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COLORS.COM Ver 1.2
February 12, 1992
COLORS.COM
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I originally wrote COLORS.COM to fulfill a need to change the DOS
screen colors at the command level. I was impressed by the 4DOS
COLOR command so I wrote my version to emulate, to some degree, the
4DOS syntax. There are a couple of differences though.
1) An ANSI.SYS or compatible driver must be loaded. If ANSI.SYS is
not present, COLORS will not work correctly.
2) If an option is entered incorrectly, you may not get the COLORS
you were expecting.
3) There is no "BLINK" option because like myself, most people I've
talked to dislike an entire screen of flashing characters.
Despite it's limitations, COLORS.COM is a good DOS alternative to the
4DOS COLOR command. It can be used either at the command line or from
within a batch file.
Usage:
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COLORS [BRI] fg ON bg
COLORS NOR
COLORS REV
COLORS with no parameters will invoke a help screen.
Options:
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BRI is optional and indicates a bright foreground color. The background
colors are unaltered by this setting. Entering a parameter of BRI alone
on the command line will change the current foreground color to bright.
NOR changes attributes to white on black.
REV is the reverse of NOR and changes text to black on white.
fg = Foreground color
bg = Background color
Available Colors:
BLA = Black BLU = Blue
RED = Red MAG = Magenta
GRE = Green CYA = Cyan
YEL = Yellow WHI = White
NOTE: Entering a foreground color but no background color will result in
the background being black.
Examples:
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To change the screen colors to a white foreground on a blue background
issue the command:
COLORS WHI ON BLU
To change the foreground to bright cyan on a black background:
COLORS BRI CYA
To change the foreground to black and the background to white:
COLORS REV
To change the screen colors to normal or white on black:
COLORS NOR
Requirements:
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Any IBM or compatible machine.
CGA or better display to use fg and bg options.
Tested with MS-DOS 3.3 thru 5.0, DRDOS 5.0, 4DOS 4.0, and NDOS 6.01.
ANSI.SYS or compatible driver loaded via CONFIG.SYS. (DEVICE=ANSI.SYS)
Distribution and Use:
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COLORS.COM and this documentation are offered as is. The user bears
the entire risk of this software not performing as expected.
The archive COLORS12.ZIP should consist of:
COLORS.COM The program file
COLORS.DOC This documentation
CSCOLORS.COM Clears the screen to color
CSCOLORS.DOC CSCOLORS.COM documentation
TABLE.COM Monitor adjustment table
If you distribute COLORS please include this documentation with the
program files.
If you find COLORS useful, a small contribution of $5.00 would be
appreciated. Please send to address listed below.
Any feedback or suggestions anyone has to offer concerning COLORS can
be directed to the addresses listed below.
Aran Spence
2034B N. Titan Cir.
Rome, NY 13440
Voice: (315) 339-9830
E-Mail: 1:260/501@Fidonet
Compuserve: 70162,3044
America On Line: AranS
History:
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v1.0 February 7, 1992 - Initial release of COLORS.
v1.1 February 10, 1992 - Changed COLORS to accept upper or lower
case parameters. Removed full name parameters for NORMAL,
BRIGHT and REVERSE. Updated COLORS.DOC and help screen.
v1.2 February 12, 1992 - Added CSCOLORS.COM to clear the screen to
to the specified colors. Added TABLE.COM for monitor adjustment.