colorchooser(1)

NAME

colorchooser − change icon colors in deskset tools

SYNOPSIS

colorchooser

AVAILABILITY

The Color Chooser is available with the OpenWindows environment on color workstations.

DESCRIPTION

colorchooser is an OpenWindows XView tool that allows the user to change the colors of the in the DeskSet applications. Currently, the Color Chooser can be invoked from the Binder application and the Icon Editor application.

USAGE

The Color Chooser can be used with the Binder to specify foreground and background colors for the icons displayed by the File Manager or other DeskSet applications. To display the Color Chooser from the Binder, click SELECT on the Foregr Color or Backgr Color menu button. (These are the buttons to the right of the text fields). When the Color Chooser is displayed, the icon image with the currently Foreground and Background colors is displayed in the upper left corner of the palette. To use any of the colors displayed in the palette for the Binder, click SELECT on the desired color in the Color Chooser palette then click SELECT on the Apply button to record the color change.

The Color Chooser can also be used with the Icon Editor to create a multi-color icon. To display the Color Chooser from the Icon Editor, click SELECT on the button labeled "Palette". The Color Chooser can then be used to specify the color to draw with. The current color that Icon Editor will use for drawing is displayed in the upper left corner of the color palette. To use any of the colors displayed in the palette for the Icon Editor, click SELECT on the desired color in the Color Chooser palette then click SELECT on the Apply button to record the color change. The pointer changed to be the selected color as a reminder of the color you are presently using.

FILES

$OPENWINHOME/share/xnews/client/ds_server_init/ds_colors.txt

This file contains the colors displayed on the color palette of the colorchooser.

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