Appendix C: Changing The Pointer - Commodore AMIGA Introduction Manual

Appendix C: Changing the Pointer
You can use the Preferences tool
to
modify the Pointer. The following
instructions tell you how.
Opening Preferences
You can find the Preferences tool on the Workbench disk. To open
Preferences, select its icon, then choose Open from the Workbench menu.
To learn more about Preferences, see Chapter 7.
The Pointer Editing Window
When the Preferences screen appears, select the Edit Pointer Gadget near
the lower right-hand corner of the screen. In a moment, a window appears.
In this window-the Pointer Editing Window-a magnified image of the
Pointer appears at the upper left. It is this magnified image that you modify
to change the Pointer. To the right of the magnified view are copies of the
Pointer that appear against each of the four Workbench colors; these copies
let you judge how the Pointer will look against the colors on the
Workbench.
Changing the Colors
The colors you use to draw the Pointer appear near the bottom of the
window. These colors can be different from those used for the Workbench.
You can modify the three colors to the left in the same way you modify the
Workbench colors : by changing the R, G, and B values for each. The
rightmost "color" is not a color at all: any parts of the Pointer you draw
with it are transparent. When you move the Pointer, colors on the
Workbench behind any transparent parts of the Pointer show through. If
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