43153 - Modifying text colors for an FSEDIT screen

Sample 43153: Modifying text colors for an FSEDIT screen

Overview

FSEDIT is a text-based, data-entry interface within the SAS/FSP^® product. The FSEDIT display screen can be customized to enable you to personalize the layout and to reposition the data-entry fields on the screen display. In order to enhance the data-entry interface that you are designing, you can modify the colors for different elements of the FSEDIT screen.

This sample provides details for modifying the text color for the two areas of an FSEDIT screen.

field labels and informational text
data-entry fields

To make any screen customizations, you must be in the FSEDIT Modify interface, which you activate by issuing the MODIFY command from the FSEDIT data-entry window.

Modifying Colors for Field Labels and Informational Text

To change the color of the label or informational text on the FSEDIT screen, select option 2, Screen Modification and Field Identification from the FSEDIT Modify menu. In the Modify menu, you can change the text color by using one of the following two methods.

Method 1

You can change the color of new text to be typed, or to type over existing text by issuing the command:

   COLOR TEXT colorname

For example:

   COLOR TEXT BLUE

After you issue the sample command, any new text that you type in will be typed and displayed as blue text.

Method 2

If you want to change the color of a block of existing text, you can follow the steps below, again within the Screen Modification and Field Identification option off the FSEDIT Modify menu. You must issue the KEYS command and define a function key to the MARK command, or verify which function key already has been defined to the MARK command.

Move the cursor to the first character of the text to change the color for and press the function key with the MARK command. You should see the word mark at the bottom of the window.
Move the cursor with the arrow keys to the space just past the last character of text that you want to change the color of and press the MARK function key again. The word mark should disappear and the text area should be highlighted.
On the command line, issue a Color command such as:
```
   COLOR MTEXT BLUE
```
This will change the marked areas to a text color of blue.

Modifying Colors for Data-Entry Fields

You can also change the colors of the data-entry fields on the FSEDIT screen. From the FSEDIT Modify menu, select option 4, Assign Special Attributes to Fields. At the top of the window, the title is FSEDIT Attribute: INITIAL. If you use your page down keys, you can toggle through various field attribute panels. Page down until you see the window title of FSEDIT Attribute: FCOLOR. This panel lets you change the field color for your data-entry fields. The Message line shows you a legend of what each letter maps to for field color, and you can type that letter into the field beside the screen field to change the display color.

Similarly, if you also want to change the field attribute for a field (for example, to reverse video or underline), you can page down to the FATTR panel in order to make the necessary changes. After you have made the necessary field attribute changes, you can end out of the Field Attribute windows to save your changes.

Additional Documentation

For more information on using FSEDIT and customizing the data-entry environment, see the SAS/FSP 9.2 Procedures Guide.

These sample files and code examples are provided by SAS Institute Inc. "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Recipients acknowledge and agree that SAS Institute shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of their use of this material. In addition, SAS Institute will provide no support for the materials contained herein.

Date Modified:	2011-06-06 14:00:54
Date Created:	2011-05-05 09:30:38

Product Family	Product	Host	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	Host	Starting	Ending
SAS System	SAS/FSP	z/OS
		OpenVMS VAX
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64
		OS/2
		Microsoft Windows 95/98
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
		Windows 7 Professional x64
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64
		Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
		Windows Vista
		Windows Vista for x64
		64-bit Enabled AIX
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX
		64-bit Enabled Solaris
		ABI+ for Intel Architecture
		AIX
		HP-UX
		HP-UX IPF
		IRIX
		Linux
		Linux for x64
		Linux on Itanium
		OpenVMS Alpha
		OpenVMS on HP Integrity
		Solaris
		Solaris for x64
		Tru64 UNIX

Support

Sample 43153: Modifying text colors for an FSEDIT screen

Overview

Modifying Colors for Field Labels and Informational Text

Modifying Colors for Data-Entry Fields

Additional Documentation

Operating System and Release Information