Microsoft KB Archive/93329

How to Specify Colors in Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS ID: Q93329 The information in this article applies to: Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.01, 1.02, 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a SUMMARY The following table defines some terms that you will encounter when you are using colors in FoxPro for MS-DOS. Term Definition Color pair A foreground and background color combination. The foreground color specifies the color of the text, and the background color specifies the color on which the text is displayed. A color pair uses the following format: <foreground color code>/<background color code> Color scheme A set of 10 color pairs that are separated by commas. Color set A set of 24 color schemes that defines the default colors FoxPro uses for an object. You can save a color set to or load one from the FOXUSER resource file. The following tools allow you to change the current color set and modify the FOXUSER.DBF file: Color Picker (choose Color from the Window menu) ProColor (available only in FoxPro 2.0 or later by issuing the DO PROCOLOR.APP command in the Command window) MORE INFORMATION You can specify any of the following colors in a color pair: Color Code ----- ---- Black N Blank X Blue B Brown GR Cyan BG Gray W Green G Inverse video I Magenta RB Red R Underlined U White W+ Yellow GR+ NOTE: The inverse and underlined colors are not available on a color monitor. The only characters available on a monochrome monitor are black, inverse, underlined, and white. On a monochrome monitor, white may be "W+" or "W." You can create additional colors by adding a "+" or a "*" to the color code. Result Code ------------------------------- High Intensity On + Blink On * Bright Background On * The SET BLINK command determines the interpretation of the "*" code. When FoxPro runs in an MS-DOS window in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or 3.1 environment and certain fonts are used, the "*" specifies a bright background regardless of the SET BLINK value. The table below lists the FoxPro color schemes and their use. Color scheme FoxPro object ----------------------------------- 1 User-defined windows 2 User-defined menus 3 System menu bar 4 System menu popups 5 System dialogs 6 System dialog popups 7 System alerts 8 System windows 9 System window popups 10 Browse windows 11 Report layout windows 12 Alert dialog popups 13 - 16 Reserved for future use 17 - 24 User-defined schemes REFERENCES "Developer's Guide," Chapter 14, pages 29-41 Additional reference words: FoxDos 1.00 2.00 2.50 2.50a KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory:

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