====== Colors in Secondary Display ======

Colors in secondary monitor can be customized by editing the zround configuration file (zround.ini). The path where de configuration file is located depends on your installation path and/or your operating system. The full path is dumped to the zround log window.

Secondary monitor can use different font and backgroudn colors, even background images. The following keys definded into **[MONITOR]** section controls how the data looks. You must create the key/value pairs if they doesn't exist to override default values

^key^value^description^
|**EfectoPaso**|It controls how to draw the box on car pass (box around the racer's data during 1sec)||
|:::|"No"=none||
|:::|"Claro"=light->dark box (Default). Recommended for dark backgrounds||
|:::|"Oscuro"=dark->light box. Recommended for light/white backgrounds||
|**ColorLetraMonitor**|color in RGB format|racers lap & times texts font color (odd rows)|
|**ColorLetraMonitor2**|color in RGB format|racers lap & times texts font color (even rows)|
|**ColorSombraLetraMonitor**|color in RGB format|text shadow fond color|
|**ColorCabeceraMonitor**|color in RGB format|header background color (NAME    LAPS    TIME  etc.)|
|**ColorLetraCabeceraMonitor**|color in RGB format|header text font color|
|**ColorCocheParadoMonitor**|color in RGB format|color to use for stopped cars|
|**ColorFondoMonitor**|color in RGB format|background color (if no image file is defined, see next key)|
|**FicheroFondoMonitor**|"Default" The default blue gradient background. If this key is missing, it is used this default which disable the "ColorFondoMonitor" key||
|:::|(//empty//) It won’t be used any background image file||
|:::|“//File path//”: a bitmap (.jpg format is mandatory) file used for background display||


==== RGB Color format ====

The Color values can be RGB component hex numbers ($00BBGGRR) where:

                BB: Is de blue component. Values from 00 to FF
                GG: Is de green component. Values from 00 to FF
                RR: Is de red component. Values from 00 to FF

 
=== Key examples ===

Font color in black:
  ColorLetraMonitor=$00000000 
  
//or//

  ColorLetraMonitor=clBlack 

 
Header Font color in Blue:

  ColorLetraCabeceraMonitor=$00FF0000

//or//

  ColorLetraCabeceraMonitor=clBlue


No background image

  FicheroFondoMonitor=

==== Examples ====

<code>
[MONITOR]
ColorLetraMonitor=clBlack
ColorSombraLetraMonitor=clWhite
ColorCabeceraMonitor=clYellow
ColorLetraCabeceraMonitor=clBlue
ColorFondoMonitor=clWhite
FicheroFondoMonitor=
</code>

Black & White look:
<code>
[MONITOR]
ColorLetraMonitor=clBlack
ColorLetraMonitor2=clBlack
ColorSombraLetraMonitor=clWhite
ColorCabeceraMonitor=clWhite
ColorLetraCabeceraMonitor=clBlack
ColorFondoMonitor=clWhite
FicheroFondoMonitor=
</code>
You will get …


  * Odd and Even rows in black
  * Shadow color white (the same as background so it won’t be visible)
  * Header background white
  * Header font black
  * Background color white
  * Background file “none” (The default is the gradated blue)

Screenshot
{{:manuals:tips:secondarycolors.jpg?400|}}

Black & White with custom background
<code>
[MONITOR] 
ColorLetraMonitor=clBlack
ColorLetraMonitor2=clBlack
ColorSombraLetraMonitor=clWhite
ColorCabeceraMonitor=clGray
ColorLetraCabeceraMonitor=clBlack
ColorFondoMonitor=clWhite
ColorCocheParadoMonitor = $00202080
FicheroFondoMonitor=c:\images\MyBackground.jpg
</code>