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:

Last Reviewed: November 21, 1995