'B#' Background Colour
GUI Display/Printer or Character Display
Where:
# | Numeric colour code. Supported colour codes are: |
# | Colour Name | # | Colour Name | ||
0 | Black (default for text mode device) | 8 | Dark Gray | ||
1 | Dark Red | 9 | Light Red | ||
2 | Dark Green | : | Light Green | ||
3 | Dark Yellow | ; | Light Yellow | ||
4 | Dark Blue | < | Light Blue | ||
5 | Dark Magenta | = | Light Magenta | ||
6 | Dark Cyan | > | Light Cyan | ||
7 | White (default for graphical device) | ? | Light Gray |
Description
Use the format above to begin outputting a background colour to a device (i.e. PRINT, INPUT, etc.).
On a graphical device (Windows, PDF, Printers), the default background colour is White, whereas on text mode devices, the default background is Black. The 16 colour codes are in ASCII sequence from 0 to ?, which are similar to the same colour codes for 'F#' Foreground Colour; however, the background colours have the dark/light colours flipped.
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Example
In this example, the prompt and user's response will both be in White text on a Blue background:
input 'B4','white',"Please enter your name: ",NAME$,