# 8.3. Colors

The editor area of KHexEdit can be tuned to use almost any color combination available. It possible to select between to main color modes. Either a personal selection or a strict usage of the system colors as selected in the Control Center. There are one exception to this scheme. The standard selection color (foreground and background) will always be used. It can not be chosen individually.

Use system colors

  Sets the main color mode. If selected, the system colors will be used. Otherwise the colors as defined by the dialog selection.

First, third ... line background

  The background color of odd lines in the primary and secondary views of the editor.

Second, forth ... line background

  The background color of even lines in the primary and secondary views of the editor.

Offset background

  The background color of the offset area.

Inactive background

  The background (workspace) color used when there is no document active in the editor.

Even column text

  Text color for even numbered columns (0, 2, 4 etc.) in the primary view area.

Odd column text

  Text color for odd numbered columns (1, 3, 5 etc.) in the primary view area.

Non printable text

  Text color for text that can not be printed on screen. This color is only used on specific characters in the secondary view or in the primary view when the editor is in "Text only" state.

Offset text

  Text color for data (offset values) in the offset area.

Secondary text

  Text color for printable characters in the secondary view area. Note: If the editor is in "Text Only" mode, then the primary view will display text data. The secondary view is then hidden, thus the value of the Odd column text is used for printable text.

Marked background

  Background color for data that has been marked. You can not mark data directly (then it is selected data), but indirectly when searching for a pattern etc.

Marked text

  Text color for marked data.

Cursor background

  The cursor color itself.

Cursor text

  Color used to print the character when the cursor shape covers the actual character in the editor as is the case for a block shaped cursor.

Separator

  Color for the separators that form the borders between offset area, primary view and secondary view. Note: It is possible to hide the separators. See Layout options.

Grid lines

  Color for the vertical and horizontal lines that form the grid.