I went under window->preferences->erlang (in the tree)->editor->syntax coloring to try changing the syntax coloring, similarly to Java but there is no option for it even though erlide 0.20.2 says it supports it on their site (under editor support). I'm using Eclipse Juno and erlide 0.20.3. Any suggestions?
I'm not sure what you mean by "there is no option" -- we had this feature for a very long time. What do you see on that preference page?
The preview doesn't get updated and I see that if you have files open in the editor, they need to be closed and reopened to see the changes. I created a ticket for that, it's indeed confusing.