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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)color.h	3.3	92/02/02	*/
+/* Copyright (c) Steve Linhart, Eric Raymond, 1989. */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#ifndef COLOR_H
+#define COLOR_H
+
+/*
+ * The color scheme used is tailored for an IBM PC.  It consists of the
+ * standard 8 colors, folowed by their bright counterparts.  There are
+ * exceptions, these are listed below.	Bright black doesn't mean very
+ * much, so it is used as the "default" foreground color of the screen.
+ */
+#define CLR_BLACK		0
+#define CLR_RED			1
+#define CLR_GREEN		2
+#define CLR_BROWN		3 /* on IBM, low-intensity yellow is brown */
+#define CLR_BLUE		4
+#define CLR_MAGENTA		5
+#define CLR_CYAN		6
+#define CLR_GRAY		7 /* low-intensity white */
+#define NO_COLOR		8
+#define CLR_ORANGE		9
+#define CLR_BRIGHT_GREEN	10
+#define CLR_YELLOW		11
+#define CLR_BRIGHT_BLUE		12
+#define CLR_BRIGHT_MAGENTA	13
+#define CLR_BRIGHT_CYAN		14
+#define CLR_WHITE		15
+#define CLR_MAX			16
+
+/* The "half-way" point for tty based color systems.  This is used in */
+/* the tty color setup code.  (IMHO, it should be removed - dean).    */
+#define BRIGHT		8
+
+/* these can be configured */
+#define HI_OBJ		CLR_MAGENTA
+#define HI_METAL	CLR_CYAN
+#define HI_COPPER	CLR_YELLOW
+#define HI_SILVER	CLR_GRAY
+#define HI_GOLD		CLR_YELLOW
+#define HI_LEATHER	CLR_BROWN
+#define HI_CLOTH	CLR_BROWN
+#define HI_ORGANIC	CLR_BROWN
+#define HI_WOOD		CLR_BROWN
+#define HI_PAPER	CLR_WHITE
+#define HI_GLASS	CLR_BRIGHT_CYAN
+#define HI_MINERAL	CLR_GRAY
+#define HI_ZAP		CLR_BRIGHT_BLUE
+
+#endif /* COLOR_H */