What is the Glyph Margin in the MPLAB® X IDE Editor?

Last modified by Microchip on 2023/11/09 09:11

The Glyph Margin is the vertical bar on the left side of the MPLAB® X editor window that typically displays line numbers. In addition, various glyphs (icons) will occasionally replace the line number to provide status information.

Shows the glyph margin the the editor window

Some of the more common glyphs you are likely to encounter are shown below:

GlyphDescription

program-counter.gif

Current Program Counter (PC) location

error.png

Error

warning.png

Warning

bookmark.png

Bookmark

suggestion.png

Suggestion / Hint

line.png

Line Breakpoint

disabled-line.png

Disabled Line Breakpoint

Hovering the mouse pointer over a glyph will cause a tool tip to pop-up explaining the details behind the glyph's appearance.

Shows a tool tip in the glyph margin