RS> I meant that over the full range of whats out there, not just
RS> considering mono cards/screens, but much more importantly the
RS> laptops/notebooks, its not possible to have a color scheme
RS> which is guaranteed to be visible/usable on all.

AWL> Monochrome Normal/Highlight/Inverse...

AWL> Must come close...

Nope, there are, particularly with a CGA card and a mono monitor,
some screen intensity settings which dont allow that to be visible.
Thats a particular problem with those systems that use a highlight
to make the menu key letter stand out in a menu word.

Thats not a major problem with an install prog, but is a real
problem with trying to come up with a single default color
scheme which will work in the app itself with any install.

There is a lot to be said for a very minimal install like
for Telix DOS has which atleast allows you to select the
minimum stuff like that screen detail.

The other problem with your very minimal 'color' scheme as a
default is that plenty of dummys will just look at it on their
SVGA etc, say 'yuk' and not even realise that its easily changeable.

Atleast with the minimal install Telix has, you can offer a few obvious alts.

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