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Post 302115120 by Zammy_bg on Saturday 21st of April 2007 04:10:48 PM
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The identifier (widget ID) of the color mixing widget. The new color red value. The value is expressed as an X color value (0 to 65535). The new color green value. The value is expressed as an X color value (0 to 65535). The new color blue value. The value is expressed as an X color value (0 to 65535). A complete list of all the X color values available to you is located on your system. To find it, type the following command: % find / -name '*rgb*' -print DESCRIPTION
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