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- 1-2-3 SCREEN COLORS
-
- From PC-WORLD Magazine *.* page 311 Oct 1985
-
- You can change the color of the Lotus screens on version 1A with this debug
- patch and the TD.DRV file. TD.DRV provides the color for Lotus, but does not
- provide a way to change the default colors.
-
- Check Table 1 to determine the offset address of the worksheet feature
- you'd like to change. Each feature has a 2 digit default value. The FIRST
- DIGIT controls the BACKGROUND color and the SECOND DIGIT controls the
- FOREGROUND color. Only colors 0 through 7 are allowed for the background.
-
- Make a backup copy of TD.DRV to another disk. Then use the DEBUG.COM and
- TD.DRV to change the colors. A>debug td.drv <enter>
-
- Debug will display a hyphen prompt ( - ). At debugs prompt, type E
- followed by the appropriate offset address, then press <enter>. Debug will
- display the offset address and its current value. Make sure the current value
- matches the default value shown in table 1. If it doesn't you shouldn't
- attempt these changes. If the current value matches the default value, type
- the desired color value, press <enter>.
-
- For example: To make the border color and cursor green, type -E 17E
- <enter>, then type 20 <enter> (right at the end of the address and default
- color number debug displays).
-
- You can repeat the E command to change another features color. When your
- through, type W <enter> at the hyphen prompt to write the modified TD.DRV to
- the disk. At the next hyphen prompt type Q <enter> to return to DOS.
-
- Then run Lotus to see how you came out. IF you don't like the colors you
- selected, run DEBUG and TD.DRV again.
-
- <<<< This works on the standard color graphics adapter >>>>
- <<<< and NOT on the Enhanced Graphics Adapter >>>>
-
- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ TABLE 1 ║
- ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ Features Controlled Offset Address Default Value ║
- ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ Worksheet cells,menus and ║
- ║ Help screens 17D 07 ║
- ║ -------------------------------------------------------------------║
- ║ Border and Cursor 17E 30 ║
- ║ -------------------------------------------------------------------║
- ║ Unprotected worksheet cells ║
- ║ and headings on help screens 17F 0A ║
- ║ -------------------------------------------------------------------║
- ║ Cursor on help screens and ║
- ║ cursor on unprotected ║
- ║ worksheet cells 180 28 ║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ TABLE 2 ║
- ╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
- ║ 0 Black 4 Red 8 Gray C Light Red ║
- ║ 1 Blue 5 Magenta 9 Light Blue D Light Magenta ║
- ║ 2 Green 6 Brown A Light Green E Yellow ║
- ║ 3 Cyan 7 White B Light Cyan F Bright White ║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
-
- Thanks to Albert Bleakley, Fort Belvoir,Virginia.
-