Microsoft KB Archive/99910

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ID: Q99910

2.50 2.50a WINDOWS kbprg kbdocerr

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SUMMARY
The FoxPro for Windows documentation does not include the color pair listings for each color scheme. This information is necessary to control the color of each screen element in FoxPro for Windows. Documentation is available by choosing the topic &quot;COLORS&quot; (under the &quot;MISCELLANEOUS&quot; topic) in FoxPro for Windows Help.

MORE INFORMATION
Color                Code --

Black                 N   Blank                  X   Blue                   B   Brown                  GR   Cyan                   BG   Green                  G   Magenta                RB   Red                    R   White                  W   Yellow                 GR+ On monochrome monitors, only four &quot;colors&quot; are available: white (W), black (N), underlined (U) and inverse video (I). A plus sign (+) denotes high intensity for the foreground color.

Color Schemes ---

User Wind         Scheme 1 User Menus        Scheme 2 Menu Bar          Scheme 3 Menu Pops         Scheme 4 Dialogs           Scheme 5 Dlog Pops         Scheme 6 Alert             Scheme 7 Windows           Scheme 8 Wind Pops         Scheme 9 Browse            Scheme 10 Report            Scheme 11 Alert Pops        Scheme 12

User Winds (Scheme 1) -

Color Pair 1       SAY field Color Pair 2       GET field Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title, active Color Pair 5       Title, idle & message Color Pair 6       Selected item Color Pair 7       Clock, Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

User Menus (Scheme 2)

Color Pair 1       Disabled Color Pair 2       Enabled option Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Menu titles Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected option Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

Menu Bar (Scheme 3) -

Color Pair 1       Disabled pads Color Pair 2       Enabled pads Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected pad Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

Menu Pops (Scheme 4) -

Color Pair 1       Disabled option Color Pair 2       Enabled option Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected option Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

Dialogs (Scheme 5) -

Color Pair 1       Normal text Color Pair 2       Text box Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected option Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

Dlog Pops (Scheme 6) ---

Color Pair 1       Disabled option Color Pair 2       Enabled option Color Pair 3       Border* Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected item Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

* The background color of a scrollable list is the background color of Color Pair 3. The foreground color is the foreground color of  Color Pair 3--not bright. Hence, even if you select a bright foreground for Color Pair 3, it will be forced to be the normal color in the scrollable list border.

Alert (Scheme 7) ---

Color Pair 1       Normal text Color Pair 2       Text box Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected item Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

Windows (Scheme 8) --

Color Pair 1       Normal text* ** Color Pair 2       Text box*** Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title, active Color Pair 5       Title, idle Color Pair 6       Selected text Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control** Color Pair 10      Disabled control

* For the View and Label Layout windows, this color pair controls static text.

** In the Label Layout window, the lines and arrows that show the label dimension are the foreground color of Color Pair 9 in Scheme 8. The background area around these lines is the background color of Color Pair 1 in Scheme 8. Window Pops (Scheme 9)
 * For the View and Label Layout windows only.

Color Pair 1       Disabled option Color Pair 2       Enabled option Color Pair 3       Border* Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected option Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

* The background color of a scrollable list is the background color of Color Pair 3. The foreground color is the foreground color of  Color Pair 3--not bright. Hence, even if you select a bright foreground for Color Pair 3, it will be forced to be the normal color in the scrollable list border.

Browse (Scheme 10)

Color Pair 1       Other records Color Pair 2       Current field Color Pair 3       Border* Color Pair 4       Title, active Color Pair 5       Title, idle Color Pair 6       Selected text Color Pair 7       Current record** Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

* For windows with grids using Scheme 8 or Scheme 10, the grid background will be the background of Color Pair 1. The grid lines (foreground) will be the background of Color Pair 3. window when you mark a record for deletion appears as the background color of Color Pair 7 in Scheme 10.
 * The bullet that appears in the delete/recall column of the Browse

Report (Scheme 11) ---

Color Pair 1       Text & B full Color Pair 2       Report field Color Pair 3       Border Color Pair 4       Title, active Color Pair 5       Title, idle Color Pair 6       Selected item Color Pair 7       Band A, empty Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Band A, full Color Pair 10      Band B, empty

Alert Pops (Scheme 12) -

Color Pair 1       Disabled option Color Pair 2       Enabled option Color Pair 3       Border* Color Pair 4       Title Color Pair 5       Message Color Pair 6       Selected option Color Pair 7       Hot keys Color Pair 8       Shadow Color Pair 9       Enabled control Color Pair 10      Disabled control

* The background color of a scrollable list is the background color of Color Pair 3. The foreground color is the foreground color of  Color Pair 3--not bright. Hence, even if you select a bright foreground for Color Pair 3, it will be forced to be the normal color in the scrollable list border. Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a color pair foxprow docerr KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr KBSubcategory: FxprgBrowse Keywords         : FxprgBrowse Version          : 2.50 2.50a Platform         : WINDOWS
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