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diff --git a/doc/info/mds.texinfo b/doc/info/mds.texinfo index 0b6f62f..60aa46c 100644 --- a/doc/info/mds.texinfo +++ b/doc/info/mds.texinfo @@ -2364,9 +2364,9 @@ colour names, such as system colours and generic names, for example `red', whose exact colour can be configured by the user. A terminal written for @command{mds} would look up colours such as `red' -and `light red' and get the colours the terminal +and `light-red' and get the colours the terminal should use by default. Nothing is to be assumed -for such colours, not even that `light red' is in +for such colours, not even that `light-red' is in fact lighter than `dark red', or that `red' is in fact `red', only that it is the colour the user wants to see when a colour is supposed to be `red'. @@ -10517,10 +10517,10 @@ speed)^(1 + curve) @menu * Rat Cursors:: Rat cursor specifications. +* Colour Names:: Recommended colour names. * Nesting Applications:: Specifications for nesting applications. * The Real Display Server:: Identifying the real display server. @end menu -@c TODO list of recommended colour names @@ -12065,12 +12065,300 @@ existing cursor should be used, and the cursor rotated 180 degrees of what is requested should be used if there is no matching cursor with a rotation distance within, but excluding, 90@tie{}degrees. @code{*} -should be in the interval [0, 360[, and a +should be in the interval [0,@tie{}360[, and a period@tie{}(`.') should be used as a decimal pointer, as it is used in most programming languages. +@node Colour Names +@section Colour Names + +@cpindex Colour names +@cpindex System colours +@cpindex Colours, system +@cpindex Colours, names +@command{mds} protocols provide an optional way to +name colours. This is used primarily for colours +used by toolkits. These are called system colours. +But it is also possible to have names for common +colours that should be tunable. These are called +named colours. + +There are no colours is guaranteed to exist. Nor +is it guaranteed that value of named colours +reflect the names of them, in any aspect. For +example `red' could be a light blue, and +`light-red` could be a dark green. In fact, you +use assume that the names does not reflect the +actual colour. For example, if a terminal uses +named colours for the colours choosen by programs +via ANSI escape sequences, the use can change +these colours to create a theme she likes better, +even if the colours are no longer what ANSI +defines them. + +There is however a list of recommended colour +names, with recommended definitions: + +@table @code +@item black +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 30 m} or +@code{CSI 40 m}. This colour is usually pure +black. + +@item red +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 31 m} or +@code{CSI 41 m}. This colour is usually a +medium red. + +@item green +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 32 m} or +@code{CSI 42 m}. This colour is usually a +medium green. + +@item yellow +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 33 m} or +@code{CSI 43 m}. This colour is usually a +medium yellow or medium orange. + +@item blue +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 34 m} or +@code{CSI 44 m}. This colour is usually a +medium blue. + +@item purple +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 35 m} or +@code{CSI 45 m}. This colour is usually a +medium purple, medium lilac or medium +fuchsia/magenta. + +@item teal +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 36 m} or +@code{CSI 46 m}. This colour is usually a +medium teal or medium turquoise/cyan + +@item grey +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequences @code{CSI 37 m} or +@code{CSI 47 m}. This colour is usually around +50% grey. + +@item dark-grey +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 30 m}. +This colour is usually around 25% grey. + +@item light-red +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 31 m}. +This colour is usually the same colour as, +but brighter than, @code{red}. + +@item light-green +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 32 m}. +This colour is usually the same colour as, +but brighter than, @code{green}. + +@item light-yellow +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 33 m}. +This colour is usually a bright yellow. + +@item light-blue +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 34 m}. +This colour is usually the same colour as, +but brighter than, @code{blue}. + +@item light-purple +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 35 m}. +This colour is usually the same colour as, +but brighter than, @code{purple}. + +@item light-teal +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 36 m}. +This colour is usually the same colour as, +but brighter than, @code{teal}. + +@item white +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default colour for the colour selected by +the ANSI escape sequence @code{CSI 1 ; 37 m}. +This colour is usually a pure white or very +bright grey. + +@item background +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default background colour. This should +be noted, that it is not recommened for or +programs. + +@item foreground +It is recommended that terminals use this as +the default text colour. This should be noted, +that it is not recommened for or programs. + +@item desktop-background +@item desktop-foreground +@item window-background +@item window-foreground +@item window-foreground-disabled +@item window-cursor +@item window-selection +@item link +@item link-active +@item link-visited +@item link-broken +@item link-hover +@item link-active-hover +@item link-visited-hover +@item link-broken-hover +@item link-disabled +@item link-active-disabled +@item link-visited-disabled +@item link-broken-disabled +@item button-background +@item button-foreground +@item button-aura +@item button-background-hover +@item button-foreground-hover +@item button-aura-hover +@item button-background-disabled +@item button-foreground-disabled +@item button-aura-disabled +@item button-background-toggled +@item button-foreground-toggled +@item button-aura-toggled +@item button-background-toggled-hover +@item button-foreground-toggled-hover +@item button-aura-toggled-hover +@item button-background-toggled-disabled +@item button-foreground-toggled-disabled +@item button-aura-toggled-disabled +@item button-background-change +@item button-foreground-change +@item button-aura-change +@item button-aura-change-disabled +@item button-background-change-toggled +@item button-foreground-change-toggled +@item button-aura-change-toggled +@item input-background +@item input-foreground +@item input-selection +@item input-mark +@item input-cursor +@item input-aura +@item input-highlight +@item input-background-hover +@item input-foreground-hover +@item input-selection-hover +@item input-mark-hover +@item input-cursor-hover +@item input-aura-hover +@item input-highlight-hover +@item input-background-disabled +@item input-foreground-disabled +@item input-selection-disabled +@item input-mark-disabled +@item input-cursor-disabled +@item input-aura-disabled +@item input-highlight-disabled +@item option-background +@item option-foreground +@item option-aura +@item option-background-active +@item option-foreground-active +@item option-aura-active +@item option-background-intermediate +@item option-foreground-intermediate +@item option-aura-intermediate +@item option-background-hover +@item option-foreground-hover +@item option-aura-hover +@item option-background-active-hover +@item option-foreground-active-hover +@item option-aura-active-hover +@item option-background-intermediate-hover +@item option-foreground-intermediate-hover +@item option-aura-intermediate-hover +@item option-background-disabled +@item option-foreground-disabled +@item option-aura-disabled +@item option-background-active-disabled +@item option-foreground-active-disabled +@item option-aura-active-disabled +@item option-background-intermediate-disabled +@item option-foreground-intermediate-disabled +@item option-aura-intermediate-disabled +@item option-background-change +@item option-foreground-change +@item option-aura-change +@item option-background-active-change +@item option-foreground-active-change +@item option-aura-active-change +@item option-background-intermediate-change +@item option-foreground-intermediate-change +@item option-aura-intermediate-change + +tab +scroller +slider +progress + +@item menu-background +@item menu-foreground +@item menu-delimiter +@item menu-tear +@item menu-background-disabled +@item menu-foreground-disabled +@item menu-tear-disabled +@item menu-background-hover +@item menu-foreground-hover +@item menu-tear-hover +@item menu-background-disabled-hover +@item menu-foreground-disabled-hover +@item menu-tear-disabled-hover +@item menu-background-opened +@item menu-foreground-opened +@item tooltip-background +@item tooltip-foreground +@item notification-background +@item notification-foreground +@item notification-low +@item notification-normal +@item notification-high +@item notification-critical + +@end table + + + @node Nesting Applications @section Nesting Applications |