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Use the DECwindows Motif Real-time Display › Change the Colors and Patterns

Change the Colors and Patterns

You can customize the colors used in any part of a PA Real-time Display panel or instrument.

To change the high threshold color for the strip chart in the CPU panel

  1. Select the instrument by pressing MB1 within the instrument's border. The instrument will appear depressed to indicate that it has been selected.
  2. Press MB3 and hold to get the pop-up menu.
  3. Choose Colors and Patterns by moving the cursor over this selection and releasing the MB3 button. The following dialog box is displayed:

    This dialog box lets you set colors for the thresholds set in the Ranges and Thresholds dialog. You can use these colors to alert you to potential performance problems.

  4. Alter the background or the threshold colors by clicking on the associated button on this dialog. The Pattern Editor dialog is displayed.
  5. Select new patterns and colors for each graph part, click OK on all dialoges to effect the change.