colorMap
Type
property
Summary
Lists the colors in the current color table.
Syntax
set the colorMap to <colorsList>
Description
Use the colorMap property to specify what colors LiveCode uses to draw its windows when the bit depth of the screen is 8 bits or less.
If the bit depth is greater than 8 bits, the colorMap property always reports "fixed".
The number of lines in the colorMap property is set when the application starts up, and does not change if you change color depths while running the application.
If you leave a line blank when setting the colorMap, the color corresponding to that line is left unchanged.
On Windows systems, colors 1-10 and 246-256 cannot be changed.
On Unix systems, setting the colorMap property sets the privateColors property to true.
Examples
set the colorMap to myMap
if the colorMap is fixed then usePhotoIcons
Value
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
value | The colorMap is a list of color references, one per line. A color reference is any standard color name; or three comma-separated integers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue; or an HTML-style color consisting of a hash mark (#) followed by three hexadecimal numbers, one for each of red, green, and blue. The colorMap property contains the number of lines returned by the screenColors function. |
Related
control structure: function
function: screenColors
glossary: property, application, return, color reference, Windows, bit, color table, bit depth
keyword: line
property: colorWorld, borderPixel, dontDither, privateColors, remapColor
Compatibility and Support
Introduced
LiveCode 1.0
OS
mac
windows
linux
Platforms
desktop
server