Settings

The Settings dialog is available in the Lottie Text Editor, in the Animation Viewer and in the Preview Panel of Windows Explorer. The settings are stored into the Settings.ini file, whose path is shown at the bottom of the dialog.

The pages of the dialog are: Text colors, Font, Theme, Preview and Updates.

Text colors

The colors of the JSON syntax highlighting: for each element of the text (keys, strings, numbers, symbols...) you can choose the foreground and background colors and the text attributes (bold, italic, underline, strikeout), with a preview of the result. You can also choose the color of the active line of the editor, or reset all the default colors.

Font

The font and the size of the JSON text.

Theme

Theme: Same as Windows (Light or Dark, following the Windows settings), Force Dark or Force Light.

Selected Theme: the style of the application, among the Light styles (Sky, Windows Modern, Windows11 Impressive Light, Windows11 Modern Light, Windows11 Polar Light) and the Dark styles (Glow, Windows Modern SlateGray, Windows11 Impressive Dark, Windows11 Modern Dark, Windows11 Polar Dark), with a preview of the selected style. Only the styles of the selected type (Light or Dark) are shown. The list contains all the styles linked into the application, classified as Light or Dark automatically: who builds the editor with other VCL styles finds them here.

Preview

• Animations:
  • AutoPlay: the animation starts as soon as the file is selected or opened;
  • Animation in Loop: the animation is played continuously;
• Editing Options (only in the editor):
  • Remember current session at next run;
  • Show color palette under the editor (see Color Palette);
• Rounded Buttons: draws toolbars, buttons and menu buttons with rounded corners.

Updates

Check for updates: when Automatic check is active, the editor checks if a new version is available every n days (Interval in days): see Automatic updates.