COLORPAL

Change the color of menu elements.

Synopsis

COLORPAL

Description

Use at a workstation to change the color of menu elements. COLORPAL allows you to change the color for the following:

• active window border

• active window text

• alert window text and border

• background and inactive windows

• error window text and border

• help window border

• help window text

• key description

• key name

• quick help area

• screen header

• selection bar

Usage

Unless you set your own color combinations with COLORPAL, the default colors (or colors set by the network supervisor) are displayed.

Menu elements set with COLORPAL are saved to the IBM_RUN.OVL file. The following rules apply:

• You must have the Write right to the IBM_RUN.OVL file.

• The file must reside in the directory you run NetWare text utilities from (including the NMENU utility). By default, the IBM_RUN.OVL file is in SYS:PUBLIC.

• The colors used by any NetWare text utility are determined by the copy of IBM_RUN.OVL found when the utility executes.

• You can have multiple copies of IBM_RUN.OVL in multiple directories. Each copy of the overlay file can have different menu element settings, providing different menus with varying color combinations.