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From: toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: A Few Questions ...
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Date: 16 Dec 90 09:32:11 GMT
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curfmanm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Matthew Curfman) writes:

>(1) Is there any sort of init that would allow me to change the default
>    background colors of the desktop.  I know about the Desk Color NDA,
>    but I want to change the actual pallette, and get rid of those
>    yucky dithered colors.  I want just black, white, the dark blue
>    like the border color, and yellow.  This should be possible, and
>    I don't care what it might do to the color apple menu. I would like
>    to have the background the dark blue color, like SNOWTERM does,
>    but with all of my software.

Heh, heh.. I already have an NDA that turns the main desktop to gray scale (no
dithering, just four gray levels) but _only_ when you select it. Writing an
init or something that works automatically is not too tough but I haven't
actually done it before.

Mail me so we can discuss the details.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu