
When working on several files from multiple projects, it is hard to tell at a glance to which project each editor belongs.

Sometimes you might even have multiple editors with the same title (for example when each project is a different revision of the same design) which is particularly confusing.

.. figure:: ../../images/common/project_colors_before.png


Go to **menu Window > Preferences** then **DVT** and check **Color editor icons per project and project labels**.

.. figure:: ../../images/common/project_colors_after.png


Now all editors belonging to the same project have icons of the same color. Furthermore, the project labels in the Project Explorer have the same color, serving as a quick color legend.

.. tip:: 

 You can chose to color the project labels text or background in the Project Explorer

.. tip:: 

 To change the default color of a project **Right-click** in the **Project Explorer** and go to **Project > Change Color**

.. note:: 

 By default a project's color is computed using a hash function on the project name. This way you will get the same color for a specific project name, even if you switch workspaces or computers for example.

.. note:: 

 This feature only works with Eclipse 4.x.


