COLORS.DAT

Basic Information

File-Type

colors.dat

File-Form

FORMATTED

Version

1.1

Description-Date

November 2003

Significance of the File

Definition of standard colors, referenced to by names. A file of type colors.dat is in the directory $PROGHOME/cfg/ and will be used automatically. So all colors defined in this file can be used by all users. Further on a user can create and use a second file of this type, placed in the working directory. So the user can define her/his own colors.

File-Contents (in Catchwords)

1. Collection: Redefined color ramps
2. Definition of standard colors
   All color names in $PROGHOME/cfg/ are defined according to Netscape-3-Farben except for the colors Green and DeepGreen. Green is equivalent to Lime and DeepGreen is equivalent to Green in netscape notation. GKSForeground is a self defined color and is equivalent to GKS foreground, which is a little bit different to White.
   All standard colors, sorted by tones:
   
   • Colour table: standard tones
     
     
   • Colour table: gray tones
     
     
   • Colour table: red tones
     
     
   • Colour table: yellow tones
     
     
   • Colour table: green tones
     
     
   • Colour table: green-blue tones
     
     
   • Colour table: blue tones
     
     
   • Colour table: pink and magenta tones
     
     
   • Colour table: fawn and brown tones
     
     

Programs using this Type of File

FDGITTER05, GVIEW2D, HVIEW2D, LQ2PRO, TRGITTER05, VVIEW2D

Example-File

$PROGHOME/cfg/colors.dat

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