Use the Options window to make the following settings. You open the Options window by choosing Tools > Options from the main menu (NetBeans > Preferences on the Mac).
Editor Settings
Select Editor in the Options window to access the following settings.
For additional information about editing options, see Options Window: Editor.
Font and Color Settings
Select Fonts and Colors in the Options window to customize the font and color settings for the various categories of language elements. You can also use this panel to customize how the Source Editor highlights and annotates the source, and how the IDE indicates changed text when comparing file revisions. You can set up multiple profiles, which you can save and import into other versions and installations of the IDE. For more information, see Options Window: Fonts and Colors.
Keymaps
You use this panel in the Options window to set the keyboard shortcuts for the IDE. Just as with the Fonts and Colors panel, you can set up multiple profiles. For more information, see Options Window: Keymap.
Miscellaneous
By default, the Projects window shows the logical view of Rails projects. If you prefer the window to show the physical view instead of the logical view, you can select Show Logical Project View in the Ruby tab of the Miscellaneous panel. You must restart the IDE before the change takes effect. Note that you can also see a file view of your projects by choosing Window > Files.
For information about the other tabs in the Miscellaneous panel, see the following help topics.