view_maxcolor

#View.maxcolor

##Syntax View.maxcolor : int

##Description The maxcolor function is used to determine the maximum color number for the current mode of the screen. The alternate spelling is maxcolour.

##Example This program outputs the maximum color number.

    setscreen ("graphics")
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    put "The maximum color number is ", View.maxcolor

##Details The screen should be in a "screen" or "graphics" mode. If it is not, it will automatically be set to "screen" mode. See View.Set for details.

For IBM PC compatibles in "screen" mode, maxcolor = 15. For the default IBM PC compatible "graphics" mode (VGA), maxcolor = 15.

##Details View.maxcolor is identical to RGB.maxcolor. It is placed here for consistency with other screen information routines.

##Status Exported qualified.

This means that you can only call the function by calling View.maxcolor. Note that RGB.maxcolor is exported unqualified, so that one can call maxcolor.

##See also draw_dot.html for examples of the use of maxcolor.html. See the text_color.html procedure.html which is used for setting the currently-active color.html.