[Oberon] Windows Linz V4 white on black

[Dieter]

Am 05.11.2017 um 03:03 schrieb Skulski, Wojciech:
> Chris:
>
>    thank you! Colors.Normal switched to white-on-black. I wanted to do it because comments in my 20-year old V4 software are written in colors which are poorly visible against white background.
>
>> What version does it display in the System.Log?
> Oberon for WindowsTM  V4.0-2.3 on Windows NT 5.1
> I downloaded V4 directly from Linz. I am running it under Windows XP SP 3.
>
> The same V4 has problems on Windows 10 on my laptop. Some popup menus trap. I have not chased this bug yet.
>
>> ETH Plugin Oberon for Windows
> Is it not System-3? Also, what is "plugin"? I remember they released System-3 running inside Netscape, but Netscape has been long gone. So how does this plugin run?
>
> Thank you,
> Wojtek
The ETHOberon System  3 Plugin runs in Windows, e.g Windows 10.
Regards, Dieter
>
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> From: Oberon [oberon-bounces at lists.inf.ethz.ch] on behalf of Chris Burrows [chris at cfbsoftware.com]
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> Subject: Re: [Oberon] Windows Linz V4 white on black
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Oberon [mailto:oberon-bounces at lists.inf.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of
>> Skulski, Wojciech
>> Sent: Sunday, 5 November 2017 11:20 AM
>> To: ETH Oberon and related systems
>> Subject: [Oberon] Windows Linz V4 white on black
>>
>>    does anyone know how to switch Windows Linz V4 from black font on
>> white background to the opposite, white fonts on the black?
>>
> Execute the command Colors.Normal or Colors.Inverse to switch it back.
>
>> I also have a small (?) problem to solve that my color palette, which
>> worked under Linux Linz V4 twenty years ago, is all monochrome now
>> under Windows Linz V4.
>>
> What version does it display in the System.Log?
>
> I'm running it in colour on Windows 10 and it reports:
>
>     "Oberon for Windows (TM) V4.0-2.3 on Windows NT 6.2"
>
>> Also I am wondering if anyone on this list is still using Linz V4, or
>> has it been forgotten?
>>
> I haven't forgotten it but I rarely use it. On the occasions I use Oberon on
> Windows the version I use is ETH Plugin Oberon for Windows (TM) / Win32 2.5
> (7.2.2009)
>
> Regards,
> Chris Burrows
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