Re: dos colors

["J. R. Fox" jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx]

cld@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Quoting "J. R. Fox" :
>
> > There are a lot of color settings that can be changed within Xy itself . . .
> > or are we talking about a laptop, where there may be much less control over
> > this?
>
> VPT offers fine control over colors that Xy/DOS lacks, yet the two coexist
> peacefully. What you do is establish basic color settings (B&W or close to it)
> in Xy, then knock yourself out in VPT. When you arrive at a color scheme that's
> satisfactory, VPT will save it to disk as a 49-byte file which can be loaded
> from the DOS prompt or the CMline. You can have customized schemes for
> different users, lighting conditions or personal moods. When I'm feeling
> nostalgic I issue VPT GREEN for good ol' phosphorescent green text on a
> black ground, with splashes of red and white on the CMline just because I can.
> (The VPT CMline interface isn't in the public U2, but I'll post the frame if
> anyone is interested. If anyone wants my Xy ;PR; color settings, I'll send
> those as well.) Although VPT was designed for CRTs, I've used it to pleasing
> effect with laptop screens as well.

Good info to have. Thanx, Carl.  And yes, I too would be interested in that VPT
helpframe, and in seeing your PR color settings, at least for comparison.

Jordan