1 .ds dP /usr/lib/postscript
2 .ds dT /usr/lib/tmac
3 .TH MCOLOR 5
4 .SH NAME
5 .B mcolor
6 \- color and reverse video macro
7 .SH SYNOPSIS
8 \*(mBtroff \-mcolor\f1
9 .OP "" options []
10 .OP "" files []
11 .SH DESCRIPTION
12 .B mcolor
13 is a macro package for color selection and reverse video printing
14 on PostScript printers.
15 The package is compatible with most existing macro packages
16 and includes the following macro:
17 .TP 1.25i
18 .MI .CL "\0color\0text"
19 Prints
20 .I text
21 in
22 .IR color .
23 No arguments restores the default color (black).
24 If
25 .I text
26 is omitted the selected
27 .I color
28 remains in effect until another
29 .I color
30 is selected.
31 If two arguments are given the
32 .I text
33 is printed in
34 .I color
35 and then the default color is restored.
36 .PP
37 Both the text and background color can be selected.
38 A
39 .I color
40 argument of
41 .RI `` color1
42 .MW on
43 .IR color2 ''
44 prints text in
45 .I color1
46 on a background in
47 .I color2 .
48 .PP
49 Named colors must be listed in the
50 ``colordict''
51 dictionary in file
52 .MR \*(dP/color.ps .
53 .SH FILES
54 .MW \*(dT/tmac.color
55 .br
56 .MW \*(dP/color.ps
57 .SH SEE ALSO
58 .BR troff (1),
59 .BR dpost (1),
60 .BR mps (5)