Changing colors and highlights

You can change the colors or highlighting scheme (or designations) technique on Db2 Admin Tool panels.

Procedure

  1. On the DB2 Administration Menu (ADB2) panel, specify option P, and press Enter.
    Alternatively, issue the OPTIONS primary command on any Db2 Admin Tool panel.
    The DB2 Admin Options (ADB2P) panel is displayed.
  2. Specify option 1, and press Enter.
    The Colors and Highlight (ADB2P1) panel is displayed, as shown in the following figure:
    Figure 1. Colors and Highlight (ADB2P1) panel
     DB2 Admin                 Colors and Highlights                     15:46
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  DB2 Admin panels consist of standard sections, as listed below.                
  Select colors and highlights to use for each section.                          
                                                                                 
  Valid Colors     :  yellow red blue green white pink and turq                  
  Valid Highlights :  blink reverse uscore or blank (default)                    
                                                                                 
                        Color:               Highlight:                          
   Headings:            YELLOW                                                   
   Text:                BLUE                                                     
   Highlighted text:    TURQ                                                     
   Messages:            RED                                                      
   Function:            WHITE                                                    
   Input areas:         GREEN                                                    
   Output areas:        TURQ                                                     
   Scrollable fields:   BLUE                                                     
   Scrollable columns:  BLUE                                                     
                                                                                 
   Press ENTER to activate changes or PF3 to cancel changes.
  3. Change the colors or highlighting schemes of the following sections on the panels, and press Enter.
    Headings
    The first line of the panel. The default setting is yellow.
    Text
    The instructions or descriptions on the panel. The default setting is blue.
    Highlighted text
    The emphasized text. The default setting is turquoise.
    Messages
    The message area, or the third line on the panel when a message is returned. The default setting is red.
    Function
    The command line, the option chosen, or both. The default setting is white.
    Input areas
    The areas in which you specify your input. The default setting is green.
    Output areas
    The areas in which output is returned. The default setting is turquoise.
    Scrollable fields
    The fields that you can scroll for more information. The default setting is blue.
    Scrollable columns
    The columns that you can scroll for more information. The default setting is blue.

    If you leave an input field on the panel blank, the default value is used. To choose default values for all sections of the panel, specify RESET on the command line, and press Enter.