ForeColor

Select color for use in foreground drawing

#include <Quickdraw.h> Quickdraw

void ForeColor(color );

long color ; one of 8 color codes

ForeColor selects the color to be used in foreground drawing on Macs

equipped with color output devices. This function is part of the "old model

Quickdraw color support.

color is one of 8 pre- defined color codes. Use one of the named constants

found in Quickdraw.h as follows:

blackColor 33 initial, default foreground color

whiteColor 30
redColor 205
 greenColor 341
blueColor 409

cyanColor 273 aqua: bluish- green

magentaColor 137 purple: bluish-red

Notes: This sets the value of the fgColor field of the current GrafPort structure.

It is used to draw in color while remaining compatible with pre-MacII

Macs.

On devices that translate color information, all subsequent drawing will be

performed in the specified color. On black-and-white devices, all values

except for whiteColor are interpreted as blackColor.

Note: This function does not affect the colors used to redraw pictures

(DrawPicture) that were created with different colors. Pictures are

always drawn in their original colors.

For instance, to fill a rectangle with yellow, use:

ForeColor( yellowColor );

PaintRect( theRect );

Use the BackColor function to specify the background color. The

ColorBit function lets you select which "color plane" to draw upon.

Don't use an RGBColor as an argument to this function. Especially, be sure

you don't use the foreground color of a CGrafPort. To use 32-bit Color

Quickdraw, see RGBForeColor

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