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Color

Description

This type describe a color in ObjectDCL. It is actually an integer with different meanings based on the value.

  • Greater than 256 Interpreted as a COLORREF color composed using the RGB macro in Microsoft® GDI library
  • Between 0 and 256 Interpreted as a standard AutoCAD® color
  • Between -1 and -21 Interpreted as a standard Windows® color as obtained through GetSysColor function from the Platform SDK Windows System Information library. To convert the color to the GetSysColor space, compute (color * -1) - 1.
  • -22 Model background color
  • -23 Paper (layer) background color
  • Another other negative value Interpreted as a standard Windows® color as obtained through GetSysColor function from the Platform SDK Windows System Information library. To convert the color to the GetSysColor space, compute (color * -1) - 1.