characters)

Specify the format of query text when it is selected.

Keyword (Query characters)

Specify the format of Transact-SQL keywords.

Stored Procedure (Query characters)

Specify the format of stored procedures.

System table (Query characters)

Specify the format of system tables.

Global variable (Query characters)

Specify the format of global variables.

Comment (Query characters)

Specify the format of comments within a Transact-SQL script.

Number (Query characters)

Specify the format of numeric text.

String (Query characters)

Specify the format of alphanumeric text contained within single quotation marks.

Operator (Query characters)

Specify the format of symbols used to perform mathematical computations or comparisons between columns or variables. Operators are classified as Arithmetic, Bitwise, Comparison, or Join.

Foreground

Specify the foreground character color for the content type selected in the Color box.

Background

Specify the background color for the content type selected in the Color box.

Font

Specify the font for the content type selected in the Color box.

Size

Specify the point size of the content type selected in the Color box.

Sample

Display the query characters in the selected format.

Reset All

Reset all options to their original default values.