home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
/ Fritz: All Fritz / All Fritz.zip / All Fritz / FILES / BUSITION / DENTAS1.LZH / DENTL-A4.EXE / DENTIST.ACS / SETCOLOR.DOC < prev    next >
Text File  |  1992-02-28  |  4KB  |  135 lines
  1.  
  2.                         "Alternate Colors Options:"
  3.  
  4. Thi≤ optioε wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ establisΦ ß custoφ se⌠ oµ colors.
  5.  
  6. Thi≤ procedurσ i≤ mean⌠ t∩ complement¼ no⌠ replace¼ thσ choicσ oµ 
  7. 'palettesº tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ oε thσ Instal∞ Menu¼ selectioε 3:
  8.  
  9.             "3⌐  Fo≥ Monitor¼ selec⌠ B/Whitσ o≥ Colo≥ Palette"
  10.  
  11. Iµ yo⌡ precedσ witΦ thi≤ selection¼ theε thσ curren⌠ monito≥ value≤ wil∞ bσ ì
  12. replaceΣ b∙  whateve≥ custoφ value≤ yo⌡ creatσ here.
  13.  
  14.  
  15. Usσ thσ U≡ o≥ Dowε arrow≤ t∩ navigatσ arounΣ thσ selections¼ followeΣ b∙ ì
  16. thσ 'Enterº key«  Oncσ finished¼ pres≤ 'Pτ Dnº t∩ signif∙ thσ enΣ oµ you≥ ì
  17. choosing.
  18.  
  19. Yo⌡ havσ thσ followinτ screeε characteristic≤ t∩ manipulate:
  20.  
  21.                                   "Text"
  22.  
  23.                              "Tex⌠ background"
  24.  
  25.                                   "Gets"
  26.  
  27.                              "Ge⌠ backgrounds"
  28.  
  29.                                  "Border"
  30.  
  31.                                "Current Get"
  32.  
  33.                             "Current Get bkgd"
  34.  
  35.  
  36.  
  37. Fo≥ eacΦ oµ thesσ followinτ screeε characteristics¼ yo⌡ caε selec⌠ onσ ì
  38. colo≥ froφ thi≤ choicσ oµ eight:
  39.  
  40.  
  41.                                   "Black"
  42.                                    "Red"
  43.                                   "bLue"
  44.                                  "Magenta"
  45.                                   "brOwn"
  46.                                   "Green"
  47.                                   "Cyan"
  48.                                   "White"
  49.  
  50.  
  51. Oncσ thσ colo≥ i≤ selected¼ yo⌡ theε selec⌠ thσ 'intensityº optioε fo≥ tha⌠ ì
  52. color«  Yo⌡ caε creatσ high-intensit∙ color≤ fo≥ thσ foreground≤ iε norma∞ ì
  53. o≥ enhanceΣ text«  Yo⌡ cannot¼ however¼  se⌠ thσ backgrounΣ color≤ t∩ higΦ ì
  54. intensity.
  55.   èThi≤  'intensityº optioε present≤ thesσ tw∩ choice≤ afte≥ yo⌡ havσ madσ ì
  56. you≥ choicσ oµ color:
  57.  
  58.                               ------------- 
  59.                               |   HIGH    | 
  60.                               ------------- 
  61.  
  62.                                ------------- 
  63.                                |    LOW    | 
  64.                                ------------- 
  65.  
  66.  
  67.  
  68.                        Definition of 'SET COLOR TO':
  69.  
  70.  
  71. A≤ yo⌡ makσ you≥ choices¼ internall∙ thσ prograφ i≤ buildinτ ß 'SE╘ COLO╥ ì
  72. TOº commanΣ baseΣ oε thi≤ table:
  73.  
  74.                            Color            Code
  75.                            ---------------------
  76.  
  77.                             Black            N
  78.                             Blue             B
  79.                             Green            G
  80.                             Cyan             BG
  81.                             Red              R
  82.                             Magenta          BR
  83.                             Brown            GR
  84.                             White            W
  85.                             Blank            X
  86.  
  87.  
  88. If¼ fo≥ example¼ yo⌡ haΣ selecteΣ high-intensit∙ green¼ theε thσ prograφ ì
  89. woulΣ havσ created:
  90.                                     G+
  91.  
  92. Thσ '+º mean≤ high-intensity.
  93.  
  94.  
  95. The 'SET COLOR TO' command contains these items:
  96.  
  97.  
  98.    SET COLOR TO fore1/back1, fore2/back2, border, background, unselected
  99.  
  100.  
  101.                     'fore1/back1ºá= normal display text
  102.  
  103.                    'fore2/back2' = enhanced display mode
  104.  
  105.                          'border' = screen border
  106.  
  107.            'background' = uniform control of screen background, 
  108.                         when supported by terminal
  109. è             'unselected' = current and selected GET displayed
  110.             in color different from all other unselected GETs.
  111.  
  112. One concrete example could contain these three parameters:
  113.  
  114.                         SET COLOR TO GR+/R, W/B, BG
  115.  
  116. Thi≤ commanΣ select≤ yello≈ tex⌠ (high-intensit∙ brown⌐ agains⌠ ß reΣ ì
  117. backgrounΣ fo≥ thσ norma∞ displa∙ mode╗ whitσ agains⌠ bluσ fo≥ thσ enhanceΣ ì
  118. displa∙ mode╗ anΣ cyaε fo≥ thσ border.
  119.  
  120.  
  121.         Correspondencσ oµ 'SE╘ COLO╥ TOº t∩ use≥ defineΣ selections:
  122.  
  123. Oε thσ lef⌠ sidσ oµ thesσ equa∞ sign≤ i≤ thσ synta° a≤ i⌠ appear≤ iε thσ ì
  124. 'SE╘ COLO╥ TOº command«  Oε thσ righ⌠ sidσ i≤ correspondinτ synta° a≤ yo⌡ ì
  125. wil∞ seσ i⌠ iε thi≤ optioε t∩ establisΦ ß custoφ se⌠ oµ colors:
  126.  
  127.                 'fore1/back1º ╜  "Text"» "Tex⌠ background"
  128.  
  129.                  'fore2/back2' =  "Gets"/"Get backgrounds"
  130.  
  131.                             'border' = "Border"
  132.  
  133.               'unselected' = "Current Get"/"Current Get bkgd"
  134.  
  135.