This extension library adds the ability to display help information from within J4JCommandLine in a colorful and neatly formatted way.
The libraries are licensed under the GNU GPL-v3 or later. For more details see the license file.
See the change log for a history of significant changes.
You use the extension by passing a new instance of ColorHelpDisplay() to the DisplayHelp() method::
options.DisplayHelp( new ColorHelpDisplay() );That gets you a display which looks like this:
DisplayColorHelp offers a few properties you can use to tweak the display:
| Property | What It Does |
|---|---|
| CellPadding | Sets the padding within each cell of the table. The default is two spaces horizontally and no spaces vertically. |
| HeadingColor | Sets the color of the column headers. The default is green. |
| TitleColor | Sets the color for the help title. The default is yellow. |
| EmphasisColor | Sets the color used for emphasizing text such as keys. The default is cyan. |
| TextColor | Sets the color used for basic text. The default is white. |
| GridColor | Sets the color for the table grid. The default is gray. |