LOADCT Procedure
Standard Library procedure that loads a predefined color table.
Usage
Input Parameters
table_number—(optional) A number between 0 and 18; each number is associated with a predefined color table.
Keywords
Ctfile—Specifies a string containing the name of a color table file to load.
Silent—If present and nonzero, suppresses the message indicating that the color table is being loaded.
Discussion
Predefined color tables are stored in the file colors.tbl. There are 19 predefined color tables, with indices ranging from 0 to 18, as shown in Predefined Color Tables.
For a menu listing of the color tables, call LOADCT without parameters.
| Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 0 | Black and White Linear |
| 1 | Blue/White |
| 2 | Green/Red/Blue/White |
| 3 | Red Temperature |
| 4 | Blue/Green/Red/Yellow |
| 5 | Standard Gamma-II |
| 6 | Prism |
| 7 | Red/Purple |
| 8 | Green/White Linear |
| 9 | Green/White Exponential |
| 10 | Green/Pink |
| 11 | Blue/Red |
| 12 | 16 Level |
| 13 | 16 Level II |
| 14 | Steps |
| 15 | PV-WAVE Special |
| 16 | W-B LINEAR |
| 17 | HEAT 1 |
| 18 | HEAT 2 |
Examples
; Loads the Red Temperature color table. LOADCT, 3 ; Loads the Blue/Red color table without displaying a message. LOADCT, 11, /Silent
See Also
TVLCT, MODIFYCT, STRETCH, TEK_COLOR, WgCtTool
For more information, including a comparison of LOADCT and TVLCT, see the PV‑WAVE User Guide.