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<h1 class="title">cmdr::color(n) 1.0.2 doc &quot;Cmdr, a framework for command line parsing and dispatch&quot;</h1>
<div id="name" class="section"><h2><a name="name">Name</a></h2>
<p>cmdr::color - Cmdr - Terminal colors</p>
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<div id="toc" class="section"><h2><a name="toc">Table Of Contents</a></h2>
<ul class="toc">
<li class="section"><a href="#toc">Table Of Contents</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#section1">Description</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#section2">API</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#section3">Predefined colors</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#section4">Bugs, Ideas, Feedback</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#keywords">Keywords</a></li>
<li class="section"><a href="#copyright">Copyright</a></li>
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<div id="synopsis" class="section"><h2><a name="synopsis">Synopsis</a></h2>
<div class="synopsis">
<ul class="requirements">
<li>package require <b class="pkgname">cmdr::tty</b></li>
<li>package require <b class="pkgname">cmdr::color</b></li>
</ul>
<ul class="syntax">
<li><a href="#1"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">activate</b> <span class="opt">?<i class="arg">enable</i>?</span></a></li>
<li><a href="#2"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">active</b></a></li>
<li><a href="#3"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">names</b></a></li>
<li><a href="#4"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">get</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#5"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">get-def</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#6"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">define</b> <i class="arg">name</i> <i class="arg">spec</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#7"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">exists</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#8"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">unset</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#9"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">...</b> <span class="opt">?<i class="arg">text</i>?</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="section1" class="section"><h2><a name="section1">Description</a></h2>
<p>Welcome to the Cmdr project, written by Andreas Kupries.</p>
<p>For availability please read <i class="term"><a href="cmdr_howto_get_sources.html">Cmdr - How To Get The Sources</a></i>.</p>
<p>This package provides a few utility commands implementing
the management of terminal colors.</p>
</div>
<div id="section2" class="section"><h2><a name="section2">API</a></h2>
<dl class="definitions">
<dt><a name="1"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">activate</b> <span class="opt">?<i class="arg">enable</i>?</span></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command enables or disables color handling,
as per the boolean flag <i class="arg">enable</i>. If <i class="arg">enable</i> is not
specified the action defaults to activation.</p>
<p>The result of the command is the new activation state.</p>
<p>The default activation state of the package after loading
depends on <b class="const">stdout</b>. The package is active if <b class="const">stdout</b>
is a terminal, and inactive otherwise.</p>
<dl class="arguments">
<dt>boolean <i class="arg">enable</i></dt>
<dd><p>If set, enable color handling, else disable it.</p></dd>
</dl></dd>
<dt><a name="2"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">active</b></a></dt>
<dd><p>The result of this command is the current activation state
of the package.</p>
<p>The default activation state of the package after loading
depends on <b class="const">stdout</b>. The package is active if <b class="const">stdout</b>
is a terminal, and inactive otherwise.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="3"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">names</b></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command returns a list of the symbolic color
names known to the package.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="4"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">get</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command returns the character sequence
associated with the symbolic color <i class="arg">name</i>. An error
is thrown if <i class="arg">name</i> is not a known symbol.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="5"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">get-def</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command returns the specification
associated with the symbolic color <i class="arg">name</i>. An error
is thrown if <i class="arg">name</i> is not a known symbol.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="6"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">define</b> <i class="arg">name</i> <i class="arg">spec</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command defines the color <i class="arg">name</i>. If <i class="arg">name</i>
exists already its previous specification is overwritten.
The command accepts four forms of <i class="arg">spec</i>ifications, namely:</p>
<dl class="definitions">
<dt>=<b class="variable">rname</b></dt>
<dd><p>The <i class="arg">rname</i> must be the name of a known color.
The <i class="arg">name</i> itself is not allowed, i.e. self-references are forbidden.</p></dd>
<dt>%<b class="variable">R</b>,<b class="variable">G</b>,<b class="variable">B</b></dt>
<dd><p>The <i class="arg">R</i>, <i class="arg">G</i>, and <i class="arg">B</i> values are integers in the range
<b class="const">0</b>...<b class="const">5</b> directly specifying the chosen color. These
specifications may not work if the terminal is not configured to
support 256 colors.</p></dd>
<dt>[Ee]<b class="variable">code</b>(,...)</dt>
<dd><p>The value is a comma-separated list of ANSI color control characters.</p></dd>
<dt>*</dt>
<dd><p>Any other string is acceptable too, and used as is.</p></dd>
</dl></dd>
<dt><a name="7"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">exists</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command tests if the symbolic color <i class="arg">name</i>
is known, returns the boolean value <b class="const">true</b> if so, and
<b class="const">false</b> else.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="8"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">unset</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>When invoked this command deletes the symbolic color <i class="arg">name</i>.
An error is thrown if <i class="arg">name</i> is not a known symbol.
The command returns the empty string as its result.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="9"><b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> <b class="method">...</b> <span class="opt">?<i class="arg">text</i>?</span></a></dt>
<dd><p>When <b class="cmd">::cmdr::color</b> is invoked with an unknown method name then
this name is expected to be and treated as a list of known symbolic
color names. These colors are applied to the <i class="arg">text</i>, with a return
to base after, and the modified text is returned as the result of the
command.</p>
<p>Note however, if the <i class="arg">text</i> is the empty string, then that
string is returned, as the colorization would a <b class="const">no-op</b>,
i.e. superfluous.</p>
<p>If the <i class="arg">text</i> is not specified at all then the method
returns just the application of the colors (without return to base).</p>
<p>An error is thrown if any of the specified color symbols
are not known.</p></dd>
</dl>
</div>
<div id="section3" class="section"><h2><a name="section3">Predefined colors</a></h2>
<p>The following colors are defined by the package itself:</p>
<dl class="definitions">
<dt>black</dt>
<dd><p>e30</p></dd>
<dt>red</dt>
<dd><p>e31</p></dd>
<dt>green</dt>
<dd><p>e32</p></dd>
<dt>yellow</dt>
<dd><p>e33</p></dd>
<dt>blue</dt>
<dd><p>e34</p></dd>
<dt>magenta</dt>
<dd><p>e35</p></dd>
<dt>cyan</dt>
<dd><p>e36</p></dd>
<dt>white</dt>
<dd><p>e37</p></dd>
<dt>default</dt>
<dd><p>e39</p></dd>
<dt>bg-black</dt>
<dd><p>e40</p></dd>
<dt>bg-red</dt>
<dd><p>e41</p></dd>
<dt>bg-green</dt>
<dd><p>e42</p></dd>
<dt>bg-yellow</dt>
<dd><p>e43</p></dd>
<dt>bg-blue</dt>
<dd><p>e44</p></dd>
<dt>bg-magenta</dt>
<dd><p>e45</p></dd>
<dt>bg-cyan</dt>
<dd><p>e46</p></dd>
<dt>bg-white</dt>
<dd><p>e47</p></dd>
<dt>bg-default</dt>
<dd><p>e49</p></dd>
<dt>bold</dt>
<dd><p>e1</p></dd>
<dt>dim</dt>
<dd><p>e2</p></dd>
<dt>italic</dt>
<dd><p>e3</p></dd>
<dt>underline</dt>
<dd><p>e4</p></dd>
<dt>blink</dt>
<dd><p>e5</p></dd>
<dt>revers</dt>
<dd><p>e7</p></dd>
<dt>hidden</dt>
<dd><p>e8</p></dd>
<dt>strike</dt>
<dd><p>e9</p></dd>
<dt>no-bold</dt>
<dd><p>e21</p></dd>
<dt>no-dim</dt>
<dd><p>e22</p></dd>
<dt>no-italic</dt>
<dd><p>e23</p></dd>
<dt>no-underline</dt>
<dd><p>e24</p></dd>
<dt>no-blink</dt>
<dd><p>e25</p></dd>
<dt>no-revers</dt>
<dd><p>e27</p></dd>
<dt>no-hidden</dt>
<dd><p>e28</p></dd>
<dt>no-strike</dt>
<dd><p>e29</p></dd>
<dt>reset</dt>
<dd><p>e0</p></dd>
<dt>advisory</dt>
<dd><p>=yellow</p></dd>
<dt>bad</dt>
<dd><p>=red</p></dd>
<dt>confirm</dt>
<dd><p>=red</p></dd>
<dt>error</dt>
<dd><p>=magenta</p></dd>
<dt>good</dt>
<dd><p>=green</p></dd>
<dt>name</dt>
<dd><p>=blue</p></dd>
<dt>neutral</dt>
<dd><p>=blue</p></dd>
<dt>no</dt>
<dd><p>=red</p></dd>
<dt>note</dt>
<dd><p>=blue</p></dd>
<dt>number</dt>
<dd><p>=green</p></dd>
<dt>prompt</dt>
<dd><p>=blue</p></dd>
<dt>unknown</dt>
<dd><p>=cyan</p></dd>
<dt>warning</dt>
<dd><p>=yellow</p></dd>
<dt>yes</dt>
<dd><p>=green</p></dd>
<dt>heading</dt>
<dd><p>=bold</p></dd>
</dl>
</div>
<div id="section4" class="section"><h2><a name="section4">Bugs, Ideas, Feedback</a></h2>
<p>Both the package(s) and this documentation will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.
Please report such at
<a href="https:/core.tcl.tk/akupries/cmdr">Cmdr Tickets</a>.</p>
<p>Please also report any ideas you may have for enhancements of
either package(s) and/or documentation.</p>
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<div id="keywords" class="section"><h2><a name="keywords">Keywords</a></h2>
<p><a href="../../index.html#key4">arguments</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key5">command hierarchy</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key9">command line completion</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key11">command line handling</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key13">command tree</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key0">editing command line</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key8">help for command line</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key6">hierarchy of commands</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key3">interactive command shell</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key1">optional arguments</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key2">options</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key12">parameters</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key10">processing command line</a>, <a href="../../index.html#key7">tree of commands</a></p>
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<div id="copyright" class="section"><h2><a name="copyright">Copyright</a></h2>
<p>Copyright &copy; 2013-2016 Andreas Kupries<br>
Copyright &copy; 2013-2016 Documentation, Andreas Kupries</p>
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