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libcaca attribute definitions(3caca)				      libcaca				      libcaca attribute definitions(3caca)

NAME

       libcaca attribute definitions -

   Enumerations
       enum caca_color { CACA_BLACK =  0x00, CACA_BLUE =  0x01, CACA_GREEN =  0x02, CACA_CYAN =  0x03, CACA_RED =  0x04, CACA_MAGENTA =  0x05,
	   CACA_BROWN =  0x06, CACA_LIGHTGRAY =  0x07, CACA_DARKGRAY =	0x08, CACA_LIGHTBLUE =	0x09, CACA_LIGHTGREEN =  0x0a, CACA_LIGHTCYAN =
	   0x0b, CACA_LIGHTRED =  0x0c, CACA_LIGHTMAGENTA =  0x0d, CACA_YELLOW =  0x0e, CACA_WHITE =  0x0f, CACA_DEFAULT =  0x10, CACA_TRANSPARENT
	   =  0x20 }
       enum caca_style { CACA_BOLD =  0x01, CACA_ITALICS =  0x02, CACA_UNDERLINE =  0x04, CACA_BLINK =	0x08 }

Detailed Description
       Colours and styles that can be used with caca_set_attr().

Enumeration Type Documentation
   enum caca_color libcaca colour keyword
       Enumerator:

       CACA_BLACK
	      The colour index for black.

       CACA_BLUE
	      The colour index for blue.

       CACA_GREEN
	      The colour index for green.

       CACA_CYAN
	      The colour index for cyan.

       CACA_RED
	      The colour index for red.

       CACA_MAGENTA
	      The colour index for magenta.

       CACA_BROWN
	      The colour index for brown.

       CACA_LIGHTGRAY
	      The colour index for light gray.

       CACA_DARKGRAY
	      The colour index for dark gray.

       CACA_LIGHTBLUE
	      The colour index for blue.

       CACA_LIGHTGREEN
	      The colour index for light green.

       CACA_LIGHTCYAN
	      The colour index for light cyan.

       CACA_LIGHTRED
	      The colour index for light red.

       CACA_LIGHTMAGENTA
	      The colour index for light magenta.

       CACA_YELLOW
	      The colour index for yellow.

       CACA_WHITE
	      The colour index for white.

       CACA_DEFAULT
	      The output driver's default colour.

       CACA_TRANSPARENT
	      The transparent colour.

   enum caca_style libcaca style keyword
       Enumerator:

       CACA_BOLD
	      The style mask for bold.

       CACA_ITALICS
	      The style mask for italics.

       CACA_UNDERLINE
	      The style mask for underline.

       CACA_BLINK
	      The style mask for blink.

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Version 0.99.beta18						  Fri Apr 6 2012			      libcaca attribute definitions(3caca)