Mnemonics
'*H' Control Screen Colours
Definition
 
Format '*H' =colour_codes$
 
Where:
 
colour_codes$ String of 8 characters representing screen colours for program listings. The following ASCII colour codes are supported:
 
  0 Black* 4 Blue 8 Dark Gray < Dark Blue
  1 Red 5 Magenta 9 Dark Red = Dark Magenta
  2 Green 6 Cyan : Dark Green > Dark Cyan
3 Yellow 7 White ; Dark Yellow ? Dark Gray
 
  Each colour code position represents different elements:
  1: Background colour for highlighting *[...] searches
  0 to 7 for standard background colours
  8 to ? for bright/foreground colours
R for Reverse Video.
2: Colour for variables.
3: Colour for literals.
4: Colour for remarks.
5: Colour for error lines.
6: Colour for mnemonics.
  7: Colour for statement numbers or labels.
  8: Colour for operators (e.g., + - ( ) * / ).
For positions 2 to 8 the colour codes are 0 to 7 for standard foreground colours and 8 to ? for dim / background colours. The command mode scanning feature uses Highlight=Yellow.
 
Description Use '*H' (Star-h) to define colours in a displayed listing for the LIST Directive, and LST( ) Function. (See also: 'CS' System Parameter.) Default settings are shown in the example below.
 
Example MNEMONIC '*H'=";4:>1=;9"