<doc>
  <legacy_id>1404</legacy_id>
  <name>colorWorld</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>get the colorWorld</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>The System Environment</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <function tag="screenDepth">screenDepth Function</function>
    <function tag="screenColors">screenColors Function</function>
    <property tag="colorMap">colorMap Property</property>
    <property tag="bufferMode">bufferMode Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Reports whether the screen is set to use color.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>if the colorWorld then showColorIcons</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>colorWorld</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to determine whether the screen is color or <href tag="../glossary/blackdashanddashwhite.xml">black-and-white</href>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>colorWorld</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>The <b>colorWorld</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is <href tag="../glossary/readdashonly.xml">read-only</href> and cannot be set.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>colorWorld</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> reports true, the screen is using color or grayscale. If the <b>colorWorld</b> is false, the screen is <href tag="../glossary/blackdashanddashwhite.xml">black-and-white</href>.</p><p/><p>If the system has more than one monitor, the <b>colorWorld</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> reports the color status of the main screen.</p><p/><p>The value returned by the <b>colorWorld</b> function is updated only when you start up the <glossary tag="application">application</glossary>. If you change the screen settings after starting up the <glossary tag="application">application</glossary>, you must quit and restart to update the <b>colorWorld</b>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>