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SET COLOR - set colours for display
- Syntax:
- [SET] COLOR area [modifier[...]] [foreground] [ON] [background]
- [SET] COLOR area [modifier[...]] ON|OFF
- Description:
- The SET COLOR command changes the colours or display attributes of various display areas in THE.
- Valid values for area :
- ALERT - alert boxes; see ALERT
- Arrow - command line prompt
- Block - marked block
- BOUNDmarker- bound markers (GUI platforms only)
- CBlock - current line if in marked block
- CHIghlight - highlighted line if the same as current line
- Cmdline - command line
- CTofeof - as for TOfeof if the same as current line
- CUrline - the current line
- DIALOG - dialog boxes; see DIALOG
- Divider - dividing line between vertical split screens
- Filearea - area containing file lines
- GAP - the gap between the prefix area and filearea
- CGAP - the gap between the prefix area and filearea - current
- HIghlight - highlighted line
- Idline - line containing file specific info
- Msgline - error messages
- Nondisp - Non-display characters ( SET ETMODE OFF)
- Pending - pending commands in prefix area
- PRefix - prefix area
- CPRefix - prefix area if the same as current line
- Reserved - default for reserved line
- Scale - line showing scale line
- SHadow - hidden line marker lines
- SLK - soft label keys
- STatarea - line showing status of editing session
- Tabline - line showing tab positions
- TOfeof - Top-of-File line and Bottom-of-File line
- * - All area (second format only)
- Valid values for foreground and background :
- BLAck
- BLUe
- Brown
- Green
- GRAy
- GREy
- Cyan
- RED
- Magenta
- Pink
- Turquoise
- Yellow
- White
- Valid values for modifier :
- NORmal
- BLInk
- BOld
- BRIght
- High
- REVerse
- Underline
- DARK
- Italic - only available on X11 port with valid Italic font
- The second format of this command allows the user to turn on or off any of the valid modifiers.
- It is an error to attempt to set a colour on a mono display.
- Compatibility:
- XEDIT: Functionally compatible. See below.
- KEDIT: Functionally compatible. See below.
- Does not implement all modifiers.
- Default:
- Depends on compatibility mode setting and monitor type.
- See Also:
- SET COMPAT, SET COLOUR, SET ECOLOUR
- Status:
- Complete.
The Hessling Editor is Copyright © Mark Hessling, 1990-2002
<M.Hessling@qut.edu.au>
Generated on: 15 Aug 2002
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