# colordef

Set default color values to display different color schemes

## Calling Sequence

    colordef(color_scheme)
                colordef(f,color_scheme)
                colordef('new',color_scheme)

## Arguments

color_scheme

  a character string with possible value: 'white', 'black','none'

f

  a handle on a graphic figure

## Description

- `colordef('white')` sets the default figure (see gdf) colormap to `jetcolormap(64)`, the default figure background color to light gray and the default axes (see gda) background color to white, the axes lines foreground and font color to black.

- `colordef('black')` sets the default figure (see gdf) colormap to `jetcolormap(64)`, the default figure background color to dark gray and the default axes (see gda) background color to black, the axes lines foreground and font color to white.

- `colordef('none')` sets the default figure (see gdf) colormap to `hsvcolormap(64)`, the default figure background color to dark gray and the default axes (see gda) background color to black, the axes lines foreground and font color to white.

- `colordef(f,color_scheme)` sets the color properties of figure given by the handle `f` as well as the color properties of its current axes.

- `colordef('new',color_scheme)` creates a new graphic window and its color properties as well as the properties of its axes.

## Examples

## See Also

- gdf
- gda
- figure_properties
- axes_properties