<div> Funny to see this topic - I was going to post something about this.</div>
<div> Same problem of changing mono screens to color, etc, etc.</div>
<div> However, when looking at the HELP screen, where it says hit Ctrl-F10 for help on colors</div>
<div> I have no option to hit Ctrl-F10 - why would that be?</div>
<div> I will assume it's something in the fpconfig?</div>
<div> BTW - Running filePro 5.6.07 R4 on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 <br> I am wanting to re-design several screen using some different colors but haven't been able to get into this</div>
<div> because I can't see how to </div>
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<div> Thanks for any guidance</div>
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<div> Scott</div>
<div> PDM, Inc.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:11 PM, John Esak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@valar.com">john@valar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">I will share something even stupider, because I am the senior dunce when it<br>comes to color on filePro... I just simply have never done more than this:<br>
<br>I define my colors using just the 6 available colors (on SCO, that is fg/bg,<br>reverse fg/bg, graphic line fg/bg) with whatever colors look good to me ...<br>Making sure that there is no PV entry in the termcap I use. I copy the ansi<br>
termcap in fp/termcap and take out the PV calling it ansi-nc (no color).<br>Then I design to my heart's content. When all the users (who I make sure<br>use the straight ansi termcap *with* the PV in it) see the standard filePro<br>
color scheme, and my screens look good to them and also to me.<br><br>I understand that this is woefully unadventurous and doesn't make use of the<br>fabulous things color can do. But, over the years and on the whole, it has<br>
made things so much easier when I want to add something to a screen, or<br>build a new one. I'm never in for any surprises. My screens look exactly the<br>same on Windows as on *nix... Ford is in his Flivver... And etc.<br>
<br>This is one hint, I don't recommend anyone try... It is just the way I have<br>always done things and I wouldn't change it for the world.<br><br>John<br><br>P.s. I readily admit it... Here I am a pretty well respected and<br>
acknowledged filePro guru... And whenever I have to modify a Windows color<br>screen, I'm calling everyone I know to say how do you get blue on white???<br>:-) Yes, I know I can read the Control F-10 screen as well as anyone.... I<br>
just hate all that trouble. And, yes, by the way, I've used Laura's color<br>painter. It works great, too... But also, for my money more trouble than the<br>color is worth.<br><br>I do, by the way, have some old programs that show negative balances in<br>
red... Cutesy, I know... But anything the customer wants I always say.<br>
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<div class="im">> Subject: Re: filepro colors on Fedora<br>><br></div>
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<div class="h5">> Calvin, I was actually just getting ready to ask sort of the<br>> same thing<br>> about 1/2 hour ago. I'm not very experienced with playing<br>> with colors<br>> in filepro, nor with messing with termcaps, and whenever I need to go<br>
> into emulator settings for anything, I usually need a sudafed first.<br>> Anyway, we have this Fedora box where we installed filepro. I think<br>> Cesar in our office set up the fp config file for the colors and it<br>
> looks great when running fp apps. Up until now, I've only ported fp<br>> apps over there and ran them as a demo. Only recently have I<br>> needed to<br>> modify screens on that box - and when I do, it asks the question that<br>
> you are changing the monochrome screen to a color screen.<br>> For my needs<br>> (since I'm working on a lot of web front end stuff), I didn't really<br>> care if I messed up the monochrome screen. But the problem<br>
> is, that if<br>> I did want to change a field here and there, and start using color, I<br>> don't how you can do it under Linux fp - for instance, no<br>> shift-F10 to<br>> get color help. So for a short while here, I've just been<br>
> modifying the<br>> monochrome screens on my back-up system and porting them over to the<br>> Fedora box.<br>><br>> I understand that Laura has a utility for easier color mgt., and it<br>> sounds like that is available for all platforms for fp ?4.8?<br>
> and above -<br>> at least I think I saw that somewhere.<br>><br>> Maybe I'm missing something, but I think it would be really<br>> sad if you<br>> really have no color control native to fp under Linux. Or<br>
> maybe if that<br>> is the case, then is it only because I'm using an xterm<br>> emulation that<br>> the default for fp is to assume that I'm gonna work with<br>> color and not<br>> monochrome screens?<br>
><br>> But since I'm working with an xterm emulation - I discovered<br>> something<br>> by pure guess only about 15 minutes ago. If I change the termcap<br>> specification for something called "tc" where it says<br>
> "tc=linux" to says<br>> "tc=ansi", then walla - I can work in monochrome mode on the<br>> Fedora and<br>> modify screens, keeping them in monochrome. I did after that need to<br>> set in the Mac's terminal setting the background to something<br>
> appropiatley offsetting to the text color (from blue to<br>> off-white, and<br>> the text color is black). But at least now I can work this way.<br>><br>> I guess also once I'm finished modifying screens in mono-mode<br>
> there, I<br>> guess I can always switch that entry back to 'linux' so that<br>> I can demo<br>> char-based stuff in the great-looking color scheme that's there.<br>><br>> Now like I say, I'm a dunce when it comes to all this<br>
> terminal/termcap/color stuff, so I'm sure I'm going about this all<br>> wrong, but wanted to share this and maybe learn something from other<br>> responses on this.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Bruce<br>
><br>><br>> Bruce Easton<br>> STN, Inc.<br>><br>><br>><br>> On 6/29/10 1:26 PM, Calvin Covington wrote:<br>> > How can I tame filepro colors on Fedora 13.....<br>> monochrome would be fine.<br>
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