Re: trying to set selectedTextBackgroundColor

[Adam Fedor]

Chris B.Vetter wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Jul 2002 19:50:00 -0400
> Jim Balhoff <balhoff@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > I am still trying to change the highlight color of text.  From NSColor.h,
> > I found that I need to set selectedTextBackgroundColor.  I've been trying
> > commands like this:
> > defaults write NSGlobalDomain selectedTextBackgroundColor '(0, 255, 0)'
> > or
> > defaults write NSGlobalDomain selectedTextBackgroundColor '(0, 1, 0)'
>
>
> The colour definitions are not in X11 rbg style ...
>
>     NSGlobalDomain = {
>         [...]
>         System = {
>             controlBackgroundColor = "0.89 0.89 0.89";
>             controlColor = "0.89 0.89 0.89";
>             textBackgroundColor = "0.89 0.89 0.89";
>             windowBackgroundColor = "0.89 0.89 0.89";
>         };
>         [...]
>
> However, changing the values doesn't seem to work. At least not in Ink.app.
>
>
> > I was expecting one of these to produce a green color, but actually after
> > checking in Ink and GNUMail it appears that neither do a thing.  My
> > highlight color is still a pale blue.
>
>
> It's lightGray (0.667 0.667 0.667), not "pale blue", according to 
> gui/Source/NSColor.m and gui/Source/externs.m

Colors are stored in an archive in ~/GNUstep/Library/Colors/System.clr, 
unfortunately, in a format that is not easily editable. I believe there 
was a preference module announced recently that I'm guessing allows you 
to edit them.

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