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diff --git a/help/C/app-colors.page b/help/C/app-colors.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9efe395 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/app-colors.page @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" + id="app-colors"> + + <info> + <revision version="0.1" date="2013-03-02" status="candidate"/> + <revision pkgversion="3.34" version="0.2" date="2020-01-04" status="candidate"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#appearance"/> + <link type="guide" xref="pref#profile"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Sindhu S</name> + <email>sindhus@live.in</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + <credit type="author copyright editor"> + <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> + <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + <credit type="copyright editor"> + <name>Michael Hill</name> + <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> + <years>2013</years> + </credit> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <desc>Change colors and backgrounds.</desc> + + </info> + + <title>Color schemes</title> + + <p>If you do not like the default <app>Terminal</app> theme, you may want to + change the colors that are used for the text and background. You can use + colors from your theme, select one of the presets or use a custom scheme.</p> + + <section id="system-theme"> + <title>Use colors from your system theme</title> + + <p>To use colors from the system theme:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Colors</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Check <gui style="checkbox">Use colors from system theme</gui>. The + changes will be applied automatically.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + + <section id="built-in-scheme"> + <title>Built-in schemes</title> + + <p>You can choose one of the built-in color schemes: <gui>Black on light + yellow</gui>, <gui>Black on white</gui>, <gui>Gray on black</gui>, + <gui>Green on black</gui>, <gui>White on black</gui>, <gui>Tango + light</gui>, <gui>Tango dark</gui>, <gui>Solarized light</gui>, + <gui>Solarized dark</gui>. To set any of the built-in schemes:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Colors</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Make sure that <gui style="checkbox">Use colors from system + theme</gui> is unchecked. Choose the desired color scheme from + <gui>Built-in schemes</gui>. Color scheme choices are applied + automatically.</p> + <note> + <p>Applications can choose to use a color from the palette rather + than the specified bold color.</p> + </note> + </item> + </steps> + + </section> + + <section id="custom-scheme"> + <title>Custom color scheme</title> + + <p>You can use custom colors for the text and background in + <app>Terminal</app>:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Colors</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Make sure that <gui style="checkbox">Use colors from system + theme</gui> is unchecked. Select <gui>Custom</gui> from the + <gui>Built-in schemes</gui> drop-down list.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Click on the color you would like to change.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Choose your desired color from the color sample and click + <gui style="button">Select</gui>.</p> + <p>You can choose the desired color in the following ways:</p> + <list> + <item> + <p>Input the hexadecimal color code in the input box.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Drag the slider on the left to adjust the colors and click on + the desired color in the color selection area.</p> + </item> + </list> + <p>Your changes will be saved automatically.</p> + </item> + </steps> + + <note style="tip"> + <p>You may also alter a color when you have chosen a built-in scheme by + clicking on the color sample block. Once changed, your selection in the + built-in scheme menu will change to <gui>Custom</gui>.</p> + </note> + + <note style="tip"> + <p>Traditionally terminal emulators offered a 16 color palette, this is + what you can alter here. <app>Terminal</app> supports an extended set of + 256 colors, but the additional 240 colors cannot be edited here.</p> + + <p><app>Terminal</app> even offers direct access to over 16 million + colors, this is called “true color” mode.</p> + + <p>If the changes you make to the palette do not seem to have an effect, + presumably the contents you see consist of such extended palette colors + or true colors, rather than the 16 base colors.</p> + </note> + + </section> + + <section id="bold-is-bright"> + <title>Bright colors for bold text</title> + + <p>Traditionally terminals didn't clearly separate bold font weight from + intense colors, often both of them were enabled together. Recent + improvements, such as the introduction of true color support, and certain + color schemes (e.g. Solarized) made it desirable to separate the two + concepts, that is, make the brightness independent from the font weight.</p> + + <p>In order to choose your preferred behavior:</p> + + <steps> + <item> + <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select + <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In the sidebar, select your current profile in the <gui>Profiles</gui> + section.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Select <gui style="tab">Colors</gui>.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Disable <gui>Show bold text in bright colors</gui> for the new + default behavior, the complete separation of color intensity and font + weight; or enable this option for improved backward compatibility.</p> + </item> + </steps> + </section> + +</page> |