filepro colors on Fedora

Wed Jun 30 06:01:46 PDT 2010

   Funny to see this topic - I was going to post something about this.
   Same problem of changing mono screens to color, etc, etc.
   However, when looking at the HELP screen, where it says hit Ctrl-F10 for
help on colors
   I have no option to hit Ctrl-F10 - why would that be?
   I will assume it's something in the fpconfig?
   BTW - Running filePro 5.6.07 R4  on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5
   I am wanting to re-design several screen using some different colors but
haven't been able to get into this
   because I can't see how to

   Thanks for any guidance

   Scott
   PDM, Inc.

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 10:11 PM, John Esak <john at valar.com> wrote:

> I will share something even stupider, because I am the senior dunce when it
> comes to color on filePro... I just simply have never done more than this:
>
> I define my colors using just the 6 available colors (on SCO, that is
> fg/bg,
> reverse fg/bg, graphic line fg/bg)  with whatever colors look good to me
> ...
> Making sure that there is no PV entry in the termcap I use. I copy the ansi
> termcap in fp/termcap and take out the PV calling it ansi-nc (no color).
> Then I design to my heart's content.  When all the users (who I make sure
> use the straight ansi termcap *with* the PV in it) see the standard filePro
> color scheme, and my screens look good to them and also to me.
>
> I understand that this is woefully unadventurous and doesn't make use of
> the
> fabulous things color can do.  But, over the years and on the whole, it has
> made things so much easier when I want to add something to a screen, or
> build a new one. I'm never in for any surprises. My screens look exactly
> the
> same on Windows as on *nix... Ford is in his Flivver... And etc.
>
> This is one hint, I don't recommend anyone try... It is just the way I have
> always done things and I wouldn't change it for the world.
>
> John
>
> P.s. I readily admit it... Here I am a pretty well respected and
> acknowledged filePro guru... And whenever I have to modify a Windows color
> screen, I'm calling everyone I know to say how do you get blue on white???
> :-)  Yes, I know I can read the Control F-10 screen as well as anyone.... I
> just hate all that trouble.  And, yes, by the way, I've used Laura's color
> painter. It works great, too... But also, for my money more trouble than
> the
> color is worth.
>
> I do, by the way, have some old programs that show negative balances in
> red... Cutesy, I know... But anything the customer wants I always say.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
> > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john <filepro-list-bounces%2Bjohn>=
> valar.com at lists.celestial.co
> m] On Behalf Of Bruce Easton
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:19 PM
> > To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> > Subject: Re: filepro colors on Fedora
> >
>  > Calvin, I was actually just getting ready to ask sort of the
> > same thing
> > about 1/2 hour ago.  I'm not very experienced with playing
> > with colors
> > in filepro, nor with messing with termcaps, and whenever I need to go
> > into emulator settings for anything, I usually need a sudafed first.
> > Anyway, we have this Fedora box where we installed filepro.  I think
> > Cesar in our office set up the fp config file for the colors and it
> > looks great when running fp apps.  Up until now, I've only ported fp
> > apps over there and ran them as a demo.  Only recently have I
> > needed to
> > modify screens on that box - and when I do, it asks the question that
> > you are changing the monochrome screen to a color screen.
> > For my needs
> > (since I'm working on a lot of web front end stuff), I didn't really
> > care if I messed up the monochrome screen.  But the problem
> > is, that if
> > I did want to change a field here and there, and start using color, I
> > don't how you can do it under Linux fp - for instance, no
> > shift-F10 to
> > get color help.  So for a short while here, I've just been
> > modifying the
> > monochrome screens on my back-up system and porting them over to the
> > Fedora box.
> >
> > I understand that Laura has a utility for easier color mgt., and it
> > sounds like that is available for all platforms for fp ?4.8?
> > and above -
> > at least I think I saw that somewhere.
> >
> > Maybe I'm missing something, but I think it would be really
> > sad if you
> > really have no color control native to fp under Linux.  Or
> > maybe if that
> > is the case, then is it only because I'm using an xterm
> > emulation that
> > the default for fp is to assume that I'm gonna work with
> > color and not
> > monochrome screens?
> >
> > But since I'm working with an xterm emulation - I discovered
> > something
> > by pure guess only about 15 minutes ago.  If I change the termcap
> > specification for something called "tc" where it says
> > "tc=linux" to says
> > "tc=ansi", then walla - I can work in monochrome mode on the
> > Fedora and
> > modify screens, keeping them in monochrome.  I did after that need to
> > set in the Mac's terminal setting the background to something
> > appropiatley offsetting to the text color (from blue to
> > off-white, and
> > the text color is black).  But at least now I can work this way.
> >
> > I guess also once I'm finished modifying screens in mono-mode
> > there, I
> > guess I can always switch that entry back to 'linux' so that
> > I can demo
> > char-based stuff in the great-looking color scheme that's there.
> >
> > Now like I say, I'm a dunce when it comes to all this
> > terminal/termcap/color stuff, so I'm sure I'm going about this all
> > wrong, but wanted to share this and maybe learn something from other
> > responses on this.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >
> > Bruce Easton
> > STN, Inc.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/29/10 1:26 PM, Calvin Covington wrote:
> > > How can I tame filepro colors on Fedora 13.....
> > monochrome would be fine.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Calvin
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