Setting colours:

The colour properties may be set:

Background HTML code.

<PARAM NAME="BACKGROUND" VALUE="255,255,255">
VALUE="255,255,255" The colour values (red, green and blue) may be altered. In this example, the background colour is white (default).

Foreground HTML code.

<PARAM NAME="FOREGROUND" VALUE="0,0,0">
VALUE="0,0,0" The colour values (red, green and blue) may be altered. In this example, the colour is black (default).

Selected branch text colour HTML code.

<PARAM NAME="SELBACKGROUND" VALUE="0,0,255">
VALUE="0,0,255" The colour values (red, green and blue) may be altered. In this example, the background colour is blue (default).

Selected branch background HTML code.

<PARAM NAME="SELFOREGROUND" VALUE="255,255,255">
VALUE="255,255,255" The colour values (red, green and blue) may be altered. In this example, the background colour is white (default).

Mouse-over branch text colour HTML code.

<PARAM NAME="MOUSEOVER" VALUE="255,0,0">
VALUE="255,0,0" The colour values (red, green and blue) may be altered. In this example, the background colour is red (default).

To set the colour:

Any colour may be achieved with a mix of either red, green or blue. Each colour ranges in value from 0 - 255.

Under "Programs" on your computer, there is a folder called "Accessories" - it is here that you will find the "Paint" or "Paint brush" tool. There is also a colour palette tool within MS Front Page and Paint Shop Pro - as in most of the commonly used paint programs.

When the colour palette is opened, there is a button at the bottom called "Define custom colours". After clicking here, a new window will extend and on the bottom right hand side are the Red, Green and Blue colour values listed from 0 - 255.

Just select the values to mix the colours that you want to create or scroll the vertical bar to the right of the colour spectrum. Your chosen colour will be displayed in the small box in the middle section at the bottom of the window.

Example colour values:

WHITE = 255,255,255
BLACK = 0,0,0
BLUE = 0,0,255
RED = 255,0,0
GREEN = 0,255,0
YELLOW = 255,255,0

The default colour values are:

Background WHITE Value = "255,255,255"
Foreground BLACK Value = "0,0,0"
Selected Background BLUE Value = "0,0,255"
Selected Foreground WHITE Value = "255,255,255"
Branch Mouse-over RED Value = "255,0,0"
The colours do not show correctly?
The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in some browsers have a bug which creates an occasional inconsistency with the colours in some applets.
 
We have discovered a work-around however, that seems to help - Try and use a 'slightly' different colour value, then it usually works quite well.