read_colors

read_colors 
[ -file s_fileName ] 
[ -window_id i_windowID ] 

Description

Reads the layer order, and the colors and opacities of layers and objects from the specified file, and applies them to the active cellview or cellview in the given window.

The GUI equivalent for this command is File—Read Application Files—Colors….

Arguments

-file s_fileName
	Specifies the file from which to read the settings. If you do not specify this argument, the Read Colors form appears, where you can choose the filename.
-window_id i_windowID
	Loads the settings from the file to the cellview in the given window. If this argument is not given, the active cellview is used.

Value Returned

None

Examples

This command loads the my_colors.txt file containing the color definitions into the active window.

read_colors -file my_colors.txt

Related Topics

write_colors

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