fixed bug #217189.

core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/CPluginResources.properties

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ConsolePreferencePage.colorSettings.label=Console text color settings
 ConsolePreferencePage.outputColor.label=Output text color
 ConsolePreferencePage.infoColor.label=Information message text color
 ConsolePreferencePage.errorColor.label=Error message text color
+ConsolePreferencePage.backgroundColor.label=Background color
 
 # ------- Project/Prefernces/Wizards COnfiguration blocks -------
 

core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/buildconsole/BuildConsole.java

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.CPluginImages;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.CUIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.ui.IBuildConsoleManager;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.AbstractConsole;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleConstants;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleView;
 import org.eclipse.ui.part.IPageBookViewPage;
 
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ public class BuildConsole extends AbstractConsole {
 	private IBuildConsoleManager fConsoleManager;
 	private String fConsoleName;
 	private String fConsoleId;
+    private Color fBackground;
 
 	public BuildConsole(IBuildConsoleManager manager, String name, String id) {
 		super(name, CPluginImages.DESC_BUILD_CONSOLE);
@@ -52,4 +55,21 @@ public class BuildConsole extends AbstractConsole {
 	public IBuildConsoleManager getConsoleManager() {
 	    return fConsoleManager;
 	}
+
+	public void setBackground(Color background) {
+		if (fBackground == null) {
+			if (background == null) {
+				return;
+			}
+		} else if (fBackground.equals(background)){
+			return;
+		}
+		Color old = fBackground;
+		fBackground = background;
+		firePropertyChange(this, IConsoleConstants.P_BACKGROUND_COLOR, old, fBackground);
+	}
+
+	public Color getBackground() {
+		return fBackground;
+	}
 }

core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/buildconsole/BuildConsoleManager.java

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class BuildConsoleManager implements IBuildConsoleManager, IResourceChang
 	ListenerList listeners = new ListenerList();
 	BuildConsole fConsole;
 	private Map<IProject, BuildConsolePartitioner> fConsoleMap = new HashMap<IProject, BuildConsolePartitioner>();
-	Color infoColor, outputColor, errorColor;
+	Color infoColor, outputColor, errorColor, backgroundColor;
 	BuildConsoleStream infoStream, outputStream, errorStream;
 	String fName, fContextMenuId;
 
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public class BuildConsoleManager implements IBuildConsoleManager, IResourceChang
 			infoColor.dispose();
 			outputColor.dispose();
 			errorColor.dispose();
+			backgroundColor.dispose();
 		}
 		ConsolePlugin.getDefault().getConsoleManager().removeConsoles(new org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsole[]{fConsole});
 		CUIPlugin.getWorkspace().removeResourceChangeListener(this);
@@ -202,6 +203,8 @@ public class BuildConsoleManager implements IBuildConsoleManager, IResourceChang
 				errorStream.setConsole(fConsole);
 				errorColor = createColor(CUIPlugin.getStandardDisplay(), BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_ERROR_COLOR);
 				errorStream.setColor(errorColor);
+				backgroundColor = createColor(CUIPlugin.getStandardDisplay(), BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+				fConsole.setBackground(backgroundColor);
 			}
 		});
 		CUIPlugin.getWorkspace().addResourceChangeListener(this);
@@ -231,6 +234,11 @@ public class BuildConsoleManager implements IBuildConsoleManager, IResourceChang
 			errorStream.setColor(newColor);
 			errorColor.dispose();
 			errorColor = newColor;
+		} else if (property.equals(BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR)) {
+			Color newColor = createColor(CUIPlugin.getStandardDisplay(), BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
+			fConsole.setBackground(newColor);
+			backgroundColor.dispose();
+			backgroundColor = newColor;
 		}
 	}
 

core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/buildconsole/BuildConsolePage.java

@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ public class BuildConsolePage extends Page
 		getConsole().addPropertyChangeListener(this);
 
 		fViewer.addTextListener(this);
+		fViewer.getTextWidget().setBackground(getConsole().getBackground());
+
 		setInitialSelection();
 	}
 
@@ -251,6 +253,8 @@ public class BuildConsolePage extends Page
 			setFont(JFaceResources.getFont(BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_FONT));
 		} else if (property.equals(BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_TAB_WIDTH)) {
 			setTabs(CUIPlugin.getDefault().getPluginPreferences().getInt(BuildConsolePreferencePage.PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_TAB_WIDTH));
+		} else if (IConsoleConstants.P_BACKGROUND_COLOR.equals(property)) {
+			fViewer.getTextWidget().setBackground(fConsole.getBackground());
 		}
 	}
 

core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/preferences/BuildConsolePreferencePage.java

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class BuildConsolePreferencePage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implem
 	public static final String PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_INFO_COLOR = "buildConsoleInfoStreamColor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_OUTPUT_COLOR = "buildConsoleOutputStreamColor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_ERROR_COLOR = "buildConsoleErrorStreamColor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	public static final String PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR = "buildConsoleBackgroundColor"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	public BuildConsolePreferencePage() {
 		super(GRID);
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ public class BuildConsolePreferencePage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implem
 				CUIPlugin.getResourceString("ConsolePreferencePage.infoColor.label"), parent)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		addField(createColorFieldEditor(PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_ERROR_COLOR,
 				CUIPlugin.getResourceString("ConsolePreferencePage.errorColor.label"), parent)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		addField(createColorFieldEditor(PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR,
+				CUIPlugin.getResourceString("ConsolePreferencePage.backgroundColor.label"), parent)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
 	private Label createLabel(Composite parent, String text) {
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ public class BuildConsolePreferencePage extends FieldEditorPreferencePage implem
 		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_OUTPUT_COLOR, new RGB(0, 0, 0));
 		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_INFO_COLOR, new RGB(0, 0, 255));
 		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_ERROR_COLOR, new RGB(255, 0, 0));
+		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, PREF_BUILDCONSOLE_BACKGROUND_COLOR, new RGB(255, 255, 255));
 	}
 
 }