Name: colorWorld

Type: property

Syntax: get the colorWorld

Summary:

Reports whether the screen is set to use color.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac, windows, linux

Platforms: desktop, server

Example:

if the colorWorld then showColorIcons

Value (bool):

The <colorWorld> is true or false.

The <colorWorld> <property> is <read-only> and cannot be set.

Description:

Use the <colorWorld> <property> to determine whether the screen is color

or <black-and-white>.

If the <colorWorld> <property> reports true, the screen is using color

or grayscale. If the <colorWorld> is false, the screen is

<black-and-white>.

If the system has more than one monitor, the <colorWorld> <property>

reports the color status of the main screen.

The value returned by the <colorWorld> function is updated only when you

start up the <application>. If you change the screen settings after

starting up the <application>, you must quit and restart to update the

<colorWorld>.

References: screenDepth (function), screenColors (function),

property (glossary), application (glossary), black-and-white (glossary),

read-only (glossary), bufferMode (property), colorMap (property)