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  • realJSOPR realJSOP

    0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
    1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
    2 = Green A = Light Green
    3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
    4 = Red C = Light Red
    5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
    6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
    7 = Light Gray F = White

    I'm old. I know stuff.

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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    Slacker007
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    taupe?

    Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
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    • X Xiangyang Liu

      you can find out with dos command: "color x", where x = 1, 2, 3, ..., a, b, c, d, e, f

      My Younger Son & His "PET"

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      Xiangyang Liu
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      C:\>color /? Sets the default console foreground and background colors. COLOR [attr] attr Specifies color attribute of console output Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits -- the first corresponds to the background; the second the foreground. Each digit can be any of the following values: 0 = Black 8 = Gray 1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue 2 = Green A = Light Green 3 = Aqua B = Light Aqua 4 = Red C = Light Red 5 = Purple D = Light Purple 6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow 7 = White F = Bright White If no argument is given, this command restores the color to what it was when CMD.EXE started. This value either comes from the current console window, the /T command line switch or from the DefaultColor registry value. The COLOR command sets ERRORLEVEL to 1 if an attempt is made to execute the COLOR command with a foreground and background color that are the same. Example: "COLOR fc" produces light red on bright white

      My Younger Son & His "PET"

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      • realJSOPR realJSOP

        0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
        1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
        2 = Green A = Light Green
        3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
        4 = Red C = Light Red
        5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
        6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
        7 = Light Gray F = White

        I'm old. I know stuff.

        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
        -----
        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
        -----
        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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        Lost User
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        Ok. I probably was thinking more of the garish CGA colors

        And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
        "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

        And I smiled and was happy
        And it came worse.

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        • X Xiangyang Liu

          you can find out with dos command: "color x", where x = 1, 2, 3, ..., a, b, c, d, e, f

          My Younger Son & His "PET"

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          Jason Hooper
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          If only google indexed the internet, I would not have had to ask. Not my fault.

          Jason

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          • realJSOPR realJSOP

            He wasn't asking how to find it (and the answer is, of course, google), he was testing our memory.

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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            Xiangyang Liu
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            #13

            You are right, I misunderstood his post. I am amazed at how much we can do with DOS commands, if only we learn/remember how to do it.

            My Younger Son & His "PET"

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            • realJSOPR realJSOP

              0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
              1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
              2 = Green A = Light Green
              3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
              4 = Red C = Light Red
              5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
              6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
              7 = Light Gray F = White

              I'm old. I know stuff.

              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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              Espen Harlinn
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              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              I know stuff

              That's an unfair advantage - knowledge is not supposed to mean anything, it usually ruins good discussions - and as it has not been endorsed by w3c, it can't be worth sh*t. ;)

              Espen Harlinn Senior Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services

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              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
                1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
                2 = Green A = Light Green
                3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
                4 = Red C = Light Red
                5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
                6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
                7 = Light Gray F = White

                I'm old. I know stuff.

                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                GenJerDan
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                10% = Silver 5% = Gold

                So I rounded up my camel Just to ask him for a smoke He handed me a Lucky, I said "Hey, you missed the joke." My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                • L Lost User

                  Ok. I probably was thinking more of the garish CGA colors

                  And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                  "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                  And I smiled and was happy
                  And it came worse.

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Garish - but not necessarily usable: Doom in CGA[^] (YouTube, SFW)

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                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                    0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
                    1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
                    2 = Green A = Light Green
                    3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
                    4 = Red C = Light Red
                    5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
                    6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
                    7 = Light Gray F = White

                    I'm old. I know stuff.

                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                    Nish Nishant
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                    My first machines were all green monochrome, so these colors were all shades of green. When I first ran one of my apps on a color monitor I was amazed!

                    Regards, Nish


                    My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com You've gotta read this : Using lambdas - C++ vs. C# vs. C++/CX vs. C++/CLI

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                    • J Jason Hooper

                      All right.. let's hear it. Who remember's the whole sequence: 1 - Blue 2 - Green 3 - Cyan 4 - ???

                      Jason

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                      Luc Pattyn
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                      You can see the 16 colors all at once, in their normal order on all kinds of Windows machines, young or old: use CommandPrompt/Properties/Colors :)

                      Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                      • L Luc Pattyn

                        You can see the 16 colors all at once, in their normal order on all kinds of Windows machines, young or old: use CommandPrompt/Properties/Colors :)

                        Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                        Jason Hooper
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                        Nice one, didn't think of that :-D

                        Jason

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                        • G GenJerDan

                          10% = Silver 5% = Gold

                          So I rounded up my camel Just to ask him for a smoke He handed me a Lucky, I said "Hey, you missed the joke." My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                          djdanlib 0
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                          Resistance is futile (if < 1 ohm)

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                            Resistance is futile (if < 1 ohm)

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                            GenJerDan
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                            I reluctantly agree.

                            So I rounded up my camel Just to ask him for a smoke He handed me a Lucky, I said "Hey, you missed the joke." My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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