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diff --git a/help/C/mate-terminal-prefs-colors.page b/help/C/mate-terminal-prefs-colors.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..08847d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/mate-terminal-prefs-colors.page @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" id="mate-terminal-prefs-colors" type="topic"> + <info> + <link type="guide" xref="index#prefs"/> + <link type="next" xref="mate-terminal-prefs-effects"/> + </info> + <title>Colours</title> + <terms style="variablelist"> + <item> + <title> + <gui style="guilabel">Foreground and Background</gui> + </title> + <p> + Select the <gui style="guilabel">Use colours from system theme</gui> option to use the colors that are specified in the MATE Desktop theme that is selected in the <gui style="guilabel">Theme</gui> tab of the <app>Appearance</app> preference tool. + </p> + <p> + Use the <gui style="guilabel">Built-in schemes</gui> drop-down list to specify the foreground and background colors for the terminal. <app>MATE Terminal</app> supports the following foreground and background color combinations: + </p> + <list style="itemizedlist"> + <item> + <p> + <gui style="guilabel">Black on light yellow</gui> + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <gui style="guilabel">Black on white</gui> + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <gui style="guilabel">Gray on black</gui> + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <gui style="guilabel">Green on black</gui> + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <gui style="guilabel">White on black</gui> + </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <gui style="guilabel">Custom</gui> + </p> + <p> + This option enables you to select colors that are not in the selected color scheme. + </p> + </item> + </list> + <p> + The actual display of the foreground and background colors can vary depending on the color scheme that you choose. For example, if you choose <gui style="guilabel">White on black</gui> and the <gui style="guilabel">Linux console</gui> color scheme, the application displays the foreground and background colors as light gray on black. The <gui style="guilabel">Built-in schemes</gui> drop-down list is only enabled if the <gui style="guilabel">Use colours from system theme</gui> option is unselected. + </p> + <p> + Click on the <gui style="guibutton">Text colour</gui> button to display the <gui style="guilabel">Choose terminal text colour</gui> dialog. Use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color that you want to use as the text color, then click <gui style="guibutton">OK</gui>. The <gui style="guibutton">Text colour</gui> button is only enabled if the <gui style="guilabel">Use colours from system theme</gui> option is unselected. + </p> + <p> + Click on the <gui style="guibutton">Background colour</gui> button to display the <gui style="guilabel">Choose terminal background colour</gui> dialog. Use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color that you want to use as the background color, then click <gui style="guibutton">OK</gui>. The <gui style="guibutton">Background colour</gui> button is only enabled if the <gui style="guilabel">Use colours from system theme</gui> option is unselected. + </p> + </item> + <item> + <title> + <gui style="guilabel">Palette</gui> + </title> + <p> + The terminal emulation can only use 16 colors at a time to draw text. The color palette specifies these 16 colors. Applications that run in the terminal use an index number to specify a color from this palette.</p> + <p>Use the <gui style="guilabel">Built-in schemes</gui> drop-down list to choose a preset color schemes. The color palette below and the contents of the terminal window both update to show the scheme.</p> + <p>Use the <gui style="guilabel">Colour palette</gui> to customize the 16 default colors in the custom color palette. To customize a color, click on the color to display the <gui style="guilabel">Palette entry</gui> dialog. Use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color, then click <gui style="guibutton">OK</gui>. + </p> + </item> + </terms> +</page> |