qp.hlp (Topic list)
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Display Command (2 of 2)
Use the Display command to change the QuickPascal
environment display.
 
Monitor Options
  Choose one of the sets of monitor options for color
  display.
  ┌──────────────┐
  │ ( ) Color 1  │ ■ For 16 color displays (EGA or VGA)
  │ ( ) Color 2  │ ■ For monochrome displays
  │ ( ) Color 3  │ ■ For 8 color displays (CGA)
  │ ( ) LCD      │ ■ For liquid crystal displays
  └──────────────┘
 
Lines
  Select either 25 or 43/50 vertical screen lines.
 
Tab Stops
  You can type a number to set tab stops. The default
  is one tab stop every 8 characters.
 
Text and Window Colors
  Different colors may be set for Pascal keywords,
  dialogs, menus, and windows. To change an item's color,
  select it from the Item list, then select appropriate
  colors from the Foreground and Background lists.