Color Functions
Description
Alpha Anywhere provides the following color functions.
- Name
- Description
- A5_COLOR_PICKER Function
The A5_COLOR_PICKER() function displays the color picker dialog box and returns the value of the selected color. Color picker, style (RGB = comma/plus sign/space separated RGB values, HEX = hexdecimal color).
- a5_minicolorpicker Function
Mini color picker, has and HLS picker and both System and Custom palettes. color = the current color, style = "ALPHA" for an alpha color, "HEX" for a hexadecimal color, "HTML" for an html color, or "RGB" for an RGB value seperated by a ",", "+", or " ".
- a5_popupcolorpicker Function
Popup color palettes.
- A5_SystemColorEditor Function
The A5_SystemColorEditor() function displays the Set System Colors dialog box, which allows the user to set the colors for various display elements and modes.
- a5_tb_border_color_bmp Function
Draw the Border Color button with a specified color swatch.
- a5_tb_fill_color_bmp Function
Draw the Fill Color button with a specified color swatch.
- a5_tb_font_color_bmp Function
Draw the Font Color button with a specified color swatch.
- a5_tb_shadow_color_bmp Function
Draw the Shadow Color button with a specified color swatch.
- a5prop_getcolor Function
Wrapper function to get colors from form/browse objects based on version
- a5prop_setcolor Function
Wrapper function to set colors on form/browse objects based on version
- adb_color_load Function
Reload user defined colors from the ADB file.
- COLOR_NAME_FROM_RGB Function
The COLOR_NAME_FROM_RGB function returns an Alpha Anywhere color name (if it exists) for an RGB value.
- convert_color_name_to_hex Function
Converts a color name to a hex value.
- SET_BRUSH Function
SET_BRUSH() sets the fill color of any of the functions that draw an enclosed area, such as RECT()and OVAL().
- SET_PEN Function
The SET_PEN() function sets the line and border color, style, and thickness.
- UI_COLOR_FORMAT Function
The UI_COLOR_FORMAT() function returns the RGB color values of an Alpha Anywhere color name. Format a named color (color format R=red G=Green B=Blue or N-(numeric value or all) follow each with H=Hex O=Octal D=Decimal).
- UI_SELECT_COLOR Function
The UI_SELECT_COLOR() function displays the Select Color dialog box and returns a color name.
- UI_SELECT_COLOR2 Function
Displays a pallette of system colors in a drop down menu, allowing user to select a color.
Related Color Functions
A5.COLOR_ENUM() - Returns a list of Alpha Anywhere named colors.
A5.LOAD_USER_COLORS() - Populates a the color dot variable with the values of the custom colors defined for the current database.
A5.SAVE_USER_COLORS() - Saves the custom color settings that are defined in the dot variable color.
A5.SYSTEM_COLOR_GET() - Gets the color name for a color alias.
A5.SYSTEM_COLOR_SET() - Creates a color alias.
A5.SYSTEM_COLORS_GET() - Returns a list of internal color aliases.
A5_SystemColorEditor() - Displays the Set System Colors dialog box, which allows the user to set the colors for various display elements and modes.
ColorDefinition - Allows you to define colors in terms of RGB values, plus Hue, Luminance, and Saturation.
ColorDefinition.Blend() - Blends two colors.
[ColorDefinition.Enumerate()] - Lists color names.
ColorDefinition.GetHueColor() - Returns a list of color attributes.