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The color functionality differs with emulation.
In general VT100, VT220 and ANSI Console work with applications which control the color directly. The
remaining personalities associate colors based on existing monochrome video attributes.
This section will define parameter selection based on personality selected.
Background will determine the color of the background screen under some conditions (16 colors).
Cursor Select the color of the cursor (16 colors).
Normal F.G. /
Normal B.G These fields allow you to select the character and background color (16 colors) for data
entered on the display before your application defines the color display remotely
Intensity F.G. /
Intensity B.G. These fields allow you to select the character and background color (16 colors) for data
entered on the display as Dim in ASCII emulation’s and Bold in VT\ANSI emulation’s before
your application defines the color display remotely.
Color Mode Is automatically selected based on your emulation selected.
Color Map Applies in WY325 mode only and determines if the monochrome attribute Reverse or Blank
will be used to map monochrome attributes to color.
ASCII (NOT WY325) WY325* VTXXX ANSI
CONSOLE
Background
The whole data area of the screen will
be display in this color when application
hasn’t entered character or space with
the Normal or Intensity B.G. color.
No Function Same as ASCII
Same as
ASCII
Cursor Selects Cursor color
Selects
Cursor color
Selects
Cursor color
Selects
Cursor color
Normal F.G. Selects color or Normal F.G. No Function
Initial color
selection at
power up
Initial color
selection at
power up
Normal B.G. Selects color or Normal B.G. No Function
Initial color
selection at
power up
Initial color
selection at
power up
Intensity F.G. Selects color or Intensity F.G. No Function
Initial color
selection at
power up
Initial color
selection at
power up
Intensity B.G. Selects color or Intensity B.B. No Function
Initial color
selection at
power up
Initial color
selection at
power up
Color Mode
(Normal /
Palette)
Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic
Color Map
(Reverse / Blank)
No Function See Above No Function No Function
* When the WY325 personality is selected holding the CTRL key down and depression either the 0, 1, 2…9(.) period key in
the numeric pad changes the assignment of color the screen. Each selection is called a palette as mention in Color Pallete.