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| author | Jeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@it.usyd.edu.au> | 2010-09-14 19:21:41 +0000 |
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| committer | Jeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@it.usyd.edu.au> | 2010-09-14 19:21:41 +0000 |
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Lout 3.17.
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diff --git a/doc/user/bgr_colo b/doc/user/bgr_colo new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4a48fb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/bgr_colo @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +@Section + @Title { Colour } + @Tag { colour } +@Begin +@PP +Colour is obtained in much the same way that fonts and language changes +colour. @Index @Code "@Colour" +color. @Index @Code "@Color" +are, using the @Code "@Colour" (or equivalently {@Code "@Color"}) symbol: +@ID @Code "grey @Colour { Hello, world }" +produces +@ID grey @Colour { Hello, world } +The @Code "@Colour" symbol will accept any of the following colours: +@QD @HAdjust @Tab + vmargin { 0.7vx } + hmargin { 0.2c } + @Fmta { @Col A @Colour @FilledBox ! @Col @Code A ! @Col ! + @Col B @Colour @FilledBox ! @Col @Code B ! @Col ! + @Col C @Colour @FilledBox ! @Col @Code C } + @Fmtb { @Col A @Colour @FilledBox ! @Col @Code A ! @Col ! + @Col B @Colour @FilledBox ! @Col @Code B ! @Col ! + @Col ! @Col } +{ +@Rowa A { darkred } B { red } C { lightred } +@Rowa A { darkgreen } B { green } C { lightgreen } +@Rowa A { darkblue } B { blue } C { lightblue } +@Rowa A { darkcyan } B { cyan } C { lightcyan } +@Rowa A { darkmagenta } B { magenta } C { lightmagenta } +@Rowa A { darkyellow } B { yellow } C { lightyellow } +@Rowa A { darkgrey } B { grey } C { lightgrey } +@Rowa A { darkgray } B { gray } C { lightgray } +@Rowb A { black } B { white } +} +Monochrome output devices will render them as shades of grey. Colouring +something @Code white makes it invisible, which is sometimes useful. +@PP +In addition to the list of colours given above, there is a special +colour called {@Code nochange} which produces the colour you already +happen to be using. +@PP +Whether or not the colours produced by @Code "@Colour" actually +correspond with the names depends on the output device; the same +nominal colour can look quite different on screen and on paper. The +standard Lout @Code "@SetColour" symbol can provide many more colours +setcolour. @Index @Code "@SetColour" +@Cite { $kingston1995lout.expert}, although they must be specified +using numbers rather than names. +@End @Section |