I’ve been tweaking how my SQL Developer application looks and feels for a long time. Someone saw my desktop and wanted to know how to make theirs look like mine, hence this post. I realize beauty in in the eye of the beholder, but if you behold what I behold, then here’s how to get there. I recently came across …
Bump Your Fonts Up Already
I try to keep my fonts ‘big’ – for folks reading my posts and for folks attending my sessions. I do lots and lots of live demo’s, and there’s a lot of code on the screen to keep track of. But I’ve generally not followed my own advice when working in a cmd shell. Oops! Fixed for next week, when …
Setting Up Oracle SQL Developer on a Mac
My work machine is a Dell laptop running Windows 7. My home machine is a MacBook Air running OS X Yosemite. 98% (made up number) of the posts on this site were written using my Windows machine. But now that I’ve discovered that my SnagIt license is also valid on my Mac, I’m trying to do more writing there. It’s …
30 SQL Developer Posts in 30 Days, Day 22: It’s All in the Font
As much as I like the traditional explain plan support in SQL Developer, and even the ability to pull cached plans out by the SQL_ID – sometimes you just want to get the plan the old fashioned way. The New Way The Older Way Ugh. That’s a little icky to read. Remember – you need to set a fixed-width font. …
Non-English (or 💻 Emojis!) Character Display in Oracle SQL Developer
I get a variation on this question at least once a week, if not more frequently. I’m from Israel, and the language on the databases is Hebrew. When I use the old and deprecated SQL*Plus (windows rich client) I can see the hebrew clearly, when I use the latest SQL Developer, I get gibberish. This question appears on the forums …
How to Change the UI Font Size for Oracle SQL Developer
Today’s Question: Are the Tree View fonts configurable? (E.g., Connections). I am using a high-resolution display (1920×1200) and they appear quite small. And the answer: Yes! Oh, but you probably wanted the how as well…OK. Here’s what the tree UI looks like out of the box on Windows 7, locale US English, with 1600×900 screen resolution and not using any …