84PCSE:RAM:A03A

Synopsis

Unofficial Name: penFGColorIndex

Memory Address: A03Ah

Length: 1 byte

Stores the current color index, used for small-font text display and for some drawing routines, when drawing on the graph.

Comments

This is the current color index (a number between 1 and 15, which identifies one of the 15 predefined colors.) It is used as a "foreground" color when drawing text, points, or lines on the graph.

Note, however, that this only determines what value is stored in the graph buffer; the actual color drawn to the LCD is determined by (penFGColor). (In other words, penFGColor determines what color is used at the time you call VPutMap or IPoint; penFGColorIndex determines what color will be used if the graph is later redisplayed or stored in a Pic variable.)

You may find it convenient to use SetPenFGIndex to set both penFGColor and penFGColorIndex at the same time.

The 15 predefined colors are as follows:

Index	Value	R	G	B	Name
1	001F	0	0	31	Blue
2	F800	31	0	0	Red
3	0000	0	0	0	Black
4	F81F	31	0	31	Magenta
5	04E0	0	39	0	Green
6	FC64	31	35	4	Orange
7	B100	22	8	0	Brown
8	0010	0	0	16	Navy
9	049F	0	36	31	Light Blue
10	FFE0	31	63	0	Yellow
11	FFFF	31	63	31	White
12	E71C	28	56	28	Light Gray
13	C618	24	48	24	Medium Gray
14	8C51	17	34	17	Gray
15	52AA	10	21	10	Dark Gray

Using a value of 0, or greater than 15, may have strange effects.

Note also that there is no corresponding "penBGColorIndex". When drawing text on the graph, the background color index is always 11 (white) or 13 (medium gray), depending on the value of (penBGColor).