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Name
col — Set or change color
Syntax
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col [red | gre | blu | yel | tur | pin | whi | bla | bro | next | cycle] | [r g b] | [ran] | [sel color_number] [nobgc] | [tab [ctb] [poi]] |
Description
Sets the color for the next command to display in single color mode.
Arguments
No argument or next. The color is set to the next color in the color cycle.
red | gre | blu | yel | tur | pin | whi | bla | bro
The color is set to the specified name and used in the next display operation.
next [init startcolorcycle]
Get the next color in the color cycle of 10 colors. init will initiate the color cycle. Default 0 unless startcolorcycle is set between 0 and 10.
Using col next enables the user to apply the same colors in different script code.
cycle [init startcolorcycle]
The same as next. Introduced for convenience in menus.
r g b
Enter RGB values between 0.0 and 1.0 for r g b.
ran
Calculate a random color to be used in the next display operation.
sel color_number
Select color by its color_number from the color table.
nobgc
No background color change. Default is that a white color will change to black if the background is white or close to white.
tab
Will display the default color table used in the color cycle. The color table is formed as a stair.
tab ctb
Will display the default color table used in mapping.
tab [ctb] poi
Will display the color number on the color in the color table.