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        xml:lang="en" xml:id="colordef">
    <refnamediv>
        <refname>colordef</refname>
        <refpurpose>Set the color look-and-feel of a given or of all forthcoming graphic figures</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>
    <refsynopsisdiv>
        <title>Syntax</title>
        <synopsis>
            colordef(color_scheme)
            colordef(f, color_scheme)
            colordef("new", color_scheme)
            colordef default
        </synopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>
    <refsection>
        <title>Arguments</title>
        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>color_scheme</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                    a character string with possible value: <literal>'white'</literal>,
                    <literal>'black'</literal>, <literal>'none'</literal>, or
                    <literal>'default'</literal>.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term>f</term>
                <listitem>
                    <para>handle on a graphic figure
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Description</title>
        <para>
            <literal>colordef(color_scheme)</literal> sets the color properties of all forthcoming
            figures and of their axes. The <literal>color_scheme</literal> and corresponding colors
            are listed in the table here-below.
        </para>
        <para>
            <table border="1">
                <tr><td>Property / L&amp;F</td>  <th>'white'</th>      <th>'black'</th>        <th>'none'</th></tr>
                <tr><td>fig.color_map</td> <td>jet(64)</td><td>jet(64)</td><td>hsv(64)</td></tr>
                <tr><td>fig.background</td><td>light gray</td>   <td>dark gray</td>      <td>dark gray</td></tr>
                <tr><td>axes.background</td><td>white</td>       <td>black</td>          <td>black</td></tr>
                <tr><td>axes.foreground</td><td>black</td>       <td>white</td>          <td>white</td></tr>
                <tr><td>(labels).font_foreground</td><td>black</td><td>white</td>        <td>white</td></tr>
            </table>
        </para>
        <para>
            After having used <literal>colordef(color_scheme)</literal>, it is possible to get back
            the default default colors with <literal>colordef("default")</literal>.
        </para>
        <para>
            <literal>colordef(f, color_scheme)</literal> sets the color properties corresponding to
            the chosen color scheme, but only for the chosen figure with handle <literal>f</literal>.
            The default colors of forthcoming figures are unchanged (except for "default").
        </para>
        <para>
            <literal>colordef('new', color_scheme)</literal> creates a new graphic window and sets
            its color properties according to the chosen <literal>color_scheme</literal>.
            The default colors of forthcoming figures are unchanged (except for "default").
        </para>
    </refsection>
    <refsection>
        <title>Examples</title>
        <table>
        <tr>
            <td>
                <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
                colordef("black")
                plot()
                 ]]></programlisting>
                <scilab:image>
                colordef("black")
                plot()
                title("colordef(""black"")")
                gcf().figure_size = [350 400];
                </scilab:image>
            </td>
            <td>
                <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
                colordef("white")
                plot()
                 ]]></programlisting>
                <scilab:image>
                colordef("white")
                plot()
                title("colordef(""white"")")
                gcf().figure_size = [350 400];
                </scilab:image>
            </td>
            <td>
                <programlisting role="example"><![CDATA[
                colordef("default")
                plot()
                 ]]></programlisting>
                <scilab:image>
                colordef("default")
                plot()
                title("colordef(""default"")")
                gcf().figure_size = [350 400];
                </scilab:image>
            </td>
        </tr>
        </table>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="see also">
        <title>See also</title>
        <simplelist type="inline">
            <member>
                <link linkend="sdf">sdf</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="gdf">gdf</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="sda">sda</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="gda">gda</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="figure_properties">figure_properties</link>
            </member>
            <member>
                <link linkend="axes_properties">axes_properties</link>
            </member>
        </simplelist>
    </refsection>
    <refsection role="history">
        <title>History</title>
        <revhistory>
            <revision>
                <revnumber>6.0.1</revnumber>
                <revdescription>
                    <itemizedlist>
                      <listitem>
                         "default" color_scheme introduced.
                      </listitem>
                      <listitem>
                         With "black" and "none" color shemes, titles and axes labels are now drawn in white.
                      </listitem>
                  </itemizedlist>
                </revdescription>
            </revision>
        </revhistory>
    </refsection>
</refentry>
