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The question is basically just the title. In the above image, Eclipse is highlighting the function scope/block with the blue dotted pattern on the left margin. While helpful, I find the pattern visually distracting, especially using Moonrise or the Dark theme. What is this feature called, and where would I find its appearance settings/controls?

This is eclipse 4.4 with PyDev and StatET installed, though I see the same behavior with basic Java files as well.

Andrew Christianson
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I assume you are using Linux OS.

What is this feature called, and where would I find its appearance settings/controls?

This is called as Range indicator.You can switch off the range indicator.

How

Click Windows > Preferences. Navigate to General > Editors > Text Editors. De select Show Range indicator option.

If you want to change the colour then refer this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/25155197/1391924

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Chandrayya G K
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  • Perfect, thank you! Why the comment about Linux though? Eclipse is cross-platform, and your answer applied equally well to my windows machine. – Andrew Christianson Sep 29 '14 at 16:05
  • Yes.But eclipse uses the underlying OS's windowing system to create widget like Button,List,Table etc. That's why the same eclipse application looks differently on Linux and on Windows. – Chandrayya G K Sep 30 '14 at 06:58