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Desktop resources

Resources for specifying Desktop colors

The following resources control the general color characteristics of the xdt3 client:

Desktop color resources

Value
Name Class type Default
activeBackground Background color scoActiveBackground
activeBottomShadowColor Foreground color black
activeForeground Foreground color scoActiveForeground
activeTopShadowColor Background color scoActiveTopShadow
background Background color scoBackground
bottomShadowColor Foreground color black
desktop.back.background Desktop.Back.Background color scoAltBackground
foreground Foreground color scoForeground
topShadowColor Background color scoTopShadow


NOTE: Most of these color resources specify a palette resource variable, instead of a specific color. For example, the topShadowColor resource specifies a value of ``scoTopShadow.'' These palette resource variables are replaced with a color value, depending on the color choices you made with the scocolor client. See ``Changing colors'' for more information.

Generally, it is recommended that you use scocolor to change your Desktop colors instead of using these resources. See ``Changing colors with the Color control'' for more information.


The resources listed in ``Desktop color resources'' are described in more detail below:

activeBackground (Class: Background)
This resource specifies the background color used in directory and desktop window frames, when a window is active. The default value is the scoActiveBackground palette resource variable.

activeBottomShadowColor (Class: Foreground)
This resource specifies the color of lower and right bevels of the directory and desktop window frame, when a window is active. The default value is ``black.''

activeForeground (Class: Foreground)
This resource specifies the color of text used in directory and desktop window frames, when a window is active. The default value is the scoActiveForeground palette resource variable.

activeTopShadowColor (Class: Background)
This resource specifies the color of upper and left bevels of the directory and desktop window frames, when a window is active. The default value is the scoActiveTopShadow palette resource variable.

background (Class: Background)
This resource specifies the background color of directory and desktop windows. The default value is the scoBackground palette resource variable.

bottomShadowColor (Class: Foreground)
This resource specifies the color used in the lower and right bevels of the directory and desktop window frames. The default value is ``black.''

desktop.back.background (Class: Desktop.Back.Background)
This resource specifies the background color of the main Desktop, including the menu bar. The default value is the scoAltBackground palette resource variable.

foreground (Class: Foreground)
This resource specifies the color of text used by xdt3. The default value is the scoForeground palette resource variable.

topShadowColor (Class: Background)
This resource specifies the color used in the top and left bevels of the directory and desktop window frames. The default value is the scoTopShadow palette resource variable.


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