Color Scheme

[seanbr...@boisestate.edu]

Hello Everyone,

Earlier today I switched to the cadence color scheme. I'm not a big fan of it and prefer the original color scheme that came with the software.  I've been trying to figure out a way to revert the change, but I haven't had any luck.  Does anyone know how to revert back to the original color scheme?

thank you,
Sean Brasfield

[Gavin Abo]

Method 1 (Preferred method):

When you switched to using the Cadence color scheme (Window->Color Schemes->Cadence Colors, Layers and Keystrokes), you should have saved the xml file (electricPrefsBack.xml) when the Electric program prompted you to.

If you click File->Preferences, then click the Import button, you should be able to import electricPrefsBack.xml to revert back.

Method 2:

If you do not have the xml file, there is another way, but you would have to do it at your own risk.  It requires that you edit the Windows registry.  So you have to be careful not do something that could mess up your Windows operating system.  It could also possibly cause you to lose some Electric settings that you might want to keep.

a)

If want to reset Electric so that it starts like running for the first time:

Open regedit [ http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001348.htm ], then navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / JavaSoft / Prefs / com / sun / electric

Then, delete the electric folder like what was described in a previous Electric mailing list post [ http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.cad.electric.discuss/586 ].  However, as mentioned in the post, you will lose any key bindings that you have set.

or b)

If you do the following instead, it might help the key bindings.  First, in Electric, click "Window->Color Schemes->Restore Default Colors", then close Electric.  Second, open regedit in Windows and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / JavaSoft / Prefs / com / sun / electric / technology / technologies

Delete just the technologies folder.  Then, open Electric, and hopefully you will still have your key bindings with the color scheme restored.

[seanbr...@boisestate.edu]

Thank you for your help Gavin.

[Steven Rubin]

Actually, there's a very easy way to restore default colors. Use the "Restore Default Colors" command under the "Window / Color Schemes" submenu. That submenu also has entries for a black-background scheme (similar to Cadence) and a white-background scheme.

Unfortunately, the command you used to switch to Cadence colors also switches some layer appearances and a number of keystroke commands to conform more closely to their system. This is NOT undoable by the commands I mentioned. You will have to reset the "General / Key Bindings" preferences to restore them, and the "Display / Layers" preferences to restore those. Or, you could use the methods described already, where you save and restore your preferences in an XML file.

   -Steven Rubin

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