APPNOTE: Changing Gridline colors in Pronto for Windows.

APPNOTE: Changing the default gridline colors in Pronto for Windows.

Last reviewed: December 01, 2009
Article ID: 060823sab

The information in this article applies to:

Pronto for Windows 32 bit releases all versions.

Target Audience

This article is aimed at:

All Users of Pronto for Windows.

Summary

By default Pronto for Windows prints gridlines as dark grey. It is possible to modify this default behaviour by editing a setting in the windows registry.
Note that changes to the default gridline color will only affect new graphs created after the change and not any existing views.

Step 1: Check where, in the Registry, Pronto is saving its settings.

Using windows registry editor check the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ranger\Pronto for Windows\User Info\ProfilePerUser

If the value is zero then settings are on a per machine basis and Pronto will save settings to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ranger\Pronto for Windows

If the value is not zero then settings are on a per user basis and Pronto will save its settings to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Ranger\Pronto for Windows

Step 2: Ensure Pronto has saved the Graph defaults at least once.

2.1 From within Pronto for Windows select the menu item TOOLS - OPTIONS.

2.2 Select the "Graph Defaults" tab.

2.3 Change anything you like on this page and then click on OK.

2.4 Select the TOOLS - OPTIONS menu item again.

2.5 Restore whatever you changed in step 2.3 above and click OK.

2.6 Close Pronto for Windows.

Step 3: Edit the Gridline color setting in the registry.

Using Windows registry editor check the following locations, using either HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER based on the result from Step 1 above.

<xxxxxxx>\SOFTWARE\Ranger\Pronto for Windows\Graphs\VertGridColour

and

<xxxxxxx>\SOFTWARE\Ranger\Pronto for Windows\Graphs\HoriGridColour

You can change either or both of these values to any number from the table below.
Note that any change made will take effect the next time Pronto for Windows is opened and a graph is created.

Decimal	Hexadecimal	Color	Comment
0	0x00000000	Black
1	0x00000001	White	not recommended
2	0x00000002	Dark Red
3	0x00000003	Dark Blue
4	0x00000004	Dark Green
5	0x00000005	Dark Magenta
6	0x00000006	Dark Cyan
7	0x00000007	Dark Yellow
8	0x00000008	Red
9	0x00000009	Blue
10	0x00000000	Green
11	0x0000000a	Magenta
12	0x0000000b	Cyan
13	0x0000000c	Yellow
14	0x0000000d	Light Green
15	0x0000000e	Light Blue
16	0x0000000f	Grey
17	0x00000010	Dark Grey	default
18	0x00000011	Light Grey

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