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Re: Color Schemes (was Re: best colors set up?)

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From: Michael Regoli
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 1991 15:10
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In <o73iu2w163w@mantis.co.uk> tony@mantis.co.uk (Tony Lezard) writes:

>mr@cica.cica.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli) writes:

>>While we're at it, why don't we share some of our own "schemes?"
>>For example, here's one of mine:
>>
>>MR=80,408000,FFFFFF,0,FFFFFF,0,804000,408080,FFFFFF,808080,808040,0,818181
>>
>>It's loosely based on the "Ocean" scheme...
>>
>>To install it, place the line into your \windows\control.ini under the
>>[color schemes] section.  (You'll have to quit Windows and restart to
>>be able to select it from the control panel/colors menu.)

>No you don't! I was able to install it simply by swiping the mouse over the
>line above and editing control.ini in another window and pasting the text.
>As soon as the file is written the scheme is available from the control panel.
>Hmm... not too bad...

Not too bad at all.  Sorry about misleading everyone.  I just
*assumed* Windows behaved in normal non-dynamic DOS brain-damaged
ways.  (I guess you can tell I've been using DOS too, too long...  :-) 

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michael regoli
mr@cica.cica.indiana.edu 
regoli@iubacs.bitnet
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