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- COLOR.COM January 8, 1987
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- Purpose: Sets the default screen display color.
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- Format: [d:][path]COLOR [tc] [bc]
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- Type: Internal External
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- Remarks: Specify the parameters:
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- [d:][path] before COLOR to specify the drive and path
- that contains the COLOR command file.
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- [tc] to specify the text color number.
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- [bc] to specify the border color number.
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- Notes: The color numbers are described in the IBM PC Technical
- Reference Manual, and in the BASIC manual.
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- If no [bc] color number parameter is specified, the
- border color will default to the same color as the text
- background color.
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- If no [tc] color number is specified, an information
- screen will be displayed with a complete color chart to
- aid in selecting colors.
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- Color number 0 (black text on black background) for [tc]
- is defined as invalid. This will cause the information
- screen to be displayed. If you wish to black out the
- display, you may legally use color number 8 which is
- also black on black.
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- If an invalid number or alpha characters are entered for
- the [tc] or [bc] parameters, an error message will be
- displayed. This condition may be tested for in a batch
- file as ERROR LEVEL = 1 for any failures.
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- Examples: COLOR 23 4 will set gray text on blue
- background and red border
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- COLOR 14 will set yellow text on black
- background and black border
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- COLOR will display the information
- screen with a color number chart
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- Comments: The first time COLOR is run, a title box and information
- on available memory is displayed. A small portion of the
- program then installs itself and remains resident in
- memory. Subsequent uses will not consume additional
- memory, and will clear the screen when setting the
- default display color.
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- When the information screen is displayed, color numbers
- 0 and 7 will be displayed in the currently active color.
- As stated above, color number 0 is defined as an illegal
- entry. Color number 7 will set the default screen color
- to gray text on black background, even if it is
- displayed as some other color.
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- The new default color setting will work with most
- programs. Any text the program displays in "color" will
- not be affected. Any text the program displays in gray
- text on black background will be displayed in the new
- color setting. If the program leaves the screen in a
- new color when the program is exited, the DOS command
- CLS (clear screen) will restore the new screen color.
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- Disclaimer: No warranties of any kind are offered or implied with
- this program.
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- This program is written for the IBM PC with a Color
- Graphics Card (CGA) and has not been tested on other
- computers. It is written in assembly language, following
- normal programming practices and therefore should work
- on true compatables.
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- | COLOR.COM |
- | |
- | This program is offered as Shareware. You are free |
- | to copy, use, and share it with others as long as it |
- | is not altered and this documentation and notice |
- | accompany it. |
- | |
- | If you find this program useful, please support the |
- | Shareware distribution concept by contributing $5.00 |
- | for the program. In appreciation, you will be sent |
- | a disk with the latest version of the program. Also |
- | included on the disk will be several additional |
- | Crestwood Elite - Power Utilities that you will be |
- | free to try as Shareware. |
- | |
- | If you find any problems (bugs) in using this program, |
- | please report it. |
- | |
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- | |
- | Jeff Kallevig program name COLOR.COM |
- | Crestwood Elite version number _______ |
- | 9804 Dell Road |
- | Eden Prairie, MN 55344 contribution $5.00 |
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