<doc>
  <legacy_id>2327</legacy_id>
  <name>accentColor</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the accentColor to {<i>colorName </i>| <i>RGBColor</i>}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
    <category>Menus</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="armFill">armFill Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies the <property tag="hilite">highlight</property> color used for the active <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the accentColor to "blue"</example>
    <example>set the accentColor to 255,0,0 <i>-- bright red</i></example>
    <example>set the accentColor to "#CC00FF" <i>-- violet</i></example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>accentColor</b> to <command tag="hilite">hilite</command> a <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary> associated with a <keyword tag="button">button</keyword>, when the user is in the process of choosing that <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>--that is, when the <keyword tag="menu">menu</keyword> is open and the <glossary tag="mouse pointer">mouse pointer</glossary> is over the <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>accentColor</b> is a <href tag="reference/color_reference.rev">color reference</href>.</p><p/><p>The <i>colorName</i> is any standard color name.</p><p/><p>The <i>RGBColor</i> consists of three comma-separated <glossary tag="integer">integers</glossary> between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue; or an HTML-style color consisting of a hash mark (#) followed by three <glossary tag="hexadecimal">hexadecimal</glossary> numbers, one for each of red, green, and blue.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>This property is used only when the <b>lookAndFeel</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to "Macintosh" or "Windows 95". If the <property tag="lookAndFeel">lookAndFeel</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to "Appearance Manager" or "Motif", the <b>accentColor</b> has no effect.</p><p/><p>The <b>accentColor</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is copied from the system settings every time LiveCode starts up, but can be changed by a <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>