Dialog call:- Options > Settings > User > Graphical editing > 2D. In the Color settings group box, click [...] in one of the fields.
- You have opened a project. You have inserted or selected a component, a graphical element, or a text and have opened the properties dialog. Or you have selected a function in one of the project data navigators and opened its properties dialog. Switch to the Display or Format tab (depending on the selected object), and in the Color field, click [...].
In this dialog you select a color from a predefined color palette. The color selection provides either all 256 colors or a reduced selection (32 colors).
When you move the cursor over a color, a tooltip is displayed showing the internal color number and the RGB values (red, green, and blue elements) of the color.
Overview of the main dialog elements:
(From symbol):This button is for the color settings of symbols. Symbols are then displayed as standard in the colors used for the symbol creation and that are entered at the symbol.
(From layer):This button is available when you have selected a function, component, graphical element, or text.
This button allows the color of an object to be set "From layer". The color number is determined from the layer that the object is assigned to. If you assign a different color to the layer in layer management, the color of the object changes automatically.
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(Extend / Reduce):Click this button to expand the dialog and make a larger selection of colors available. Or reduce the expanded dialog to the original size with a reduced selection of colors.
32 colors are available for selection in this field. The colors displayed here depend on the color scheme settings for the screen background. If you select a different color scheme, the internal color numbers are assigned different color values, i.e. the displayed colors change.
You have set the color scheme "White". You have drawn a rectangle in the schematic and assigned it the background-dependent color number "0". The rectangle is displayed in black with a white background. Now set the color scheme to "Black". The rectangle is still assigned the color number "0"; but this now represents the color green. The rectangle is thus displayed in green with a black background.
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Shows the object in the current background color, e.g., white when the background is white. |
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Shows the object in the inverse color to the current background color, e.g. black when the background is white. |
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Shows the object in the color used for the watermark. This color is automatically calculated and depends on the operating system. |
(Background)
(Inverse to background)
(Watermark)The following additional dialog elements are available in the expanded dialog:
256 colors are available for selection in this field. The colors displayed here are independent of the color scheme set for the screen background, i.e. they do not change when a different background color is selected.
6 gray tones are available for selection in this field. The colors displayed here are independent of the color scheme settings for the screen background.
10 basic colors are available for selection in this field, i.e. colors in which the red, green, and blue elements are fully present (100%) or not present at all. The colors displayed here are independent of the color scheme settings for the screen background.
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