Change background color of left bar where line numbers are

[robertcollier4]

Hi - I like to operate with a White On Black color theme (easier on eyes and for working in night). I am able to change everything fine - EXCEPT the left bar as shown in the below image.

Can someone tell me how to also get this left bar to be white on black? Thanks.

[ak47wong]

Try changing the colour settings in the TextPad preferences. Look up the help under How To > Customise Settings > Colors.

Changing the Window background item changes the background colour for the whole window including the line numbers, although I don't know how that interacts with the White On Black theme.

[MudGuard]

Configure - Preferences - <your document class> - colors.

Select "Left Margin" in "Items" list.

Then set Foreground/Background colors to whatever you like.

[robertcollier4]

Thank you so much MudGuard - that did it perfectly. For some reason I did not see that option before when looking in Colors. Much appreciated for bringing it to my attention.