Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 23:57:23 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: FreeBSD user <freebsd@lucifer.ru.ac.za> Cc: Matthew Joseff <mjoseff@retribution.net>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cannot get colorful xterm Message-ID: <19990512235723.A258@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19990512190325.B41890@lucifer.ru.ac.za>; from FreeBSD user on Wed, May 12, 1999 at 07:03:25PM %2B0200 References: <199905112015.AAA03742@hq.spc.high> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905121251540.7154-100000@retribution.net> <19990512190325.B41890@lucifer.ru.ac.za>
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On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 07:03:25PM +0200, FreeBSD user wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 12:52:40PM -0500, Matthew Joseff wrote:
> % On Wed, 12 May 1999, Vlad Skvortsov wrote:
> % } Hello.
> % } How do I make my xterm window be colourful ? I have set TERM
> % } variable to "xterm-color" but all colorful applications (such as
> % } lynx, midc) do still run in monochrome mode.
> % } Adding XTerm*TermName to app-defaults (obviously) doesn't change
> % } anything.
> % } I run FreeBSD 2.2.8-STABLE, XFree86 3.3.2.
> %
> % xterm -bg (color) -fg (font color)
> Oddly enough, I don't think that's a problem.
> My question is whether he has installed xterm-color or if
> xterm and xterm-color on F*BSD are the same thing ?
>
IIRC xterm-color was a port on 2.2.8. In 3.1 it is the default
xterm (although you still have to ``set term=xterm-color'', or
start it with ``xterm -tn xterm-color'').
HTH
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