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Title:VAX/DEC COBOL
Notice:Kit,doc,performance talk info-->DIR/KEY=KIT or DOC or PERF_TALK
Moderator:PACKED::BRAFFITT
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3250
Total number of notes:13077

3224.0. "Color Support?" by ZUR01::SCHILLING () Mon Apr 07 1997 03:06

Hi all,

A customer has the following question: When will Cobol support 
colors?

Many thanks

Paul
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3224.1X/Open SCREEN SECTION - FOREGROUND/BACKGROUND-COLORPACKED::BRAFFITTMon Apr 07 1997 06:4178
>A customer has the following question: When will Cobol support 
>colors?

    DEC COBOL supports X/Open SCREEN SECTION on
    
    	OpenVMS Alpha
    	DIGITAL UNIX
    
    This includes some support for
    
>                 [ FOREGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-1 ]
>                 [ BACKGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-2 ]
    
    See the DEC COBOL Reference Manual (Data Division - Screen Section) and
    User Manual (chapter on ACCEPT/DISPLAY) for more details.
    
COBOL

  DATA_DIVISION

    ss_screen-description-entry

      3format_elementary

         Format 3 - Elementary Screen Item

            level-number [ screen-name ]
                         [ FILLER      ]

                 [ BLANK { LINE   } ]
                 [       { SCREEN } ]

                 [ BELL ]

                 [ BLINK ]

                 [ ERASE { EOL  } ]
                 [       { EOS  } ]

                 [ HIGHLIGHT ]
                 [ LOWLIGHT  ]

                 [ REVERSE-VIDEO ]

                 [ UNDERLINE ]

                 [ NUMBER IS [ PLUS ] { identifier-1  } ]
                 [                    { integer-1     } ]

                 [ NUMBER IS [ PLUS ] { identifier-2  } ]
                 [                    { integer-2     } ]

                 [ FOREGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-1 ]

                 [ BACKGROUND-COLOR IS color-num-2 ]
    
                                                 { USING identifier-3          }
                 { PICTURE } IS picture-string-1 { {| FROM { identifier-4 } |} }
                 { PIC     }                     { {|      { literal-1    } |} }
                                                 { {| TO identiier-5        |} }

                 [ [ USAGE IS ] DISPLAY ]

                 [ BLANK WHEN ZERO ]

                 [ { JUSTIFIED } RIGHT ]
                 [ { JUST      }       ]

                 [ [ SIGN IS ] { LEADING  } [ SEPARATE CHARACTER ] ]
                 [             { TRAILING }                        ]

                 [ AUTO ]

                 [ SECURE ]

                 [ REQUIRED ]

                 [ FULL ] .
3224.2ANSI Standard color sequencesPACKED::BRAFFITTWed Apr 09 1997 08:206
    Also note that FOREGROUND-COLOR and BACKGROUND-COLOR are implemented
    using ANSI Standard color sequences.  Some workstations and terminals
    support these sequences.  The VT100/200/300/400 series terminals do NOT
    support these sequences.
    
    See the DEC COBOL Reference Manual pp. 5-48 and 5-67.