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martin2k Command - background

Syntax

background [<picture filename/colour>]

Description

Changes the background picture or colour.  Use with no argument for black screen.  Supported file types: bitmap (.bmp) files, icon (.ico) files, cursor (.cur) files, run-length encoded (.rle) files, metafile (.wmf) files, enhanced metafiles (.emf), GIF (.gif) files, and JPEG (.jpg) files.  Pictures should ideally be 1024x768 resolution.

Built-in Colours:

	black		silver
	maroon		red
	green		lime
	olive		yellow
	navy		blue
	purple		fuchsia/magenta
	teal		aqua/cyan
	grey/gray		white

As well as using the colour names, you can use the number code e.g. 255 for red (from 0 black to 16777215 - white.  HTML colours are also supported e.g.: #FF0000 for red.

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Tip

You can use the textcol command to change the colour of the text.  If it becomes unreadable with your new background selection, use the textbgc command to change the background colour of the text.