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COLORS.NU
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┌──────────────────────────┐
│ CHANGING NU.EXE'S COLORS │
└──────────────────────────┘
After trying out versions 5.0 and 6.0, I have concluded that I still
prefer version 4.5 of the Norton Utilities. In fact, NU.EXE 4.5
is still my favorite disk editor. I have always been curious about the
disappearance of color options from this great utility. I finally decided
to take a closer look at the way colors are defined and used in the code,
using... NU.EXE, of course. Here's what I found:
With NO options on the command line (defaults) and a VGA card installed,
the following offsets seem to contain the color codes which control
the display:
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ 222DB screen color │
│ │
│ 222DC filename, format offset values │
│ │
│ 222DD cursor, f-key labels, large menu bar, large menu │
│ titles, used-cluster symbol in disk-usage map, │
│ help screen titles │
│ │
│ 222E5-EA small menus (e.g. 'Choose'), initial screen box │
│ (box outline, title and highlighted letters, menu │
│ bar, in that order) │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
WARNING: If you decide to change the default colors, make absolutely
sure that your choices do not result in the disappearance
of any information on the various screens. This could have
tragic consequences for your hard disk... like driving
blindfolded on an expressway!
I suggest that you copy NU.EXE to a working directory, and
then execute
NU NU.EXE
Make your changes, and then execute again
NU NU.EXE
and see if you like the results, AND if everything is still
clearly visible and functional. Then, and only then, copy
NU.EXE back to its original location.
The information contained herein applies ONLY to the following
version:
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ┌ file size: 141032 │
│ NU.EXE ─┤ date stamp: 01-03-89 │
│ └ time stamp: 4:50p │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
The information contained herein is offered ONLY as a personal
suggestion and does NOT carry any official approval nor any
guarantee of any kind.
┌───────────────────┐
│ OCT 31 1991 │
│ Luigi M. Bianchi │
│ CIS 72060,3723 │
└───────────────────┘