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..^U:CBM.       C O L O R    S E T U P..
            BY NICK OLD..    ON PAGE 152
 OF THE PROGRAMMER'S.REFERENCE GUIDE IS 
A CHART THAT.SUPPOSEDLY SHOWS HOW THE VA
RIOUS.SCREEN AND TEXT COLOR COMBINATIONS
.WILL LOOK TOGETHER.  THE 256 POSSIBLE.C
OMBINATIONS ARE RATED AS EXCELLENT,.FAIR
 OR POOR WHEN IT COMES TO.LEGIBILITY.  O
NE WAY TO CHOOSE THE.COLOR COMBINATION F
OR YOUR PROGRAM IS.TO PERUSE THIS CHART 
-- ANOTHER WAY.IS TO USE THIS PROGRAM, C
OLOR SETUP..WITH IT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE
 FOR.YOURSELF HOW THE COMBINATION WILL.W
ORK...    THE CHART SHOWS THAT A BLACK O
R.WHITE BACKGROUND IS BEST IF YOU WANT.T
O USE A LOT OF DIFFERENT COLORS IN.YOUR 
TEXT.  YOU HAVE PROBABLY NOTICED.THAT LO
ADSTAR USES BLACK MOST OF THE.TIME FOR I
TS PROGRAMS.  ON OUR.MONITORS, IT'S THE 
EASIEST ON OUR.EYES.  OF COURSE ALL MONI
TORS AND.EYES ARE DIFFERENT, THAT'S WHY 
THIS.PROGRAM CAN HELP YOU PICK OUT A.COM
BINATION THAT SUITS YOU AND YOUR.MONITOR
...    JUST USE THE 1, 2 OR 3 KEYS TO.CY
CLE THROUGH THE COLOR COMBINATIONS..THE 
PROPER POKES WILL BE SHOWN AT THE.MIDDLE
 OF THE SCREEN....    MY PERSONAL FEELIN
GS ABOUT.BORDERS ARE THAT THEY ARE NOT.N
ECESSARY FOR MOST SCREENS.  IN OTHER.WOR
DS, THE BORDER CAN BE THE SAME.COLOR AS 
THE SCREEN.  THE COLOR OF.THE BORDER CAN
 AFFECT THE PRINTING ON.THE SCREEN, EVEN
 THOUGH TECHNICALLY.IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO
.  THIS IS MOST.NOTICEABLE WHEN HI-RES G
RAPHICS ARE.ON THE SCREEN.  IF THERE IS 
NO.BORDER, THE CENTERING OF TEXT IS LESS
.IMPORTANT THAN IF THERE IS A VISIBLE.BO
RDER...    IF YOU ARE CREATING A PROGRAM
 FOR.OTHERS TO USE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT 
TO.CHOOSE COMBINATIONS THAT WILL LOOK.GO
OD ON EVERY MONITOR, SO DON'T USE.COMBOS
 THAT ARE 'BORDERLINE'...DISK FILES THIS
 PROGRAM USES..COLOR SETUP        T.COLO
R SETUP..        **** END OF TEXT ****.

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