User's Manual

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.
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Attribute implies a colour
Factory default: Unchecked
This option allows you to enable or disable the color associated with an attribute.
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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).
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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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