Set Application Colours

The Set Application colours dialog allows the user to change any one or more of 28 colours in the program's colour set. Any changes to cubie colours will apply to both standard and marked cubies.

This dialog is not available in applet program mode and can be accessed only via the "Change Application colours" item in the Options menu. To change the colour of an item, the item whose colour is to be changed needs to be selected. That can be selected via the "Item number" spinner or the "Item description" list. These controls are inter-linked. Items 0 to 19 relate to items on the main display whereas items 20 to 27 refer to colours in dialogs that are not therefore in view on the main display. The "Dialog item colour" window allows these latter items to be simulated. Use of the "Blip" button aids in item identification by temporarily changing the colour of the selected item.

Cube "Set" and "Scram" buttons allow the user to select the cube state (Set or Scrambled) that is displayed.

The window below the "Prev" button always shows the colour of the selected item on entry to the dialog. To change the colour of the selected item the "Change" button needs to be clicked. That brings up the Select New colour dialog that allows the user to select a new colour. If the user selects a new colour it will appear in the window below the "New" button. At this time the user can click "Prev" to return to the colour on entry to the dialog. The colour of the selected item will be changed if a new item is selected while the "New" button is selected. Whenever an item whose colour has not been changed is selected, the window below the "New" button will carry the message "Not set".

By clicking the "Reset" button, the colour set that applied on entry to the dialog is restored. By clicking the "Default" button, the default colour set is loaded (this may be different from the set applicable on entry to the dialog).

Clicking "OK" will confirm any colour changes and close the dialog. Clicking "Cancel" will restore the colour set to that applicable when the dialog was opened and will close the dialog. Cube state and elapsed time clock state are always restored to states prior to entry to the dialog.