# Easy way to change preformatted text (code) button?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [22. Juni 2014 um 04:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760 "2014-06-22T04:03:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [22. März 2016 um 21:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easy-way-to-change-preformatted-text-code-button/16760/41 "2016-03-22T21:04:16Z")

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It tends to depend heavily on the audience. I object rather strongly to randomly colorized text, which is what happens when “code syntax highlighting” is applied to random preformatted text.

I definitely support a site setting to accommodate either kind of audience. Maybe we have time to do this in 1.5 @eviltrout? It feels low risk to me since it only affects the editor button behavior..

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