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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : AppBuilder dialogs : Choose Color dialog
 
Choose Color dialog
The Choose Color dialog helps you to customize the background and foreground colors of objects and frame in the design window.
The color numbers displayed are logical representations of either OpenEdge reserved RGB values or customized RGB values. Colors zero through 15 are OpenEdge reserved colors. You can customize only colors 16 through 255.
You can access this dialog by clicking on the Color icon on the object's property sheet dialog or Column Editor dialog (for Browse).
The Choose Color dialog includes the following options:
Sample
Displays an example of currently selected background and foreground colors.
Foreground Colors
Select a foreground color. The foreground color you select appears in the Sample field. The question mark (?) represents the default color for the object, which is determined by its parent.
Background Colors
Select a background color. The background color you select appears in the Sample field. The question mark (?) represents the default color for the object, which is determined by its parent.
Displays the previous sixteen colors in the palette.
Displays the next sixteen colors in the palette.
Edit
Displays the Color dialog that allows you to edit the selected foreground or background color.
Save Color Settings
Select to save your current color selections for future sessions.
For more information about color and font inheritance, see the OpenEdge Development: ABL Handbook.