Colors tab

Options

The Options group is used to select a color scheme or make an individual color selection:

• Black on White: Use this radio button to set the session display background color to white and the foreground color to black.
• White on Black: With this radio button enabled, the session displays a background color of black and the foreground color of white.
• Color: Sets the background and foreground of the session display to use the colors as defined. To change an individual color select the item to change then select a color square or click Customize.
• Enable Underline: If enabled, allows characters with the underline attribute be shown with an underline style font. Disabling this option shows the font with the regular style. This option is independent of whatever color is selected for Underline(Bold) and Underline(Dim). This makes it possible to display underlined characters without the underline but with a different color than non-underlined text.
• Enable Blinking: If enabled, allows characters with the blinking attribute to blink. Disabling this option disables blinking. This option is independent of whatever color is selected for Blinking(Bold) and Blinking(Dim).
• Override Inverse Colors: If enabled, allows the setting of colors to be used for Inverse and Inverse Underline. If the option is not enabled then Rocket TE VT just reverses the foreground and background colors for a specific attribute. Note that when this option is not selected, the Inverse and Inverse Underline radio buttons are disabled.

Screen Attributes

The Screen Attributes list box contains a list of all of the possible Screen Attributes supported by Rocket TE VT. To see how a particular attribute is configured, highlight that attribute and the Sample text box displays a sample of how that particular attribute is displayed on the screen.

All attributes are displayed with a background color and a foreground color. The foreground color is just another name for the character color.

Note: You cannot change any of the "Inverse" attributes directly. That is because they are the "Inverse" (opposite) of the "Normal" version of the attribute. For example, "Inverse" has the opposite color settings of "Normal". "Inverse Underline" has the opposite color setting of "Underline". To change an "Inverse" attribute, change the "Normal" attribute and the "Inverse" is changed accordingly.

• Background: Select to change the Background color.
• Foreground: Select to change the Foreground (character) color.
• Customize: Click to create a custom color when a satisfactory color can not be found in the standard 16 color palette.

Changing an attribute color

1. Highlight the particular attribute that you want to change in the Screen Attributes list box.
2. Observe the current color settings in the Sample text window.
3. Decide whether you want to change the Background color or the Foreground (character) color and select the corresponding radio button.
4. Select the desired color from the standard Windows 16 color palette. If you don't like any of the standard 16 colors, you can customize the color. See Customizing a color below.
5. Observe that the new color displays in the Sample text box.
6. Click OK to save the change.

Customizing a color

1. Select the closest color in the 16 color palette and click Customize.
2. The color you selected in step 1 is displayed in the Color|Solid box.
3. Either select a color from the 48 color palette or create your own color with the color palette controls provided.
4. When you are satisfied with the custom color, click Add to Custom Colors.
5. Click OK. The custom color is displayed in the Sample text box.
6. Click OK to save the change.

Changing an attribute color using the quick colors feature

Rocket TE has a feature that is called quick colors. This feature is designed to make it easier for the end user to change attribute colors. The quick colors feature works by displaying a 16 color bar just above the host display which the end user can use to select attribute colors.

1. From the menu bar, click View → Toolbars → Custom Color. The Quick Colors 16 Color Bar opens.
2. Click the desired color on the Color Bar. The cursor turns into a cross.
3. Place the cross on the text or background that you want change and click.
4. All screen attributes that have the same type as the one that was clicked, change to that color.