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Q74283: WIN.INI Settings for Windows Help Hypertext Colors

Article: Q74283
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The user can control the color that the Microsoft Windows Help application uses
to display hypertext strings by using the JumpColor and PopupColor settings in
the [Windows Help] section of the WIN.INI file. The JumpColor setting specifies
the color for context strings, and the PopupColor setting specifies the color
for definition strings. Both settings use the following syntax:

     setting=(r,g,b)

where r, g, and b are decimal values in the range 0 to 255 that specify a color
value as a red-green-blue (RGB) triplet.

For example:

     [Windows Help]
     JumpColor=(128,0,0)     ; produces red context strings
     PopupColor=(0,128,128)  ; produces cyan definition strings

The default color for both types of hypertext strings is green.

The Windows Help Compiler documentation in the Microsoft Windows Software
Development Kit (SDK) discusses context and definition strings in more detail.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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