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Even though the color palette contains thousands of colors, the number of available
colors depends on the selected resolution of the d i splay (on certai n mode l s ) and
w hether the display ' s output is color or duochrome. Refer to the hardware appendices
for the exact reso l ution(s) and color(s) your computer is capable of d i splaying.
You can choose several options (e.g., border, text, and fi l l ) for each w i ndow e lement.
B order allows you to choose the color of the narrow border that sur- rou n ds each
w i ndow elemen t . Use Tex t to choose the color of any text or icon ( as in the case of
the Ful l box) that appears w i t h i n the selected w i ndow element. Fill i s the background
color of the selected e lement, and you can also choose one of the eight fil l patterns
appearing d i rectly under the F i l l scrol l bar. The fil l color appears in the selected
pattern.
The Mode box allows you to toggle between having text appear directl y on the fil l
pattern , and having text appear w i t h i n a sol id background over the fil l pattern . When
you assign element colors to the foreground w i n dow and select Save
or OK, the new colors are di spl ayed the next t i me you open a w i ndow . Any wi ndow
that is already open does not reflect the new foreground w indow e lement colors.
Before you assign w indow element colors, choose the color set you w i sh to use. You
can: u se the factory assigned defaul t color set, press a function key ( l through 1 0) to
use a W indow Colors preassigned color set, or use Color Setup to create a custom
color set. U se the fol lowing steps to assign foreground and background w indow
element colors:
1 .
Select a w indow element for color assignment. A box outlines the selected element.
2 .
C l i c k and drag the appropriate scro l l box to assign Border, Text, and F i l l colors t o the
highlighted window element . C lick on the desired Fill Pattern.
3 .
Sel ect the desired Mode. Repeat steps I t h rough 4 u n t i l al l the desire d colors have been
selected.
4 .
Save
Choose
to permanently save the selected window element colors,
use the current colors and/or patterns u n t i l you switch off the computer ( the next t i me you
Part
II:
Using the Desktop
OK
A Gu ided Tour of the Desktop
to select and
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