    deferred class
    	EV_CHARACTER_FORMAT_I

    General
    	cluster: implementation_mswin
    	description:
    		"Implementation Interface of Character format containing color,
    		font and effects information for text formatting."

    Ancestors
    	EV_ANY_I*

    Queries
    	background_color: EV_COLOR
    	color: EV_COLOR
    	effects: EV_CHARACTER_FORMAT_EFFECTS
    	font: EV_FONT
    	out: STRING_8

    Commands
    	set_background_color (a_color: EV_COLOR)
    	set_color (a_color: EV_COLOR)
    	set_effects (an_effect: EV_CHARACTER_FORMAT_EFFECTS)
    	set_font (a_font: EV_FONT)