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Setting the Color of Workspaces

Workspaces have two color attributes: foreground-color and background-color:

The foreground color determines the color of items on this workspace that do not specify a local color. The default foreground color for a workspace is the color black.
The background color is the color in which the background of the workspace appears. The default background color for a workspace is the color white.

The foreground color of a workspace also determines the value of the metacolor foreground for an item upon the workspace. Typically, the color setting for attribute displays of items, and for the text and border of items with a text box, such as rules, is foreground.

The background color of a workspace also determines the value of the metacolor transparent for any item upon the workspace. Typically, the background color setting for items with a text box, such as rules, is set to transparent.

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