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From: bobb@tekfdi.FDI.TEK.COM (Robert Bales)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Command-key equivalent colors, take 2 (crack!)
Message-ID: <2944@tekfdi.FDI.TEK.COM>
Date: 13 Apr 89 19:38:11 GMT
References: <752@cord.UUCP>
Reply-To: bobb@tekfdi.FDI.TEK.COM (Robert Bales)
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <752@cord.UUCP> nsw@cord.UUCP (Neil Weinstock) writes:

>Well, I am becoming convinced that all of my posts are going into the
>bit-bucket, because I haven't gotten any kind of response for weeks.
>Please, if you are outside the state of NJ (and especially if you're on the
>left-coast) send me mail indicating you've seen this.

It's been seen in Oregon!

>You know the inverse "A" that appears in menus to the left of the command-key
>equivalents?  Well, I have been unsuccessful in exerting any control over the
>colors in which it's rendered. 

. . . .

>If the answer to all of this is "no", then I would be inclined to call this 
>a bug in Intuition and file a real bug report if necessary.  Why doesn't 
>Intuition use the standard pen colors when rendering the "A" and the 
>checkmark?  It seems hardwired to colors 1 and 0, and it shouldn't be.


No answer, just a similar problem.:-) I've tried several times and failed to
get the background color in a string gadget to be other than color 0. Not too
neat when the system is being used with a genlock!

   Bob Bales
   Tektronix, Inc.

I help Tektronix make their instruments. They don't help me make my opinions.