Command: menucolor

  MENUCOLOR makes the CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS coloured.
  Use MENUCOLOR before the CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS menu command to
  create a full screen menu which supports the arrow cursor keys.
  MENUCOLOR is a CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS command.

Syntax:

  menucolor foreground[,background]

Options:

  The following colors can be used for foreground and background:
     0      Black
     1      Blue
     2      Green
     3      Cyan
     4      Red
     5      Magenta
     6      Brown
     7      Light Gray
  The following colors can only be used for the foreground:
     8      Dark Gray
     9      Light Blue
    10      Light Green
    11      Light Cyan
    12      Light Red
    13      Light Magenta
    14      Yellow
    15      White

Comments:

  Use MENUCOLOR before the CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS menu command, to
  create a full screen menu which supports the arrow cursor keys.
  If you do not use MENUCOLOR, the menu will not be full screen, so
  some of the BIOS, bootloader, and kernel init messages (list of drives,
  version info...) stays visible.
  MENUCOLOR is a command internal to kernel.sys and needs no other
  file in order to work.

Examples:

  Example 1:
  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    menucolor 15,1  changes the colour of config.sys to white text
                    on blue backgrounnd

  Example 2:
  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    !COUNTRY=049,858,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\country.sys (german setting)
    !LASTDRIVE=Z
    !BUFFERS=20           (!=will be executed under all circumstances)
    !FILES=40             (!=will be executed under all circumstances)
    !MENUCOLOR=7,0        (!=will be executed under all circumstances)

    MENUDEFAULT=1,5
    MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (no EMS, max RAM free)
    MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (Expanded Memory)
    MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode)
    MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers (Emergency Mode)

    12?DOS=HIGH                   (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    12?DOS=UMB                    (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    12?DOSDATA=UMB                (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    123?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\himemx.exe (     "      "      "     1/2/3)
    1?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\jemm386.exe NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF
             NOVME NOINVLPG       (will be processed when user presses 1)
    2?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\jemm386.exe X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME
             NOINVLPG             (will be processed when user presses 2)
    34?SHELL=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\command.com C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
             /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT     (will be processed when pressing 3/4)
    12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\command.com C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
                 /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT (will be processed when pressing 1/2)
    ;1234?BREAK=OFF               (set to REM, nothing happens)
    REM 1234?DEVICE=C:\blahblah.sys (set to REM, nothing happens)

  IN AUTOEXEC.BAT / FDAUTO.BAT:
    Depending if you have chosen "1", "2", "3" or "4" in CONFIG.SYS
    your AUTOEXEC.BAT / FDAUTO.BAT can execute different routines, e.g.:
      IF "%config%"=="1" goto :BAT_ROUTINE1
      IF "%config%"=="2" goto :BAT_ROUTINE2
      IF "%config%"=="3" goto :BAT_ROUTINE3
      IF "%config%"=="4" goto :BAT_ROUTINE4
      goto :END

      :BAT_ROUTINE1
      execute commands for routine1
      goto: END

      :BAT_ROUTINE2
      execute commands for routine2
      goto: END

      :BAT_ROUTINE3
      execute commands for routine3
      goto: END

      :BAT_ROUTINE4
      execute commands for routine4
      goto: END

      :END
      cls

Command: menucolor

Syntax:

Options:

Comments:

Examples:

See also: