COLOR Command: UNIX

Specifies the color and highlighting of selected portions of a window.

UNIX specifics:

valid field types and attributes

Syntax

Details

Syntax

COLOR field-type color|NEXT <highlight>

Required Arguments

field-type: specifies an area of the window such as background, command, border, message, and so on.

color: specifies a color such as blue (which can be abbreviated as B), red (R), green (G), cyan (C), pink (P), yellow (Y), white (W), black (K), magenta (M), gray (A), brown (B), or orange (O).

NEXT: changes the color to the next available color.

Optional Argument

highlight: can be H (which causes text to be displayed in a bold font), U (underlined), or R (reverse video). The BLINK attribute is not supported.

Details

Under UNIX, you cannot use the COLOR command to change the colors in these field types: BORDER, MENU, MENUBORDER, SCROLLBAR, or TITLE. Also, the H (HIGHLIGHT) and B (BLINK) attributes are not supported. For more information about the COLOR command, see the online Help for the Program Editor window.