public void writeExternal(Element parentNode) throws WriteExternalException {
    parentNode.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, getName());
    parentNode.setAttribute(VERSION_ATTR, Integer.toString(myVersion));

    if (myParentScheme != null) {
      parentNode.setAttribute(PARENT_SCHEME_ATTR, myParentScheme.getName());
    }

    Element element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
    element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, LINE_SPACING);
    element.setAttribute(VALUE_ELEMENT, String.valueOf(getLineSpacing()));
    parentNode.addContent(element);

    // IJ has used a 'single customizable font' mode for ages. That's why we want to support that
    // format now, when it's possible
    // to specify fonts sequence (see getFontPreferences()), there are big chances that many clients
    // still will use a single font.
    // That's why we want to use old format when zero or one font is selected and 'extended' format
    // otherwise.
    boolean useOldFontFormat = myFontPreferences.getEffectiveFontFamilies().size() <= 1;
    if (useOldFontFormat) {
      element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
      element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, EDITOR_FONT_SIZE);
      element.setAttribute(VALUE_ELEMENT, String.valueOf(getEditorFontSize() / JBUI.scale(1)));
      parentNode.addContent(element);
    } else {
      writeFontPreferences(EDITOR_FONT, parentNode, myFontPreferences);
    }

    if (!myFontPreferences.equals(myConsoleFontPreferences)) {
      if (myConsoleFontPreferences.getEffectiveFontFamilies().size() <= 1) {
        element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
        element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, CONSOLE_FONT_NAME);
        element.setAttribute(VALUE_ELEMENT, getConsoleFontName());
        parentNode.addContent(element);

        if (getConsoleFontSize() != getEditorFontSize()) {
          element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
          element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, CONSOLE_FONT_SIZE);
          element.setAttribute(
              VALUE_ELEMENT, Integer.toString(getConsoleFontSize() / JBUI.scale(1)));
          parentNode.addContent(element);
        }
      } else {
        writeFontPreferences(CONSOLE_FONT, parentNode, myConsoleFontPreferences);
      }
    }

    if (getConsoleLineSpacing() != getLineSpacing()) {
      element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
      element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, CONSOLE_LINE_SPACING);
      element.setAttribute(VALUE_ELEMENT, Float.toString(getConsoleLineSpacing()));
      parentNode.addContent(element);
    }

    if (DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE != getQuickDocFontSize()) {
      element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
      element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, EDITOR_QUICK_JAVADOC_FONT_SIZE);
      element.setAttribute(VALUE_ELEMENT, getQuickDocFontSize().toString());
      parentNode.addContent(element);
    }

    if (useOldFontFormat) {
      element = new Element(OPTION_ELEMENT);
      element.setAttribute(NAME_ATTR, EDITOR_FONT_NAME);
      element.setAttribute(VALUE_ELEMENT, getEditorFontName());
      parentNode.addContent(element);
    }

    Element colorElements = new Element(COLORS_ELEMENT);
    Element attrElements = new Element(ATTRIBUTES_ELEMENT);

    writeColors(colorElements);
    writeAttributes(attrElements);

    if (colorElements.getChildren().size() > 0) {
      parentNode.addContent(colorElements);
    }
    if (attrElements.getChildren().size() > 0) {
      parentNode.addContent(attrElements);
    }
  }