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Documentation for COLOR.BAT [This file must be named COLOR.HLP]
COLOR.BAT may be used to set foreground and background colors on
color monitors and set bold (high intensity), normal or reverse on
any type of monitor. If your system has two monitors, COLOR.BAT will
make it easier to switch between your monitors (though this requires
the presence of MODE.COM on the default directory).
To use this command file, you must boot your system using DOS 2.0
or higher & must have a CONFIG.SYS file defined on the boot disk
as well as ANSI.SYS. This CONFIG.SYS file is described in your DOS
manual but the line that you need in this file is "DEVICE=ANSI.SYS".
ANSI.SYS must also be on your boot directory (it came with DOS).
I use the following CONFIG.SYS on my PC:
line 1: DEVICE=ANSI.SYS
line 2: BUFFERS=8
If you have done these things, then you may send special escape code
sequences to your computer which will be interpreted according to
what IBM considers to be ANSII standard. These escape codes can
set colors, blink, intensity as well as redefine your keyboard.
Display the COLOR.BAT file if you want to see the escape codes for
the different parameters.
I saw the parent to this command file in a PC-WORLD somewhere back
in 1983. My appoligies but I did not write down the author's name
and can't find my old copy. Do not delete this .HLP file (at least
not the last 22 lines since that is the help used by the command file
when you type COLOR HELP<enter> or just COLOR<enter>. You may with
impunity delete all of this garbage. COLOR.HLP must be in the default
directory if you expect it to be found.
You should note that COLOR.BAT will reset your system prompt to the
$p$g sequence. This is good form at any time since what you see is
the full DOS path to your current directory followed by a greater
than symbol. I find the PROMPT $p$g sequence essential whenever I
work on a big disk drive with lots of directories. If you wish to
have something different, just put your own private version in
where you see a $p$g.
- Enjoy - Ed Bachmann - 10/10/84
======================================================================
Examples: COLOR NORMAL GREEN BOLD
COLOR YELLOW BBLUE NORMAL BCYAN WHITE RED YELLOW BBLACK
COLOR COLOR NORMAL GREEN
COLOR MONO NORMAL BOLD
======================================================================
COLOR.HLP FILE - THIS IS HELP FOR THE COLOR.BAT COMMAND FILE.
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. ANSI.SYS, CONFIG.SYS (with DEVICE=ANSI.SYS) and MODE.COM must be on
. the disk when the PC is booted.
. Type COLOR and then your choice of character, intensity, and/or
. background color(s) from the following list of parameters:
. =====================================================================
. ----- GENERAL PARAMETERS ------ ------ MODE SETTING PARAMETERS ----
. -- FOR COLOR & MONO DISPLAYS -- ----- TO CHANGE THE DISPLAY TYPE --
. 1. normal (resets everything) 1. mono (use monochrome display)
. 2. bold (high intensity) 2. color (use color display)
. 3. reverse (reverse video) 3. b&w (use black & white display)
. =====================================================================
. ---------------------- FOR COLOR DISPLAYS ONLY ----------------------
. ---- FORGROUND COLORS --------- ------ BACKGROUND COLORS ----------
. 1. black 5. blue 1. bblack 5. bblue
. 2. red 6. magenta 2. bred 6. bmagenta
. 3. green 7. cyan 3. bgreen 7. bcyan
. 4. yellow 8. white 4. byellow 8. bwhite
. =====================================================================