Changing the Screen Background Color

To change the color of the screen background:

1.Select Screen Background in the Screen Element list box. The Sample Text box will show the current color assigned.

2.Click on the desired color in either the Foreground or Background color palettes. The Sample Text box will show the new color selection.

Changing Text Foreground and Background Colors

To change text foreground and background colors:

1.In the Screen Element list box, select Normal Text or one of the character with attributes(s) options such as Underline (UL) or IN+UL for intensity+underline (see note below). The Sample Text box will show the current colors assigned.

2.Click on the desired color for the text character in the Foreground color palette, and click on the desired color for the character cell background in the Background color palette. The Sample Text box will show the new color selection.

NOTE: Each character attribute and attribute combination has its own color foreground and background setting. The Normal Text option will only affect text with no attributes.

Disabling an Attribute

To disable an attribute assigned to text (e.g. turning off the blinking attribute):

1.In the Screen Element list box, select the text attribute or attribute combination containing the attribute you want to disable.

2.In the Active Attribute list, uncheck the box next to the attribute you want to disable.

Preferences

The Preferences options in the Attributes dialog enable you to select additional display options, some of which are terminal emulation specific.

Attribute implies a colour Factory default: Unchecked

This option allows you to enable or disable the color associated with an attribute.

Inverse Colours

Factory default: Unchecked

When this option is checked, characters with the inverse attribute will have the text (foreground) color swapped with that of the text cell (background).

Swap Black/White Factory default: Unchecked

When checked, anything that has the white attribute will be displayed as black, and vice versa.

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