System Colors

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The System Color and Style Definitions window sets the color, line thickness, and line style for "Picture Elements" in different Petra modules.  These Picture Elements include  graph lines, titles, borders, and grids.

To change a Picture Element

Select a specific line and then:

  • Screen color
  • Plotter color
  • Thickness
  • Style.

Picture Element List

Petra's Picture elements are grouped by module.  As an example, map elements are listed seperately from cross-section elements.  Choose the picture element to customize by clicking on the Picture Element list box.

Screen Color

Change the element's screen color by clicking on one of the screen palette color cells.

Plotter Color

Change the element's plotter color by clicking on one of the plotter palette color cells.

Line Thickness

Choose the element's line thickness from "narrow", "normal", "wide" or  "extra wide".

Line Style

Choose the element's line style of "solid",  "long dashes", "short dashes",  "dot-dashed", "dotted" or "alternating" (every other pixel).