COLORS FOR MS-MOUSE MENUS To make colorful mouse menus place an attribute number on the menu title line rather than the NORMAL, BOLD or INVERSE that MicroSoft documents. For example, instead of MAIN: popup 23,1,NORMAL use a title line of MAIN: popup 23,1,026 for high intensity green text on a blue background with high intensity magenta text on a brown background. NORMAL INVERSE ----------------- ------------------ Attri. Backgnd Text Backgnd Text -------------------------------------------------- Normal Black White White Black Bold Black Hi white White Black Inverse White Black Black White -------------------------------------------------- 001 Black Blue White Brown 002 Black Green White Magenta 003 Black Cyan White Red 004 Black Red White Cyan 005 Black Magenta White Green 006 Black Brown White Blue 007 Black White White Black 008 Black Grey White Hi white 009 Black Hi blue White Yellow 010 Black Hi green White Hi magenta 011 Black Hi cyan White Hi red 012 Black Hi red White Hi cyan 013 Black Hi magenta White Hi green 014 Black Yellow White Hi blue 015 Black Hi white White Grey -------------------------------------------------- 016 Blue Black Brown White 017 Blue Blue Brown Brown 018 Blue Green Brown Magenta 019 Blue Cyan Brown Red 020 Blue Red Brown Cyan 021 Blue Magenta Brown Green 022 Blue Brown Brown Blue 023 Blue White Brown Black 024 Blue Grey Brown Hi white 025 Blue Hi blue Brown Yellow 026 Blue Hi green Brown Hi magenta 027 Blue Hi cyan Brown Hi red 028 Blue Hi red Brown Hi cyan 029 Blue Hi magenta Brown Hi green 030 Blue Yellow Brown Hi blue 031 Blue Hi white Brown Grey -------------------------------------------------- 032 Green Black Magenta White 033 Green Blue Magenta Brown 034 Green Green Magenta Magenta 035 Green Cyan Magenta Red 036 Green Red Magenta Cyan 037 Green Magenta Magenta Green 038 Green Brown Magenta Blue 039 Green White Magenta Black 040 Green Grey Magenta Hi white 041 Green Hi blue Magenta Yellow 042 Green Hi green Magenta Hi magenta 043 Green Hi cyan Magenta Hi red 044 Green Hi red Magenta Hi cyan 045 Green Hi magenta Magenta Hi green 046 Green Yellow Magenta Hi blue 047 Green Hi white Magenta Grey -------------------------------------------------- 048 Cyan Black Red White 049 Cyan Blue Red Brown 050 Cyan Green Red Magenta 051 Cyan Cyan Red Red 052 Cyan Red Red Cyan 053 Cyan Magenta Red Green 054 Cyan Brown Red Blue 055 Cyan White Red Black 056 Cyan Grey Red Hi white 057 Cyan Hi blue Red Yellow 058 Cyan Hi green Red Hi magenta 059 Cyan Hi cyan Red Hi red 060 Cyan Hi red Red Hi cyan 061 Cyan Hi magenta Red Hi green 062 Cyan Yellow Red Hi blue 063 Cyan Hi white Red Grey -------------------------------------------------- 064 Red Black Cyan White 065 Red Blue Cyan Brown 066 Red Green Cyan Magenta 067 Red Cyan Cyan Red 068 Red Red Cyan Cyan 069 Red Magenta Cyan Green 070 Red Brown Cyan Blue 071 Red White Cyan Black 072 Red Grey Cyan Hi white 073 Red Hi blue Cyan Yellow 074 Red Hi green Cyan Hi magenta 075 Red Hi cyan Cyan Hi red 076 Red Hi red Cyan Hi cyan 077 Red Hi magenta Cyan Hi green 078 Red Yellow Cyan Hi blue 079 Red Hi white Cyan Grey -------------------------------------------------- 080 Magenta Black Green White 081 Magenta Blue Green Brown 082 Magenta Green Green Magenta 083 Magenta Cyan Green Red 084 Magenta Red Green Cyan 085 Magenta Magenta Green Green 086 Magenta Brown Green Blue 087 Magenta White Green Black 088 Magenta Grey Green Hi white 089 Magenta Hi blue Green Yellow 090 Magenta Hi green Green Hi magenta 091 Magenta Hi cyan Green Hi red 092 Magenta Hi red Green Hi cyan 093 Magenta Hi magenta Green Hi green 094 Magenta Yellow Green Hi blue 095 Magenta Hi white Green Grey -------------------------------------------------- 096 Brown Black Blue White 097 Brown Blue Blue Brown 098 Brown Green Blue Magenta 099 Brown Cyan Blue Red 100 Brown Red Blue Cyan 101 Brown Magenta Blue Green 102 Brown Brown Blue Blue 103 Brown White Blue Black 104 Brown Grey Blue Hi white 105 Brown Hi blue Blue Yellow 106 Brown Hi green Blue Hi magenta 107 Brown Hi cyan Blue Hi red 108 Brown Hi red Blue Hi cyan 109 Brown Hi magenta Blue Hi green 110 Brown Yellow Blue Hi blue 111 Brown Hi white Blue Grey -------------------------------------------------- 112 White Black Black White 113 White Blue Black Brown 114 White Green Black Magenta 115 White Cyan Black Red 116 White Red Black Cyan 117 White Magenta Black Green 118 White Brown Black Blue 119 White White Black Black 120 White Grey Black Hi white 121 White Hi blue Black Yellow 122 White Hi green Black Hi magenta 123 White Hi cyan Black Hi red 124 White Hi red Black Hi cyan 125 White Hi magenta Black Hi green 126 White Yellow Black Hi blue 127 White Hi white Black Grey -------------------------------------------------- 128 Black Black White White -------------------------------------------------- Numbers above 128 produce a menu with blinking text that might be appropriate for some appli- cations. It certainly draws attention! Just add 128 to the desired attribute number to make a blinking menu of those colors. Have fun, Darrell Phillips * end of text