FW: Color, the SCO console vs FacetWin: SOLVED!!

[John Esak]

I'm passing this on to you all.  Once again FacetCorp proves to be
immediately responsive to almost any question or problem.

John

P.S. - By the way, to be "fair and balanced"... :-)  I looked at Anzio Lite
last night and it shows the consoles colors just fine in its default mode...
aside from having lots of variations available. (Some of the vairations are
essentially useless with the filePro default color scheme, but that is not
their fault and that is why they can be changed.)

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hutchins [mailto:jimh at facetcorp.com]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 3:42 PM
To: john at valar.com; Support at Facetcorp. Com
Subject: Re: Color, the SCO console vs FacetWin: SOLVED!!


John,

Our developers discussed your comments on this issue and they believe
that we have made some changes to our emulator Ansi color files that
will help your problem.

Please upgrade to: version 3.5a, its on the web now:

    http://www.facetcorp.com/fw_download.html

================================================================
ANNOUNCE.35b Notes
================================================================
* Added at new option on the color tab, "console brighter".
  With this color scheme, the normal red green blue cyan magenta
  yellow are full brightness, and the LT. colors mix in 2/3 of
  what is left to make them about half way to white.  That way
  the normal colors are easier to read, and you can still tell
  the difference with the LT. ones.
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FacetID=1531703:FW

Regards,

Jim Hutchins
FacetCorp


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
To: "Support at Facetcorp. Com" <support at facetcorp.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 7:49 PM
Subject: OT: Color, the SCO console vs FacetWin: SOLVED!!


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert T. Repko (R Squared Consultants) [mailto:rtr at rsquared.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 6:16 PM
> > To: john at valar.com
> > Subject: Re: OT: Color, the SCO console vs FacetWin
> >
> >
> > I'm hesitant to reply because I know how thorough you are when testing.
> >
> > What do you have the color definitions set at in FacetWin.
> >
> > Properties/Color/Color Definitions
>
> Bob,
>
> I should have mentioned my tests with FacetWin's color settings. When I
> first started on this problem, I spent a good deal of time with Will from
> FacetCorp support going over the various settings. None did the trick.
They
> all said "bright, brighter, brightest... etc." but everything kept the
color
> "lt_red" invisible.  When you suggested these settings in your note, I
> decided to try them again. It is truly amazing, but the one listed as
> "console" works perfectly!  I have no explanation. We simply _must_ have
> tried this before, but it certainly didn't do what it does today... I
found
> my setting at <NONE> where I always specifically put them. (This may
> actually be the default, even, I don't remember.) I always do this because
> the color settings that say "bright, brighter, etc." make the "lt_red"
block
> and most of the others SO much darker. It has always been a worse setting
> for me.  To try this and see what I mean... go to the color settings and
> pick one while "setcolor" is on the screen. Look at what happens to the
> little red block... better yet, look at what happens to the line of color
> values for lt_red background (line number nine in their display). All the
> settings which say bright, brighter and so on  make this particular line
> _very_ dark.  I don't know why.  However, when I tried the "console"
setting
> just for grins tonight, WHAM! it sets it much BRIGHTER!!!  Thanks you so
> much. I can't tell you how much this helps. You may have extended my use
of
> the computer by some months!!  Again, I have no idea why we overlooked the
> "console" setting before... or why it didn't appear to work.  I don't even
> care. It works now, and the two displays are just about identical... at
> least i can't tell the difference anymore and I can see the little word
> "red" again. you wouldn't believe how disconcerting it is not to be able
to
> see a word you _know_ is there!
>
> Thanks again Bob,
>
> John
>
> P.S. I am feeling a little stupid that my testing most recently didn't
once
> again include checking all the FacetWin color settings... but they hadn't
> worked that way when Will and I tested this stuff a few months ago... so
> maybe their driver has changed since then, or my new video card respects
> what they are doing in different cases now and didn't before... or
whatever.
> All I know is I had completely discounted their color section for just
> changing the values around in ways that did not really affect brightness
in
> the sense of the word I'm using it in (real overall intensity of the whole
> display).  Check for yourself, when you pick the various options. The
> background seems to go darker to give the illusion that the foreground is
> brighter when it really isn't. You'll see what I mean.  Regardless, the
> "console" setting does actually make the foreground color "lt_red" much
> brighter on my PC now and that is all I was trying to get. Thanks again.
And
> thanks for not calling me an idiot for not re-checking these settings
before
> I put up this question.  However, I never would have checked them again
had
> I not done so... so it was really worth it for me as stupid as it makes me
> look. :-)
>
>
>