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Color Keywords
$COLOR_RED Sets the overlay display text color to be red.
$COLOR_BLUE Sets the overlay display text color to be blue.
$COLOR_GREEN Sets the overlay display text color to be green.
$COLOR_WHITE Sets the overlay display text color to be white.
$COLOR_BLACK Sets the overlay display text color to be black.
$RGBr,g,b$RGB Sets the overlay display text to any color specified using
explicit RGB values between 0 and 255. For example, $RGB127,127,127$RGB
sets the color to grey.
Extra Keywords
$TASKS Adds the name of each currently active task to the overlay display
text. Each task is displayed on a new line.
$DAY Days since start of first task in project (starting from 1).
$WEEK Weeks since start of first task in project (starting from 1).
CTRL + Enter Type CTRL + Enter to insert a new line into the overlay display
text.
%% Percent sign.
Appearance Definitions Dialog Box
Use this dialog box to customize the default task types, or create new ones, as
necessary. To access it, click the Appearance Definitions button on the
Configure tab.
TimeLiner comes with a set of ten predefined appearance definitions that
you can use to configure the task types. Appearances define a level of
transparency and a color.
Name Specifies the appearance definition name. Click on the name to change
it as required.
Color Specifies the appearance definition color. Click on the color to change
it as required.
Transparency Specifies the appearance definition transparency. Use the slider
or enter a value to change the transparency as required.
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