Using the Display Interface

Display Options

Color Settings

The Colors property page of the Display Options property sheet is used to configure the Color settings.  From the BlueZone VT MenuBar, select Options:Display or click the right mouse button while holding the mouse pointer over the session window and choose Display Options.  The Display Options sheet will display the Font, Cursor, Colors and the Watermark tabs. Choose the Colors tab.

Colors Tab

Color Scheme ----

The Color Scheme 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 press the Customize button.

• Enable Underline: If enabled, will allow characters with the underline attribute be shown with an underline style font.  Disabling this option will show 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, will allow characters with the blinking attribute to blink.  Disabling this option will disable blinking.  This option is independent of whatever color is selected for Blinking(Bold) and Blinking(Dim).

• Override Inverse Colors: If enabled, will allow the setting of colors to be used for Inverse and Inverse Underline.  If the option is not enabled then BlueZone VT will just reverse 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 grayed out.

Screen Attributes ----

The Screen Attributes listbox contains a list of all of the possible Screen Attributes supported by BlueZone VT.  To see how a particular attribute is configured, simply highlight that attribute with your mouse pointer.  The Sample text box will display a sample of how that particular attribute will be 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 can not 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" will be changed accordingly.

• Background: Select to change the Background color.

• Foreground: Select to change the Foreground (character) color.

• Customize: The Customize button is used to create a custom color when a satisfactory color can not be found in the standard 16 color palette.

How to Change an Attribute Color

1. Highlight the particular attribute that you want to change in the Screen Attributes listbox.

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. With your mouse pointer, 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 How to Customize a Color below.

5. Observe that the new color appears in the Sample text box.

6. Click the OK button to save the change.

How to Customize a Color

1. Select the closest color in the 16 color palette and click the Customize button.

2. The color you selected in step 1 will be 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 happy with the custom color, click the Add to Custom Colors button followed by the OK button.

5. The custom color will now be active and it will be displayed in the Sample text box.

6. Click the OK button to save the change.

How to Change an Attribute Color Using the Quick Colors Feature

BlueZone 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 MenuBar select View:Toolbars:Custom Color.  The Quick Colors 16 Color Bar will be displayed.

2. With your mouse, click the desired color on the Color Bar.  The mouse pointer will turn into a cross.

3. Place the cross on the text or background that you wish change and click.

4. All screen attributes that have the same type as the one that was clicked, will change to that color.