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NetView 3270 Management Console Help


Color Remap Dialog

The Color Remap dialog enables you to change the mapping of the 3270 data stream color values to colors presented on the command facility panel or a full-screen session panel. Before using the Color Remap dialog, select the area of the screen to be changed. The Color Remap dialog box consists of two views with a toggle between them:

Color Remap -- Basic View

The Basic view of the Color Remap dialog box contains the following fields:

Advanced button
Toggles to the Advanced view of the Color Remap dialog box.

Foreground color button.
Opens the Color dialog box that enables you to adjust the host presentation foreground color by specifying a value in the range of 0-255 for the red, green, and blue components of the color.

Click OK to accept the color specification or Cancel to go back to the Color Remap dialog without changing the color. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Foreground color slider bar
Enables you to select the foreground color from the range on the bar. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Background color button
Opens the Color dialog box that enables you to adjust the host presentation background color by specifying a value in the range of 0-255 for the red, green, and blue components of the color.

Click OK to accept the color specification or Cancel to go back to the Color Remap dialog without changing the color. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Background color slider bar
Enables you to select the background color from the range on the bar. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Sample box
Displays a preview of the foreground and background selections you have made. This enables you to make changes to these color values, if they are not what you intended, before closing the Color Remap dialog box.

After selecting the foreground and background colors, click one of the following:

Done push button
Closes the dialog. If changes have not been saved, the changes are in effect only for the current session.
Save push button
Saves changes that have been made during the current session.
Default push button
Resets the colors to the 3270 data stream color values.

Color Remap -- Advanced View

The Advanced view of the Color Remap dialog box contains the following fields:

Basic button
Toggles to the Basic view of the Color Remap dialog box.

Category selection list
Enables you to choose the category with which to work, without having previously selected an area of the screen. The options are:

Element selection list
Displays the available elements for each of the categories in the Category selection list, from which to choose. These elements are specific to the category chose in the Category listing.

Foreground color button.
Opens the Color dialog box that enables you to adjust the host presentation foreground color by specifying a value in the range of 0-255 for the red, green, and blue components of the color.

Click OK to accept the color specification or Cancel to go back to the Color Remap dialog without changing the color. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Foreground color slider bar
Enables you to select the foreground color from the range on the bar. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Background color button
Opens the Color dialog box that enables you to adjust the host presentation background color by specifying a value in the range of 0-255 for the red, green, and blue components of the color.

Click OK to accept the color specification or Cancel to go back to the Color Remap dialog without changing the color. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Background color slider bar
Enables you to select the background color from the range on the bar. You can preview the changes you make in the Sample box before exiting the Color Remap dialog box.

Sample box
Displays a preview of the foreground and background selections you have made. This enables you to make changes to these color values, if they are not what you intended, before closing the Color Remap dialog box.

After selecting the foreground, background or color scheme, click one of the following:

Done push button
Closes the dialog. If changes have not been saved, the changes are in effect only for the current session.
Save push button
Saves changes that have been made during the current session.
Default push button
Resets the colors to the 3270 data stream color values.


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