Name: colorWorld

Type: property

Syntax: get the colorWorld

Summary: Reports whether the screen is set to use color.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Example:
if the colorWorld then showColorIcons

Value (bool):The <colorWorld> is true or false.
The <colorWorld> <property> is <read-only> and cannot be set.

Description:
Use the <colorWorld> <property> to determine whether the screen is color or <black-and-white>.

If the <colorWorld> <property> reports true, the screen is using color or grayscale. If the <colorWorld> is false, the screen is <black-and-white>.

If the system has more than one monitor, the <colorWorld> <property> reports the color status of the main screen.

The value returned by the <colorWorld> function is updated only when you start up the <application>. If you change the screen settings after starting up the <application>, you must quit and restart to update the <colorWorld>.

References: bufferMode (property), colorMap (property), screenDepth (function), screenColors (function), property (glossary), application (glossary), black-and-white (glossary), read-only (glossary)
