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Re: QuickBasic 4.5 Colours

by "George" <georgefour@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dec 16, 2007 at 09:38 AM

Many thanks!
Will try it.

The original method was to edit QB itself, at some address, and change a
value.
The result of the change had to be tested.

Thanks again, will be back if I still need help!
george

<ArarghMail712NOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:45:55 -0600, "Judson McClendon"
> <judmc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >"George" <georgefour@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> Hi!
> >> Some time ago, I had a problem with the colours in QB4.5
> >> In the editing mode, it was difficult to read watch point values,
because
> >> foreground/background colours were similar.
> >> Someone kindly explained how to change these.
> >> I've lost the info!!!!!!
> >> Can anyone help, please?
> >
> >QB keeps it's settings in a file named QB.INI. If that file is missing
> >when QB is executed, QB will create a new, default one. Simply delete
> >or rename QB.INI, run QB, set the options like you want, exit, and
> >*MAKE A BACKUP COPY* of the resultant QB.INI. :-)
>
> While QB only allows you to change 3 color settings, there are more
> like 20 some stored in the INI file.  This is true for most of the
> Character Windows programs that I have checked, including:
> QB 4.5 thru VBDOS 1.0, EDIT.com Quick C, Quick Asm and others.
>
> Somewhere I have programs that allow me to change any of them.
> To make things more interesting, each of those programs' INI files
> have a different format.  I haven't looked at those programs in years.
> -- 
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> BCET Basic Compiler Page: http://www.arargh.com/basic/index.html
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 5 Posts in Topic:
QuickBasic 4.5 Colours
"George" <ge  2007-12-14 20:31:36 
Re: QuickBasic 4.5 Colours
"Judson McClendon&qu  2007-12-14 14:45:55 
Re: QuickBasic 4.5 Colours
ArarghMail712NOSPAM@[EMAI  2007-12-14 16:36:03 
Re: QuickBasic 4.5 Colours
"George" <ge  2007-12-16 09:38:03 
Re: QuickBasic 4.5 Colours
ArarghMail712NOSPAM@[EMAI  2007-12-16 04:25:33 

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