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+<!--
+ 
+ $Id$
+
+ GUI configuration file
+ 
+ Copyright (C) 2005 Pierre-Selim Huard
+
+ This file is part of paparazzi.
+
+ paparazzi 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.
+
+ paparazzi 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 paparazzi; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+-->
+
+<gui>
+  <strip
+    background_color = "=axial -90 |bisque|sandybrown;70"
+    border_color = "sienna"
+    normal_font = "bleriot-radar-m12c"
+    small_font = "bleriot-radar-m8c"
+    label_color = "black"
+    value_color = "brown"
+    />
+  <map
+    background_color = "gray50"
+    grid_color = "royalblue"
+    waypoint_color = "cornflowerblue"
+    aircraft_color = "darkgoldenrod"
+    />
+</gui>