Instruction Manual

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Configure Colors dialog
Dialog Reference
Configure Colors dialog
The Options-Colors command opens the Configure Colors dialog box,
which allows you to choose colors for most items that SONAR displays.
You can create lots of different color schemes and save each one as a
Preset. After you create a color scheme that you like, type a name for it in
the Presets window, and then click the floppy disk icon to save the preset.
When you want to load the preset, just select it in the Presets window. To
delete a preset, select it and then click the Delete button (the button with the
“X” icon).
The Configure Colors dialog box has the following fields:
Color Category
This list shows different areas where color can be adjusted. Choosing one
of these categories helps filter out screen elements you may not wish to
deal with at the moment. The categories also provide a convenient way to
adjust brightness, hue, and saturation of a related collection of screen
elements without hunting through a long list.
Screen Element
This list shows all the items in SONAR you can set the color of. Highlight the
one you want to change. You can change multiple Elements simultaneously
by Ctrl-Clicking or Ctrl-Dragging.
Follow System Color
This field lets you choose the same color for a highlighted item in the
Screen Element list that Microsoft Windows uses for certain screen
elements. For example, because Windows usually uses black for button
text, if you highlight Window Background in the Screen Element list and
then click Button Text in the Follow System Color field, all the window
backgrounds in SONAR turn black (or whatever color you have set up for
button text in your Windows preferences).
Note: if you set any other screen element to the same color as Window
background, you’ll make that screen element invisible!
Use Specific Color
Choosing this option instead of the Follow System Color option allows you
to pick a specific color for the highlighted item in the Screen Element list.
Click the Choose Color button to open the Color dialog box, click the color
you want, and click OK. The highlighted item in the Screen Element list
changes to the color you chose.