The Settings - Colors General Page

You can use the options on the Colors General page to add color to the text in your display window by assigning (mapping) the various character attributes and their combinations to different colors. This page is available in VT and WYSE sessions only.

NOTE:If you use the navigation feature to record host pages and attach a colors scheme to an individual host application screen, the scheme that you attach is used whenever you view that screen, even when you do not use navigation to display it. You can use this feature to force an individual host screen to use a specific color scheme.

To change the color of normal text

In a VT or WYSE session, from the Options menu, choose Settings.
Under Categories, choose Colors.
On the General page, select Normal from the Current Attribute list.
Select the Foreground and Background colors you want to use for normal text.

NOTE:Select Inverse Screen on the Display page to reverse the VT foreground and background colors.

Table 63 Colors General Page Dialog Settings

Setting	Description
Scheme	Type the filename of an existing color scheme, or select a scheme from the list.
Save As	Choose this button to save the selected group of color options as a new scheme.
Delete	Choose this button to delete the displayed Colors scheme.
Bold or Dim	Make characters with this attribute available in the Current Attribute list. Which attribute is offered depends on the type of session.
Underline	Make characters with the underline character attribute available in the Current attribute list.
Inverse	Make characters with the inverse character attribute available in the Current attribute list.
Blink	Make characters with the blink character attribute available in the Current attribute list.
History	Make history text characters available in the Current attribute list.
Display	Displays how changes you make in the Colors page will affect your display.
Current Attribute	Select the attribute or attribute combination for which you want to specify colors.
Attribute's Foreground Color	Choose a foreground color for the selected attribute or attribute combination.
Attribute's Background Color	Choose a background color for the selected attribute or attribute combination.
Reset Current Attribute	Reset the foreground and background colors for the attribute selected under Current Attribute.
Reset All Attributes	Reset the foreground and background colors for all attribute combinations.

To map character attributes to color

In a VT or WYSE session, from the Options menu, choose Settings.
Under Categories, choose Colors.
On the General page, select one or more of the Attribute mapping options. This makes characters with attributes appear in color.
Select an attribute from the Current Attribute list.
Select an Attribute Foreground and Background Color.
When you finish assigning colors to character attributes, if you want to save your selections as a Colors scheme, choose Save As.

Example 1 Map Charactar Attribute to Color Example

If you use the navigation feature to record host pages and attach a colors scheme to an individual host application screen, the scheme that you attach is used whenever you view that host screen, even when you do not use navigation to display it. You can use this feature to force an individual host screen to use a specific color scheme.