diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/color53.prg b/harbour/source/rtl/color53.prg
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+/*
+ * $Id$
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Harbour Project source code:
+ * Color functions for Getsys and Menu System
+ *
+ * Copyright 2003 Walter Negro <anegro@overnet.com.ar>
+ * www - http://www.xharbour.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA (or visit the web site http://www.gnu.org/).
+ *
+ * As a special exception, the Harbour Project gives permission for
+ * additional uses of the text contained in its release of Harbour.
+ *
+ * The exception is that, if you link the Harbour libraries with other
+ * files to produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the
+ * resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ * Your use of that executable is in no way restricted on account of
+ * linking the Harbour library code into it.
+ *
+ * This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
+ * the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ *
+ * This exception applies only to the code released by the Harbour
+ * Project under the name Harbour.  If you copy code from other
+ * Harbour Project or Free Software Foundation releases into a copy of
+ * Harbour, as the General Public License permits, the exception does
+ * not apply to the code that you add in this way.  To avoid misleading
+ * anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete
+ * this exception notice from them.
+ *
+ * If you write modifications of your own for Harbour, it is your choice
+ * whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications.
+ * If you do not wish that, delete this exception notice.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "common.ch"
+
+Function GETCLRPAIR( cColor, nColor )
+   Local nPos
+
+   if ( nPos := getpairpos( cColor, nColor ) ) == 0
+      Return ""
+   endif
+
+   Return SubStr( cColor, nPos, getpairlen( cColor, nColor ) )
+
+****************************************************************
+Function SETCLRPAIR( cColor, nColor, cNewColor )
+   Local nPos
+
+   if ( nPos := getpairpos( cColor, nColor ) ) == 0
+      Return ""
+   endif
+
+   Return stuff( cColor, nPos, getpairlen( cColor, nColor ), cNewColor )
+
+****************************************************************
+Function GETPAIRPOS( cColor, nColor )
+   Local n, nPos := 1, nSep
+
+   For n := 2 To nColor
+      nSep := At( ",", SubStr( cColor, nPos) )
+      if nSep == 0
+         nPos := 0
+         Exit
+      endif
+      nPos += nSep
+   Next
+
+   Return nPos
+
+****************************************************************
+Function GETPAIRLEN( cColor, nColor )
+   Local nPos := getpairpos( cColor, nColor ), nLen
+
+   if nPos == 0
+      Return 0
+   endif
+
+   nLen := At( ",", SubStr( cColor, nPos ) )
+
+   if nLen == 0
+      nLen := Len( cColor ) - nPos + 1
+   Else
+      nLen--
+   endif
+
+   Return nLen
+
+****************************************************************
+Function GETCLRFORE( cColor )
+   Local nPos
+
+   if ( nPos := At( "/", cColor ) ) == 0
+      Return ""
+   endif
+
+   Return SubStr( cColor, 1, nPos - 1 )
+
+****************************************************************
+Function GETCLRBACK( cColor )
+   Local nPos
+
+   if ( nPos := At( "/", cColor ) ) == 0
+      Return ""
+   endif
+
+   Return SubStr( cColor, nPos + 1 )
+
+****************************************************************
+Function RADGRDEFCO( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "W/N", "W/N", "W+/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 3, 1, 4)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function RADITDEFCO( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "W/N", "W+/N", "W+/N", "N/W", "W/N", "W/N", "W+/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 5, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1, 4)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function LISTBDEFCO( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "W/N", "W+/N", "W+/N", "N/W", "W/N", "W/N", "W+/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 1, 4)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function COMBODEFCO( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "W/N", "W+/N", "W+/N", "N/W", "W/N", "W/N", "W+/N", "W/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 1, 4, 1)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function CHECKDEFCO( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "W/N", "W+/N", "W/N", "W+/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 5, 2, 1, 4)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function BUTTNDEFCO( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "W/N", "N/W", "W+/N", "W+/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 5, 2, 1, 4)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function MENUDEFCOL( cColor )
+
+   if isdefcolor()
+      Return applydefau( cColor, "N/W", "W/N", "W+/W", "W+/N", "N+/W", "W/N")
+   Else
+      Return applydefau( cColor, 5, 2, 4, 2, 1, 3)
+   endif
+
+   Return nil
+
+****************************************************************
+Function APPLYDEFAU( cColor, xClr1, xClr2, xClr3, xClr4, xClr5, xClr6, xClr7, xClr8 )
+   Local cSetColor, aSetColor := {}, aNewcolor := {}, nColors, cClrDefa
+   Local cClrToSet, cClrFore, cClrBack
+   Local cNewClrFore, cNewClrBack, xNewColor, n
+
+   if PCount() == 0
+      Return ""
+   endif
+
+   if PCount() == 1
+      Return cColor
+   endif
+
+   cSetColor := setcolor()
+
+   asize( aSetColor, 5)
+   aSetColor[1] := getclrpair( cSetColor, 1 )
+   aSetColor[2] := getclrpair( cSetColor, 2 )
+   aSetColor[3] := getclrpair( cSetColor, 3 )
+   aSetColor[4] := getclrpair( cSetColor, 4 )
+   aSetColor[5] := getclrpair( cSetColor, 5 )
+
+   asize( aNewColor, 8)
+   aNewColor[1] := xClr1
+   aNewColor[2] := xClr2
+   aNewColor[3] := xClr3
+   aNewColor[4] := xClr4
+   aNewColor[5] := xClr5
+   aNewColor[6] := xClr6
+   aNewColor[7] := xClr7
+   aNewColor[8] := xClr8
+
+   nColors  := PCount() - 1
+   cClrDefa := cColor
+
+   for n = 1 to Len( aNewColor )
+       xNewColor = aNewColor[ n ]
+
+      cClrToSet := getclrpair( cClrDefa, n )
+
+      if At( "/", cClrToSet ) == 0
+
+         if ISNUMBER( xNewColor )
+            cClrDefa := setclrpair( cClrDefa, n, aSetColor[ xNewColor ] )
+         Else
+            cClrDefa := setclrpair( cClrDefa, n, xNewColor )
+         endif
+
+      else
+
+         cClrFore := getclrfore( cClrToSet )
+         cClrBack := getclrback( cClrToSet )
+
+         if ISNUMBER( xNewColor )
+            cNewClrFore := getclrfore( aSetColor[ xNewColor ] )
+            cNewClrBack := getclrback( aSetColor[ xNewColor ] )
+         else
+            cNewClrFore := getclrfore( xNewColor )
+            cNewClrBack := getclrback( xNewColor )
+         endif
+
+         if cClrFore == ""
+            cClrFore := cNewClrFore
+         endif
+
+         if cClrBack == ""
+            cClrBack := cNewClrBack
+         endif
+
+         cClrToSet := cClrFore + "/" + cClrBack
+         cClrDefa  := setclrpair( cClrDefa, n, cClrToSet )
+
+      endif
+
+   Next
+   Return cClrDefa
+
diff --git a/harbour/source/rtl/mssgline.prg b/harbour/source/rtl/mssgline.prg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f75faf3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/harbour/source/rtl/mssgline.prg
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+ * $Id$
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Harbour Project source code:
+ * Message Line Class
+ *
+ * Copyright 2002 Larry Sevilla <lsevilla@nddc.edu.ph>
+ * www - http://www.harbour-project.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA (or visit the web site http://www.gnu.org/).
+ *
+ * As a special exception, the Harbour Project gives permission for
+ * additional uses of the text contained in its release of Harbour.
+ *
+ * The exception is that, if you link the Harbour libraries with other
+ * files to produce an executable, this does not by itself cause the
+ * resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ * Your use of that executable is in no way restricted on account of
+ * linking the Harbour library code into it.
+ *
+ * This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why
+ * the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+ *
+ * This exception applies only to the code released by the Harbour
+ * Project under the name Harbour.  If you copy code from other
+ * Harbour Project or Free Software Foundation releases into a copy of
+ * Harbour, as the General Public License permits, the exception does
+ * not apply to the code that you add in this way.  To avoid misleading
+ * anyone as to the status of such modified files, you must delete
+ * this exception notice from them.
+ *
+ * If you write modifications of your own for Harbour, it is your choice
+ * whether to permit this exception to apply to your modifications.
+ * If you do not wish that, delete this exception notice.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "hbsetup.ch"
+#include "hbclass.ch"
+
+#ifdef HB_COMPAT_C53
+
+CLASS MssgLine
+
+   DATA Flag
+   DATA Row
+   DATA Left
+   DATA Right
+   DATA Color
+   DATA aMsg            // for backwards compatibility
+
+/*
+// Graphics support - not yet implemented
+   DATA Back1
+   DATA Back2
+   DATA Fore
+   DATA FontCol
+   DATA FontRow
+*/
+   DATA ScreenSaved     PROTECTED
+
+   METHOD New( nRow, nLeft, nRight, cColor )
+   METHOD SaveScreen()
+   METHOD Show( cMsg )
+   METHOD RestScreen()
+   MESSAGE Erase() METHOD RestScreen()
+
+ENDCLASS
+
+METHOD New( nRow, nLeft, nRight, cColor ) CLASS MssgLine
+
+   ::Row   := nRow
+   ::Left  := nLeft
+   ::Right := nRight
+   ::Color := cColor
+
+   ::Flag := ( VALTYPE(nRow) + VALTYPE(nLeft) + VALTYPE(nRight) == "NNN" )
+
+   IF !( VALTYPE(cColor) == "C" )
+      ::Color := GetClrPair( SetColor(), 1 )
+   ENDIF
+
+   ::aMsg := { ::Flag, nRow, nLeft, nRight, ::Color ,,,,, }
+                                                 // GUI not yet supported
+
+return Self
+
+METHOD SaveScreen() CLASS MssgLine
+
+   ::ScreenSaved := saveScreen( ::row, ::left, ::row, ::right )
+
+return Self
+
+METHOD RestScreen() CLASS MssgLine
+
+   restScreen( ::row, ::left, ::row, ::right, ::ScreenSaved )
+
+return Self
+
+/***
+*
+*  ShowMsg() --> NIL
+*
+***/
+METHOD Show( cMsg ) CLASS MssgLine
+
+   local nRow, nCol
+
+   IF ::Right == NIL
+      RETURN Self
+   ENDIF
+
+   nRow := row()
+   nCol := col()
+
+   @ ::row, ::left SAY PadC( cMsg, ::right - ::left + 1 ) COLOR ::Color
+
+   setPos( nRow, nCol )
+
+return Self
+
+
+CLASS GetMssgLine FROM MssgLine
+
+   METHOD Show( oGet )
+
+ENDCLASS
+
+/***
+*
+*  ShowGetMsg() --> NIL
+*
+***/
+METHOD Show( oGet ) CLASS GetMssgLine
+
+   local cMsg := IIF( VALTYPE( oGet:Control ) == "O", ;
+                               oGet:Control:Message, oGet:Message )
+
+   IF !EMPTY( cMsg )
+      ::super:Show( cMsg )
+   ENDIF
+
+return Self
+
+
+CLASS MenuMssgLine FROM MssgLine
+
+   METHOD Show( oMenu, lMode )
+
+ENDCLASS
+
+/***
+*
+*  ShowMsg( <aMsg>, <lMode> ) --> .T.
+*
+*  Erase and Show Messages.
+*  Erase Message then ShowMsg() if lMode is .T.
+*  Only erases Menu Message if lMode is .F.
+*  SaveScreen()/RestScreen() is used for the
+*  Message area in both text or graphics mode.
+*
+***/
+METHOD Show( oMenu, lMode ) CLASS MenuMssgLine
+
+   LOCAL nCurrent, cMsg := NIL
+   LOCAL cSaveColor := SetColor()
+   LOCAL mlOldState := MSetCursor( .F. )
+
+   IF ( ValType( oMenu:lOldMsgFlag ) == "L" .AND. oMenu:lOldMsgFlag )
+      ::RestScreen()
+   ENDIF
+
+   IF lMode
+      IF ( ::Flag .AND. ;
+         ( nCurrent := oMenu:oMenu:Current ) != 0 )
+
+         IF !EMPTY( cMsg := oMenu:oMenu:GetItem( nCurrent ):Message )
+            ::super:show( cMsg )
+         ENDIF
+      ENDIF
+
+      oMenu:cOldMessage := cMsg
+      oMenu:lOldMsgFlag := ::Flag
+
+   ENDIF
+   MSetCursor( mlOldState )
+
+   RETURN ( .T. )
+
+#endif
+